within international business and discuss why companies fail to underline the need for cross cultural understanding. Introduction In today’s world‚ culture is hard to ignore. It affects the way people dress‚ what they eat‚ what religion they follow and also the places they go. Culture is essentially a set of shared beliefs‚ social norms‚ organizational roles and inherited values (Lee‚ 2005) that affects everyday life in informal and formal settings. When two different cultures mix‚ the understanding
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What is ethics? Ethics can be defined as a set of principles used by an individual to govern his or her decisions in an effort to ensure fairness and equality. Business ethics‚ as defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is the applied ethics discipline that addresses the moral features of commercial activity. The same source also gives a history of business ethics which states that the concept as an academic principle is relatively young-only about forty years old; but in general is as
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PROGRAMME : DIPLOMA IN MARKETING LECTURER : NOR ZARINA BINTI PITDIN CLASS : DPM 5A COURSE BUSINESS ETHICS COURSE CODE PB503 CREDIT 3 SYNOPSIS BUSINESS ETHICS is about relationships‚ values‚ justice‚ and culture (personal‚ professional‚ corporate‚ national and global). It also provides a basic framework for examining the range of ethical issues arising from a business context. This course also discusses on the issues of right and wrong actions or decisions from all levels
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registered pharmacist in this sector is not necessary. This is because an academic career does not necessarily involve the practise of pharmacy. However specific areas e.g. pharmacy law and ethics and pharmaceutics‚ may require registration and a more clinical focus. In general‚ teaching is a part of the pharmacy code of ethics under section 7 ‘Take Responsibility For Your Working Practices’ with 7.3 stating ‘Contribute to the development‚ education and training of colleagues and students‚ and share your knowledge
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VARIANCES IN ATTITUDES ACROSS CULTURES THE ROLE OF GENDER a. DEFINITION: “An attitude is the manifestation of values‚ beliefs‚ feelings‚ and states of mind” (Satterlee‚ 2009‚ p. 51). b. SUMMARY: Birgit Pfau-Effinger of The University of Hamburg in Hamburg‚ Germany recently published an article titled “Women ’s employment in the institutional and cultural context” in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The author’s intention throughout the paper is to identify the factor(s)
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example of how greed and the desire for success can transform into unethical behavior. Good ethics in business would be to compete fairly and honestly‚ to communicate truthfully and to not cause harm to others. These are things that Enron did not seem to display‚ which led to Enron’s operations file for bankruptcy in 2001. Enron’s scandal has become one of the most talked about forms of unethical business behaviors. The company’s collapse resulted from the disclosure that it had reported false profits
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a contract received by a person who selects such a contract (commission payed to the bribe maker in return for a service): KICKBACKS Morality of bribery and extorsion: Offer bribe- cause injustice Accept bribe- disloyal = spreads corruption of culture Irregular payments: gifts and facilitating payments Misappropriation and fraud are forms of theft that consist intentional usurpation of property or funds with unauthorized purpose. -Infringement (copyright‚ trademark or patent)‚ -corporative
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Ability is a mental and physical capacity to perform various tasks‚ Skills Dexterity at performing specific tasks‚ which has been acquired through training or experience As this quotation suggests‚ people differ greatly with respect to their abilities the Capacities to perform various tasks and also differ greatly with respect to specific Skills dexterity at performing specific tasks‚ which has been acquired through training‚To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what
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Running head: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC The relationship between instrumental music participation and standardized assessment achievement of middle school students: Article review assignment Md Emtiaz Rony Kent State University Previous researches on understanding higher order brain functioning based on music as a main effect‚ have been explored a possible relationship between the area of a brain that stimulated by music and the same area that controls spatial reasoning
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Running a business requires adequate 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
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