British Red Cross – Can be used as a resource for children’s first aid training. Staff may attend British Red Cross training days in order to plan and provide a safe environment. Once completing courses‚ staff will have an understanding and knowledge of what to do in a range of emergency situations. The British Red Cross also provides teacher resources such as lesson plans and fact sheets to promote children’s safety and plan for them to learn in a healthy and safe environment (British Red Cross‚ 2011)
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AMERICAN RED CROSS ~ Strategic Case Analysis Purpose I. Statement Of Facts American Red Cross is a organization that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. It has established itself as the most well known emergency relief organization devoted to the care of war victims‚ disaster victims‚ and the suffering world wide. People can attain community services hours through the American Red Cross as well as benefit from the health and safety programs offered each year. American Red Cross is the largest
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Bivek ojha Business Ethics 1. Explain the possible problems in the ethical culture of the Red Cross that created the issues discussed in this case. The American Red Cross is technically a “charter nonprofit organization”‚ which means that they receive most of their funds from the Federal Government to finance their operations‚ but they remain an independent entity. This is an advantage for them in terms of their financial stability‚ but also means that they have the Government
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Journal of Business & Economics Research – November 2006 Volume 4‚ Number 11 Building Customer Value And Profitability With Business Ethics Robert C. McMurrian‚ University of Tampa Erika Matulich‚ University of Tampa ABSTRACT Firms assume ethical business practices only add costs to the firm. However‚ business ethics actually add value for customers and result in increased profitability and performance for the firm. INTRODUCTION D ue to constantly changing competitive environments
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Benefit of ethics in workplace In this today’s world there have been many fraudulent activities which have led to business failure. Therefore‚ this study aims to analyze the benefit of ethical aspect in workplace. The concept of workplace ethics is far more complex than it appears at first glance. There are many facets including the company’s obligation to its employees; and workers duties to their employer. There are the company’s duties to related and unrelated third parties with customers and
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Business Ethics: A European Review Out of Africa: an introduction Gedeon J. Rossouw Business ethics as academic field began its existence in North Atnerica. Its early development was dominated by the North American discourse about ethics and its relevance in the business context. The various approaches to the study of business ethics‚ as well as the issues that emerged there‚ made a lasting impact on the landscape of this area of study. Since this period of inception in the 1970s business ethics
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers‚ members and staff worldwide[2] which was founded to protect human life and health‚ to ensure respect for all human beings‚ and to prevent and alleviate human suffering‚ without any discrimination based on nationality‚ race‚ gender identity‚ religious beliefs‚ class or political opinions.[1] The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally
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In 1917 when the United State’s SS Red Cross‚ nicknamed "The Mercy Ship" was deployed to Europe‚ America had just entered battle and both the Allied and Central Powers urgently needed medical help. 170 American surgeons as well as nurses were sent to facilitate‚ and back in the United States the demands placed on the Red Cross’s national headquarters were increasing. Once the American Red Cross’s War Council volunteer‚ Henry P. Davidson‚ was selected‚ he faced
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true humanitarian according to Burton (1995). Born on Christmas day in 1821 to a middle class family in Oxford‚ Massachusetts‚ Barton would someday be famous and honored for her contributions to society and for laying the foundation of the American Red Cross. Barton began her career at a young age; she began teaching school in her late teens. She taught school for 14-years in New Jersey before quitting after the school hired a male principle at almost twice the salary of Barton’s. After her
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Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line). A survey conducted by NBES indicated that 79 percent of employees agree that ethics is important in continuing to work for their employer while approximately 20 percent of employees are not concerned about the ethical environment of the organization. According to Ferrell & Faedrich (2010)‚ a commitment by the organization to goodwill and
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