The Ethics of Shrewdness "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." Matthew 10:16 Michael C. R. McLoughlin‚ August‚ 1997 Abstract The marketplace is a a difficult and dangerous environment for the Christian. It can be a place of compromise or a place of persecution. It is a place where Christians must
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Ethics in general is concerned with human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong" based on conventional morality. General ethical norms encompass truthfulness‚ honesty‚ integrity‚ respect for others‚ fairness‚ and justice. They relate to all aspects of life‚ including business and finance. Financial ethics is‚ therefore‚ a subset of general ethics. Ethical norms are essential for maintaining stability and harmony in social life‚ where
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consideration to a number of issues outside the traditional scope of making money‚ of which ethics is most certainly one. As our business grows and becomes more significant‚ we impact on the lives and circumstances of people in ways we can only imagine - through bringing jobs‚ creating wealth and inspiring others to grow their businesses. An important part of engaging in this process is understanding your business ethics‚ which if not up to scratch can leave you with a bad reputation and can even ruin your
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2: Integrity Article Integrity: Without It Nothing Works I have learned a great deal about the difference between integrity‚ morality‚ and ethics. From the article‚ the term integrity means that it is “a matter of a person’s word—nothing more and nothing less”. It is important that one should know the difference between integrity‚ morality‚ and ethics. I learned that integrity is more on the commitment a person makes and keeps to fulfill what he/she said he would do. I feel it poignantly relates
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people debating the merits and benefits (or lack thereof) of the pipeline such as money‚ jobs and increased traffic in areas along the pipeline. I will analyze the keystone pipeline under the ethical theories of Utilitarianism‚ Duty/Rights Ethics and Virtue Ethics. Merriam Webster defines utilitarianism as “a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number”. Looking at the pipeline from this perspective‚ the
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NAME : ISHAK BIN AB GHANI MATRIX ID : 2011424226 SUBJECT / CODE : OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT / OPM 770 Case 1: Leman Ethics 1. Identify and discuss the major issue(s) in the case. i. Leman’s dilemmas on unusual opportunity vs. ethics of Leman’s organization. ii. Leman’s proposal to make-to-hold arrangement‚ with result approximately 10% saving. 2. What are the key facts of the case? i. Perjawa Steel is one of the distributors ii. There is a luxurious treatment offered by the Perjawa
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Ethics on Abortion There are many ethical issues that are argued over in society. One highly controversial issue however‚ is the problem faced with opposing beliefs on abortion. Abortion‚ literally meaning “the deliberate termination of human pregnancy‚” is the issue commonly addressed by the liberals and the conservatives. Each side has its own philosophical theory on the situation. The liberal theory suggests that a women has the right to decide what happens with her body. The conservative outlook
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Ethics or Morals are a set of principles that allow people to distinguish right from wrong in the way that they interact with the world. Two main‚ yet very contrasting approaches to ethical decision-making are duty based and consequentialist perspectives. The theory of duty-based or Deontological ethics states that we are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of the results that follow. The Consequentialist or as it is otherwise known “Utilitarian”
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Ethics and Education: OVERVIEW: The study of ethics is essential for a good education for various reasons. In this essay‚ I will discuss those reasons in detail and provide examples. For one‚ it teaches students to become better individuals by teaching them to abide by society’s rules and regulations. It also teaches students to lead by example and be better leaders. Most important of all‚ it also helps students deal with conflicts in the present and future. Before I start to tell you what the
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Biomedical Ethics Exam 1 Study Guide Answers 1. The central aim of the normative theory is to provide well supported principles of conduct and value that will be useful for guiding people’s actions. There are 2 branches : 1. Right conduct theory: what makes right acts right? Example—abortion.. “hurting others is wrong”.. “killing people is wrong” 2. Value theory: what sorts of things are intrinsically valuable? 2. The central aim of the Value theory
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