BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (B) HOMEWORK (13 November 2012) Student: Nguyen Thi Thuy An (Anne) I. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (page 3) Question 1: Madoff case involves some ethical issues and questions. Firstly‚ Madoff did not tell the investors clearly about the business (what is it as well as details about the contract of investment). As he was former chairman of the NASDAQ‚ everyone was more likely to trust him‚ which resulted in less concern of the contracts‚ the investments‚ or
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with gain” - Confucius. The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines ethics‚ also termed as moral philosophy‚ as a branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the correct applications of moral notions such as good and bad and right and wrong [1]. Business ethics relates to the application of ethical rules and moral values in the context of a business environment. Joseph L Baldaracco‚ Jr.’s four sphere framework divides business ethics in the form of a manager’s responsibility into four spheres i.e
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What is business ethics? Would you agree that ultimately business ethics is a complete paradox‚ an absurd contradiction‚ and therefore largely a pointless exercise? Introduction In different periods of time‚ scholars provide different focuses for business ethics: systematic focus at the beginning‚ while organisational focus followed and individual focus at present (Fisher and Lovell‚ 2006). Although focuses of business ethics at different period of time are different‚ the basic principle and
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Business Ethics In Human Resource Management HRM Ethics : People learn business management automatically even before knowing what ‘Management’ is- Peter Drucker. To many people management is synonymous with business management‚ but business management is only a part of management. For a better understanding of HRM Ethics‚ it is essential to know what Management is‚ what is HRM‚ what is Business‚ what is Ethics and what is Business Ethics. Definition-HRM : HRM means a process of planning
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In concept‚ business ethics is the applied ethics discipline that addresses the moral features of commercial activity. In practice‚ however‚ a dizzying array of projects is pursued under its rubric. Programs of legal compliance‚ empirical studies into the moral beliefs and attitudes of business people‚ a panoply of best-practices claims (in the name of their moral merit or their contribution to business success)‚ arguments for (or against) mandatory worker participation in management‚ and attempts
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DATE: February 17‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Business Ethics Over the recent years‚ the level of increasing demands for accountability been directed at both businesses and NGOs has tremendously grown. Below is a brief comparison of two different bodies on business ethics: one in the United Kingdom and the other in the US showing how their values or ideas on Ethics align. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougguthrie/2012/01/31/paying-more-than-lip-service-to-business-ethics/ http://www.fm-magazine.com/comment/president/good-thinking-means-good-business
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Business ethics is not just a set of rules that dictate how to behave on business meetings. In extreme situations‚ it is the key to the success in negotiations‚ but its ignorance can cause failure of the entire undertaking. Especially when parties that attempt to cooperate are different culturally and mentally‚ as in the case of ’western countries’ and the Middle Kingdom. Social bond as a base for successful business Chinese entrepreneurs are characterized by pro-social approach. This means that
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Business Research Ethics RES/351 August 28‚ 2013 Abstract In the health care field‚ there are the right ways and unethical ways to research drugs that can save someone’s life or cure a deadly disease. Today one will discuss how a giant manufacturer company called GlaxoSmithKline put consumers’ lives at risk‚ so they can make him or herself rich. One will examine how this company put him or herself in the whole $3 billion dollars with several lawsuits from the US government through unethical
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Business Entities Cases BUS 415 July 9‚ 2012 Restaurant/ Bar Case Lou‚ Jose and Miriam can go into business in the form of a corporation‚ or partnership‚ or LLC where Miriam provides monetary capital‚ while Lou and Jose provide manpower. An operating agreement or purchase-option agreement should be established under which Lou and Jose could each buy a predetermined portion of the business at a predetermined cost. If they choose to establish
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Ethics and International Business: Finding the Lesser Evil At the beginning of this course it was made apparent that the class was not meant to be a monologue by the instructor but a discussion. From the numerous discussions held in class‚ I have come to the belief that ethics in international business was the most significant topic discussed in this course. Ethics in international business and the outsourcing of labor is a prevalent issue that affects not only the United States and our nation’s
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