VELASQUEZ Business Ethics. Concepts and Cases‚ 6th edn Advertising Death? In 2004‚ New York‚ Illinois‚ and Maryland – possibly to be joined by 30 other states – sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co (now part of R. J. Reynolds) for its “Kool Mixx” hip-hop promotions (CD-ROMs‚ DJ contests‚ hip-hop-themed cigarette packs‚ free magazines‚ free “Mixx Stick” radios‚ a website) as targeted at youth in violation of the 1998 tobacco settlement. Although the settlement prohibits ads aimed at teens‚ the
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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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Case analysis of Big Pharma’s Marketing Tactics Understanding Big Pharma: The US Pharmaceutical industry is the 2nd most profitable industry in the country. The nature of the industry follows an oligopoly form; with the big players yield much influence‚ hence lending to its name‚ “Big Pharma”. By 2010‚ Big Pharma has a staggering 526 lobbyists and gives an estimated $19 billion worth of gifts to physicians annually. Understanding Business ethics: The definition of ethics is given by as
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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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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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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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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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Virtue Ethics asks the decision maker how the people affected by the decision can achieve happiness. This value states that there is no formula to find a correct decision‚ but the decision maker should consider what behaviors their virtues require in the situation
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Inside The 455 Cubic Inch Big Block from General Motors Everything You Wanted to Know About the 455 Big Block There’s no question that 455 cubic inches of displacement equals a big motor. Nevertheless‚ this giant engine from the General is a little mysterious. In the beginning you would find them in [Oldsmobile Motor Division products]. As time went on you started seeing this exact displacement under the bonnet of Buicks and performance models from [the Pontiac Motor Division]. Here we’ll dig
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