determine what is “foreseeable” or “reasonable” • Ethics‚ Law‚ and CSR o Ethics: study of right and wrong behavior o Business ethics: study of right and wrong behavior in the business world o Moral minimum: the minimum acceptable standard for ethical business behavior‚ normally considered compliance with the law o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): the idea that corporations should be accountable to society for their actions • 3 Approaches to Ethics o Duty-based: What are the relevant rules?
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from the long-term contracts. Another ethical consideration was how Skilling encouraged employees to invest and buy stock in Enron when they knew the truth about the lack of value in the stock. Upper management (mainly Fastow) created a complex business model almost impossible to understand by any outsiders‚ and had financial statements that were so confusing to analysts‚ no one was able to foresee how financially corrupt Enron actually was. The management system created a dysfunctional corporate
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References: 1. The Manhattan Fish Market. 2010. Available at: www.manhattanfishmarket.com (16‚ January‚ 2012). 2. The Manhattan Fish Market Franchise Business Opportunity. 2010. Available at: www.ifranchisesingapore.com (16‚ January‚ 2012). 3. Interview With The Manhattan FISH MARKET Franchisor. 2010. Available at : www.ifranchisesingapore.com (17‚ January‚ 2012). 4. The Manhattan FISH MARKET Comes
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Walmart’s Corporate Image Introduction “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen‚ well-timed‚ sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” -Sam Walton Like the founder of the world’s largest retail company said himself‚ Walmart has certainly appreciated everything their associates do for their business. Everything‚ including dying. While Walmart has been scrutinized in the past for unethical
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Consider the possible conflicts between legally doing business and selling fast-food‚ given the increasing evidence of how it is a significant contributing factor in public health‚ obesity‚ and diabetes facing many Americans. Now‚ based on what you’ve learned in this module‚ answer the following: A) After reading the Inside Story section of Chapter 1‚ do you agree with how Disney Company is handling the issue? Why or why not? B) Does government (federal‚ state‚ or local) have a right or a responsibility
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“If you’re really in tune you never really miss anything” said Jeremy Kagan. The director‚ writer‚ and film producer spoke at Indiana University Cinema yesterday. Jeremy is one of more than fifteen-thousand members of the Directors Guild of America which is nationally acclaimed. He stated he is on a mission not only to entertain but to shift social awareness as well. After the introduction of Jeremy Kagan the audience had the opportunity to view a short clip of his movie Conspiracy: The Trial of
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11407294 Harika • 11413431 Burhanuddin Nazami • 11406819 Azaruddin Case study “who killed the electric car?” Is the title of a 2006 documentary film by Chris Paine. CONTENT Introduction Reason(dead of electric car) Problems Recommendation Business ethical points Conclusion Introduction Introduction The first electric car were build around 1832‚ “Who Killed the Electric car?” The film focused on the EV1 model created by General Motors in the 1990s. General motors‚ was one of the largest
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Letter to the Editor In “A Change of Heart about Animals”‚ Jeremy Rifkin says that animals are more like us than we imagined and that we should treat them the same way we treat humans. Although Rifkin’s background is impressive‚ and he is probably very knowledgeable about economic trends in Washington DC‚ there is little evidence provided that he has much expertise in the areas of animal emotions and their cognitive abilities. I feel that Rifkin’s argument is weakly supported by irrelevant
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Stacy’s perspective of his friendships with T.J. and Jeremy affects the decisions he makes in Chapter Seven. Stacy lets T.J. gets away with so much because Stacy believes that it is his duty to be nice to T.J. because he is T.J.’s friend. I believe that Stacy thinks that T.J. is a good kid and friend deep down. T.J. tries to cheat on Mrs. Logan’s test with cards but slips them to Stay when he sees Mrs. Logan coming toward him. Stacy does not see his mom when he takes the cheat cards. Mrs. Logan
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the most influential leaders throughout history accompanied their actions with their words. A fine speech compels its audiences and convinces them to believe a different view. The three notable speeches of my class that exceeded my expectations were Jeremy Wong’s on the rising costs of homes in the lower mainland‚ John Thomas’ on the benefits of driving electric vehicles‚ and the banning of Niqab during Canadian citizenship ceremonies by Gabriella Hermary. Firstly‚ they all maintained a relaxed composure
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