of the amount of people that work within the 15 factories. This 1.16 square miles of factories and employees is where the majority of negative publicity has been coming from and is making many question the business ethics of such a well known business. The definition of business ethics can be well described as “balancing the goal of profits with the values of individuals and society”(1). To my understanding‚ I would take that definition as the company should not only take into consideration the
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What Is Ethics? Ethics is the part of philosophy that deals with good and evil. Ethics tries to answer questions like: • What actions are good? What actions are evil? • How can we tell the difference? • Are good and evil the same for everyone? • How should we make hard decisions that might help or hurt other people? The Four main studies of ethics are; • Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning of moral propositions and ethical opinions; • Normative ethics‚ an abstract set of principles
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SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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Ayomipo Burch Williams Loelius Strategic Management Concepts & Cases 07/22/2011 * Describe the key strategic challenges facing Apple Computer. * One of Apple biggest key issue will be the rate that technology is growing and the ability to keep up with and also the prices at which there products are sold for; they are face with constant new arrivals at prices that are more affordable especially in today’s economy where everybody is looking for ways to save money. They are
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Apple‚ a Socially Responsible Corporation It is no mystery that companies exist and desire to make a profit from their product or service being offered. However‚ it is becoming increasing popular that companies desire to achieve social responsibility in order to increase their public image‚ which in turn should lead to increased profits. In this class‚ we learned that social responsibility is the duty to take an action that will benefit the interests of society and the organization (Kinicki &
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risk of Apple Outline • Introduction • Body • Summary Introduction As an electronic product company‚ Apple has advanced equipment‚ technology and products‚ as well as a large number of employees. In 2011 according to Forrester market research‚ at least 1/5 people use Apple products‚ which indicated that Apple is a organization that employees have strong coagulative power‚ in other words‚ there is no discrimination in Apple‚ further
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Apple Inc. Corporate Goals Empathy for Customers/Users We offer superior products that fill real needs and provide lasting value. We deal fairly with competitors and meet customers and vendors more than halfway. We are genuinely interested in solving customer problems‚ and we will not compromise our ethics or integrity in the name of profit. Aggressiveness/Achievement We set aggressive goals and drive ourselves hard to achieve them. We recognize that this is a unique time‚ when our products
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Abstract As Apple surpassed all major competitors and had spectacular success in 2010‚ it left CEO Steve Jobs wondering if there was anything that could overturn the drive. “Apple Inc. in 2010”‚ is an evaluation case. This case will be further discussed using the state-and-prove order using the following five elements: 1. Bottom-line evaluation (position statement) 2. Evaluation criteria 3. Proof of the evaluation 4. Qualifications 5. Action plan Position Statement Apple’s
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San Carlos Department of Business Administration School of Business and Economics APPLE IN 2008 CASE STUDY In Partial Fulfilment in the course BA111 Submitted to: Dr. Rene Paquibut Submitted by: Jon Daniel Chua Daieian Vanesa A. Portillo Roxanne M. Baring Marie Vane Quiño Submitted on: July 17‚ 2012 1. SUMMARY The early years of Apple. Two young electronics enthusiasts‚ Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ started a company selling a
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Does Apple need “a great man”? After the death of Steve Jobs‚ management experts are wondering whether Apple will survive without Steve Jobs or not? This issue is also considered in the “InsideApple: Can It Thrive Without Steve?” article‚ published on the Forbes’ webpage where commentaries on the book of Adam Lashinsky “InsideApple” are provided. This article describes the aspects of the book regarding successful implementation of the “radical management system” by Apples’ incomparable leadership
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