Ethics Big Case 2 Microsoft Manages Legal and Ethical Issues Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics
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Content of assignment Individual assignment 2: (hand in week 4) Phase 1‚2‚3 of the ethical cycle: Moral problem statement Problem analysis Options for action Phase 4 of the ethical cycle: Intuition Utilitarianism Bentham Mill 2.2 Case: “Fire Detectors” Residential fires cause many deaths each year. Several companies manufacture fire detectors in a highly competitive market. Jim is a senior manager at one of these companies. He has been invited to discuss with the management team
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Running head: Enron and Ethics Enron: An Ethics Case StudyEnron: An Introduction The previous decades have seen the birth and meteoric rise of several corporate giants such as Microsoft and Apple‚ both of which have all but become household names in this day and age. Neither achieved their level of success overnight‚ especially not since they have long been known to be in direct competition with each other. On the contrary‚ both of them have had their share of scandals and controversies
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The Case Setting: New York. The story is about a supermarket chain with 12 stores all throughout NY‚ from the chic Manhattan to the cluttered Downtown. But as goes one of the clauses of the Darwinian Theory‚ the more deprived you are‚ more the competition‚ more the crime. So‚ understandably‚ the low income areas face a lot of vandalism‚ pilferage etc. causing a lot of overhead costs for the company. The company has a same-price policy which cannot be breached. So what does the distribution manager
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In Ethics Case BYP5-6‚ we are presented with a seemingly harmless accounting issue. Laura McAntee has just been hired as an assistant treasurer for a large retail store. Her new boss used to have her position but has since been promoted to treasurer. While explaining her new duties‚ he has asked her to date checks to pay invoices at a discounted rate‚ but hold on to the checks in order to gain interest on that money. He continues to explain away the practice by saying “everyone does it” and that
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oversight in some communities that can be harmful‚ and these examples would prevent me from engaging in such activities. • Do you agree with John Maxwell that the only ethical guideline you need for business ethics is the Golden Rule? How does Gill react to Maxwell’s view of business ethics? A: I don’t agree with John Maxwell that the Golden Rule should be the only guideline to making or determining if a decision is ethical‚ as one should look at the big picture in its totality. The Golden Rule
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MBA 605 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Ethics in a Christian University November 12‚ 2015 MBA605 CODE OF ETHICS !1 OF !4 In pursuit of its mission‚ this organization operates under the following ethical guidelines: 1. Equal opportunity employment Within the purview of laws permitting church membership as a condition of employment‚ we will follow procedures to ensure equal opportunity of employment‚ remuneration‚ and advancement on the basis of job qualifications and performance. 2. Equity
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Ethics For Nike‚ labor and human rights continues to be a top priority and corporate concern. Ethics is essential in crisis communication. Nike’s sweatshop labor crisis demonstrates the importance of ethics. To defend its practices and public reputation during this crisis‚ Nike responded to allegations in ethical ways‚ employing truthfulness and transparency‚ disclosing their corporate social responsibility statements‚ including a fair employee treatment and a labor report‚ and commissioning
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Pegasus Bribery Case Pegasus International Inc. is a leading manufacturer of integrated circuits (chips) and related software for such specialty markets as communications and mass storage‚ as well as PC-based audio‚ video‚ and multimedia. With a focus on innovation‚ Pegasus is committed to "technology leadership in the new millennium." Its long-standing strategy has been to anticipate changes in existing and emerging growth markets and to have hardware and software solutions ready before the market
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Business Insider‚ Inc. 10 Sep 2010. Web. Accessed 24 Nov 2012. http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-09- 20/news/30081785_1_minimum-wage-real-wages-employees Ferrell‚ O.C. et al. “Wal-Mart: The Future of Sustainability.” Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases. Carnegie Learning. South-Western:Mason‚ OH. 9th ed. 2011. Surowicki‚ James. “State of the Unions.” New Yorker. Conde Nast. 17 Jan 2011. Web. Acessed 26 Nov 2012. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2011/01/17/110117ta_talk_surowiecki
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