BES401: BUSINESS ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WEEK I - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS Definition of ethics Ethics is the discipline dealing with what is good or bad‚ or what is right or wrong or specifically with moral duty and obligation. Ethics has been defined as “inquiry into the nature and grounds of morality where the term morality is taken to mean moral judgment‚ standards and rules of conduct. It has also been called the study and philosophy of human conduct with an emphasis on
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* What is Business Ethics * Ethics is a branch of social science. It deals with moral principles and social values. It helps us to classify‚ what is good and what is bad? It tells us to do good things and avoid doing bad things. * So‚ ethics separate‚ good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ fair and unfair‚ moral and immoral and proper and improper human action. In short‚ ethics means a code of conduct. It is like the 10 commandments of holy Bible. It tells a person how to behave with another person
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Fiduciary Responsibility Shana Bates City University of Seattle Business Ethics Amy Thiele June 20‚ 2014 Introduction This paper discusses in detail the issue of fiduciary responsibility. A fiduciary relationship describes an association in which an individual is vested with the obligation of caring for another person’s rights or property. The fiduciary relationship is supposed to be a very special and confidential association where the fiduciary must be honor-bound to legally accomplish
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What is ethics? Ethics is concerned with what is right or wrong‚ good or bad‚ fair or unfair‚ responsible or irresponsible‚ obligatory or permissible‚ praiseworthy or blameworthy. It is associated with guilt‚ shame‚ indignation‚ resentment‚ empathy‚ compassion‚ and care. It is interested in character as well as conduct. It addresses matters of public policy as well as more personal matters. (http://www.onlineethics.org/Education) In business ethics is applied and practiced in all levels however
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Assignment on Business Ethics Instructions: 1. Write the answers of the questions of this assignment in your own legible handwriting. 2. No assignment will be accepted if it is in the form of typed print out. 3. Answers of each student should be in their own perspectives or in their own experiences of marketing arena. 4. Q. no.1‚2 &3 are compulsory and solve any one from the remaining questions. Deadline for submission- 9 March 2014 Marks-15 (Fifteen) Q.1. What is business ethics ? Describe
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National Institute Of Management Business Ethics – Paper 3 By Velasquez Q1) Identify The Behaviors That you think Are Ethically Questionable In The History Of Microsoft. Evaluate The Ethics Of These Behaviors? Q2) In your Judgment‚ Who was Morally Responsible For Maryann Rockwoods’Accidenatl Needlestick: Maryann Rockwood? The Clinic That Employed Her? The Government Agencies That Merely Issued Guidelines ? Becton Dickinson
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Microsoft ethics I chose to research Microsoft’s code of ethics. The code I’m using the Microsoft finance code of professional conduct. The CEO‚ CFO‚ and finance organization employees are expected to abide by this code as well as all applicable Microsoft business conduct standards. Any violations of the finance code of professional conduct may result in disciplinary action‚ up to and including termination of employment. All employees covered by the Finance code of professional conduct will act
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Case Study 2 -How Low Will You Go? [pic] Name: Jiahao Zhong Student ID: 15440031 Tutor: Mr. Rex Walsh Campus: Sydney Table of content 1. Utilitarianism …………………………………………………..……2 2. Virtue ethics ………………………………………………………....4 3. Libertarianism……………………………………………………….5 4. Deontological …………………………………………………… …..9 5. Conclusion…………………………………………………10 6. Reference…………………………………………………..11 [pic]Diagram 1 (shows some basic information for the case study) Utilitarianism:
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ETHICS AND BUSINESS Prepared by: Diosen Cortes Rose Ann Isidro Glenda Macasieb Marlon Romero Jerome Duque Soriano Instructor ETHICS AND BUSINESS “There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live”.-John T. Adams Introduction Business is part of human society and as old as human civilization. It is part of the complex web of interaction among institutions and people; its activities must be viewed and
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Business Ethics “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interest” Write a case analysis of case #1‚ “Monsanto Attempts to Balance Stakeholder Interest”‚ page 308-317. An analysis paper should address the following: (USE THIS GUIDELINE FOR ALL OF YOUR PAPERS) 1. What are the main facts of the case? (Not all the facts/the main facts) Monsanto is an enormous corporation‚ originating as a chemical company at the turn of the twentieth century. Expansion to India and Africa have been stated
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