Enron‚ Tyco‚ Krispy Kreme‚ and even Martha Stewart have had their share of ethical dilemmas and troubles. With the seemingly downward spiral of ethics in the United States‚ many people have begun to re-evaluate the definition and limitations of ethics‚ especially within the workplace. Stories of ethical problems and ethics surround people in everyday situations. Here‚ we will examine two case studies one of which is a story of wrongful conduct and the other is a story of serving best interest
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Abstract Ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) becomes one of key point to evaluation business value. “In today’s highly interconnected‚ global‚ and transparent world‚ corporations are finding that social responsibility is essential to fundamental business strategy” (Trevino & Nelson‚ 2010‚ page 332). The main purpose of this paper is to offer readers an overview and concept about the role of ethics and social responsibility in food industry. Besides that‚ some ethical problems of organizations
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business ethics. The Enron incident ’ shows us the importance of following ethical standards in today ’s world. It also illustrates how susceptible employees and the organization are to ethics‚ and how it can threaten the entire future of a company. Establishing ethical company values are of extreme importance in maintaining a consistent and effective workplace. In this paper‚ we will examine and discuss two case studies of workplace ethics‚ one of which is a good example of ethical workplace behavior
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Importance of Ethics in the Workplace From birth‚ most of us are taught what is right and wrong. Ethics is a trait that most human beings acquire‚ but with differences in values and perspectives‚ it may be hard to achieve. The problem lies in how ethics are taught to people. It is our duty as Americans and people on this Earth to train ourselves to become ethical in every thing we do. We should be practicing good ethics everywhere‚ at work‚ home‚ and school. Having good ethics should be part
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Computers and Ethics in the Workplace Executive Summary This paper discusses issues with ethics that have derived in the workplace as a result of the use of business computers. The definition of computer ethics is simple; they are a set of moral principles that intend to help with the regulation of the use of computers. Some common problems with computer ethics consist of privacy concerns‚ intellectual property rights‚ and the way computers have an effect on people. In other words‚ computer ethics refers
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Confidentiality and Workplace Ethics Confidentiality at the workplace is very important. Virtually all workplaces have information that needs to be kept confidential due to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. As a co-op student‚ you need to be very careful not to share any confidential information with your friends or family. The laws and regulations that support confidentiality come from our collective desire to protect the rights of the individual within our society. The desire to do what
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individual’s privacy is more important than any other considerations in the workplace. Workplace scenarios will be outlined including job applications‚ storage of personal information‚ Internet and email‚ information technology effects on privacy‚ workplace policies and procedures and medical privacy. Differing ethical theories will be applied to both sides of the argument. The Individual’s Privacy in the workplace Getting the job. The story is often heard in Australia how easy it was for
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An Analysis of Ethics in the Workplace Introduction of ethics Ethics can be defined as "a domain unto itself‚ a set of concepts and principles that guide us in determining what behavior helps or harms sentient creatures" (Elder and Paul‚ 2003). In today’s society‚ it is becoming natural to question the relevance of ethics. Contestants on reality television shows are rewarded with sums as large as $1‚000‚000 for activities such as lying‚ cheating‚ backstabbing and otherwise playing the game. In
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Business Connections 5 October 2010 Professionalism Professionalism in the workplace is a very important part of corporate etiquette. So‚ what does this term really mean? How do we ensure that it is maintained? Professionalism is basically‚ the knowledge that an individual carries about a certain field. At work‚ professionalism refers to a person doing his job with sincerity‚ and maintaining professional etiquette and professional ethics in the workplace. It leads to logical and completely unbiased
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