determine who was leaking information to the press. The issue of the legality of the use of pretexting by HP was eventually ruled to be a non-issue‚ meaning that it was not illegal. However‚ this does not mean that the use of pretexting by HP was a good business decision. This activity did have negative impact for the many members of the board‚ e.g. many resigned and had their professional reputations tarnished. * Do laws take any action towards the company? Unethical behaviour hurt the company
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Nokia rises to the challenge of the changing mobile phones market. Finland’s best known company has long been a global leader in the mobile phones market. Perhaps improbably‚ from its beginnings as a paper mill in 1865‚ this nowvenerable company whose culture and management remain rooted in Finnish values‚ has become one of the most resilient‚ globalized MNEs in an era dominated by globalization of markets. Indeed‚ the company attributes its staying power in markets largely to Finnish values
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Officer is Ron Carpenter now in his late-sixties. His wife Mrs. Emelia Carpenter‚ being an aggressive business woman and somewhat younger than her husband‚ now effectively runs the company. Ron Carpenter is affectionately known to all as "Woody" and so the company is generally known as "Woody’s". Woody‚ after an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker‚ started his small furniture manufacturing business back in 1954 and he and his wife moved to their present location in 1959. The company quickly gained a
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QUESTION : Business and Ethical practices/Issues in International Business and the role of Multinational enterprises (MNEs) Introduction to Business and Ethics The ethical-related issues have represented the foundation of different religions and life styles. Ethics can be found in all aspects of human activity as the individuals have been preoccupied with the quality of their behavior towards the people around. Even if they do not purposefully intend to improve their relations with the others
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1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples. Two forms of utilitarianism are act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of individual actions and how those involved will be affected. The right course of action to take is the action that will produce the most overall happiness. An example of act utilitarianism would be whether or not to tell a patient they have
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CASE STUDY: HELPING PATIENTS AT PLAINFIELD HEALTHCARE CENTER Question 1 Is it unethical for the managers of Plainfield Healthcare Centre to honour their white patients’ requests to be helped only by members of their own race? Was Brenda Chaney subjected to a ‘hostile workplace’ on the basis of her race? Did the managers of Plainfield Healthcare Centre unethically discriminate against Chaney? It is unethical for the managers of Plainfield Healthcare Centre to honour their white patients’ requests
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CASE 1:- I) Yes‚ I think the suspension was fair. Over a period of time‚ Joan was warned several times abouther excessive absenteeism‚ both verbally and in writing‚ but she did almost nothing about resolving the problem. Joan hasn’t shown an inclination to look for alternate solutions and she just expects GreatAmerican Market to put up with her excessive absenteeism‚ and the loss in productivity that comeswith it. It appears to me that only a suspension would drive the point hard in this case
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Question 2 Belton Sdn.Bhd was granted an overdraft facility of RM 500 000 in 1989 by Bank ABC Bhd.Belton Sdn. Bhd’s account was frequently in excess. Belton Sdn. Bhd. requested for an additional overdraft facility of RM 100 000‚ making a total overdraft limit of RM 600 000. The security documentation was executed by Belton Sdn. Bhd‚ on 2 May 1997. On that date‚ the amount outstanding was RM 550 000 (debit). In case Belton Sdn. Bhd. defaults in repayment‚ should bank ABC Bhd. worry that Belton Sdn
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Summarization of MG 610 objectives. 1. Assess how an organization’s culture influences financial planning. Financial Planning is a crucial part of my job responsibilities‚ which I exhibit in the initial phase of Software Development Life Cycle. As I work as QA Analyst‚ it is very important to calculate the estimation of the effort to achieve the end result. During this process while calculating time and effort‚ I have to make sure to utilize the allocated budget is equivalent to the estimation. While
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1. Case of Corporate Social Responsibility/ Environmental Policies McDonald is one famous fast food restaurant in Hong Kong‚ in this few years; they started to concern about the environment protection. They trying hard to reduce use of water‚ solid waste and kitchen exhaust. For the environmental policies‚ McDonald practices 3R: Reduce‚ Reuse‚ and Recycle. First‚ to reduce more waste‚ McDonald change most of their foam packaging to paper‚ this already reduce 80% of their waste. Second‚ they use
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