INCORPORATION OF HUMANISTIC‚ SOCIAL / ETHICAL VALUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION – SOME OBSTACLES Dr. R. SRINIVASAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSTRACT An Engineer’s job today presents a greater degree of challenge than ever before. The engineering organizations are often exposed to an endless stream of problems that arise from the changes in the attitudes and beliefs of the interest group
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embodied principles reflect and “are consistent with international human rights law and international humanitarian law.”4 To the extent‚ therefore‚ “that States have ratified the human rights and humanitarian instruments upon which the Guiding Principles are based‚ they are bound by the corresponding principles. States also can opt‚ as some have done‚ to make them binding by incorporating them into their domestic law.”5 The Philippines‚ however‚ has yet to incorporate the principles in UNGPID into
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Samples of Business Ethics: 1. HONESTY: Honesty is the virtue of communicating the truth and creating trust in the minds of others. Therefore‚ business honesty means the virtue of communicating business truth and creating business trust in the minds of others. This communication may include verbal and non-verbal and may be transferred to customers‚ employees‚ investors‚ creditors‚ debtors‚ co-owners‚ the government‚ the public and anyone who may have interest in one’s business. 2. PROMISE-KEEPING:
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CHAPTER THREE Discussion Questions 1. How could a grocery store use inventory to increase the responsiveness of the company’s supply chain? The logistical driver of inventory encompasses all raw materials‚ work in process‚ and finished goods within a supply chain. A grocery store can be more responsive in the eyes of its customers if it offers a broader variety of SKUs and/or maintains a greater quantity of each SKU. A greater quantity of each SKU is problematic for highly
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Ethics of Abortion: Is it Moral or Immoral? From the day you are born‚ learning and education are the most important skills for survival in today’s society. The most valuable thing learned on your journey of life is the ability to distinguish "Right from Wrong"‚ both technically and morally. Though easy at first with the minor day to day issues we deal with‚ it can become quite difficult when more pressing issues are placed in front of you. Many things influence a person’s judgment. While one
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activities Cash involving financing activities Supplemental information. Assuming that the cash flow statement is being prepared using the indirect method (the method used by most companies) the differences in a company’s balance sheet accounts will provide much of the needed information. For example‚ if the statement of cash flows is for the year 2012‚ the balance sheet accounts at December 31‚ 2012 will be compared to the balance sheet accounts at December 31‚ 2011. The changes—or differences—in
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Businesses have many responsibilities‚ the primary role being‚ to make profit and then in turn grow and expand as a business in the hope that they increase profits. After all‚ not many people want to be in the business of losing money‚ it is simply the function of a business ... to make money. However‚ in saying that‚ I would disagree in saying that this is entirely a “social” responsibility. Businesses have a responsibility to their stakeholders and/or their shareholders to increase profits‚ but socially
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Business values and ethics in Asia: a problem for international companies? Name of the author: Dan Wu Student number: 7079393 Introduction After the 1997–99 Asian financial crisis revealed the rot in many Asian companies‚ ‘allegations of nepotism‚ corruption‚ crony capitalism‚ and collusion have been frequently referred to contribute to the downfall of Asian governments in Japan‚ Thailand‚ and Indonesia’ (Ang and Leong‚ 2000). Before many U.S. and European companies start doing business in
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Personal‚ organizational‚ and cultural values can create a difficult problem when trying to make a business decision that includes all the previously stated. Personal values are what each individual holds dear to them living the types of lives that he or she like and would like to lead. Organizational values are what are best for the company to maintain a good public image and employee guidance. Cultural are set on traditions handed down from generation to generation to preserve a way of living
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interactive voice response (IVR) system and the purpose of evaluation is to understand how IVR system can be made more effective and less annoying for a customer. In other words how IVR can help a customer understand the value placed by the organization on his relationship with the company. History IVR system was introduced in the shop mart (fictitious)‚ retail organization’s helpdesk in order to save money (McKeen‚ J.D. & Smith‚ H.A. 2009). There was a need to introduce this system way back
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