professionals. Moral principles and virtue are the root foundations on which the ethics codes were formed‚ and they are for the protection of both the counselor and the client. The legal aspects in counseling are usually the result of unethical behavior‚ or a perceived misconduct‚ and counselors can find themselves on trial for malpractice‚ or unethical behavior practice. There may be times when there are legal issues between the ethics codes and federal and/or state statutes‚ and even with one’s employer’s
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Code of Ethics Accountants are expected to not only work for their clients but also for the general public. They are trusted to do the accounting work of their employers correctly and according to laws and regulations. While errors cannot be prevented completely‚ they should not be making errors knowingly. Especially if the errors are in the company’s favor‚ it could be considered fraud. Integrity Accountants should always be honest in their job because many people are relying on them. As
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LAW AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION Generally the term law means a body of regulations to guide human conduct. The Oxford Dictionary defines law as a body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding. Laws governing the external action of man may be either social or political. Social laws are based on customs and are enforced by parental and religious authority or by the pressure of public opinion. Political laws are enacted and enforced by the state. They are virtually commands‚
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according to the context in order to make an appropriate decision. Similarly‚ ethical journalism requires conscientious decision making. In order to understand the implementation of ethics and codes in journalism it is important to understand what is meant by the word ‘ethics’. Velasquez et al (2010) states that ethics refer to rational standards of right and wrong that direct humans what they are supposed to do in ‘in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benifits to society‚ fairness or specific virtues’
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Most of us would agree that it is ethics in practice that makes sense; just having it carefully drafted and redrafted in books may not serve the purpose. Of course all of us want businesses to be fair‚ clean and beneficial to the society. For that to happen‚ organizations need to abide by ethics or rule of law‚ engage themselves in fair practices and competition; all of which will benefit the consumer‚ the society and organization. Primarily it is the individual‚ the consumer‚ the employee or the
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rocket their sales figures (Vasagar 2007; BMW of North America‚ Inc. v Gore (1995) 517 U.S. 559). Have businesses come to a point where unethical practices need to be done to reach their goals? Many argue that sales ethics is a contradiction in term and businesses cannot operate if ethics are not taken into consideration in their day-to-day activities (Schmidt 2008). However‚ Davis (2005) points out the Economist Milton Friedman’s motto‚ “the business of business is business”‚ where the ultimate goal
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(ETHICS AND LOGIC) “WHAT I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS SUBJECT NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE?” SOBRADO ARZENETH ELAINE Q. NAME BSBA COURSE MR. SAM PASTOLERO PROFESSOR INTRODUCTION: What is ethics and logic? Before I enter this subject I don’t have an idea of what is the meaning of those words but now‚ I learned a lot and those things and knowledge that I learned will help to be a better person now and in the near future. Studying ethics and logic is a good idea because in ethics
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Running head: Ethics Paper ACA Code of Ethics and AACC Code of Ethics; what are the Similarities and Differences? Abstract The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (ACA Code) and the American Association of Christian Counselors Code of Ethics (AACC Code) has many similarities as well as differences. Codes of ethics are designed to protect the client‚ counselor and the profession. This report will compare and contrast three separate areas within each of the two ethics codes. All
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Medical Ethics Source: From Medical Ethics For Dummies by Jane Runzheimer‚ MD‚ Linda Johnson Larsen Medical ethics is trying to do the right thing while achieving the best possible outcome for every patient. Principles and theories in medical ethics apply to just about every problem or situation. The interesting part of ethics is the discussion Basic Principles of Medical Ethics There are four basic principles of medical ethics. •Autonomy: People have the right to control what
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[pic] SUBJECT : Business Ethic SUBJECT CODE : UGB210 MODUL LEADER : Mark Winter MODUL TUTOR : Adeline STUDENT NAME : STEVEN CHANG SERN YEH STUDENT ID : Executive Summary This is an ethical audit report‚ the author will discuss about the ‘snapshot’ of British Petroleum’s business ethics. The report will identify the main ethical dilemmas faced by BP such as manipulating price‚ polluting the environment and violating human rights and employee safety. These ethical dilemmas will
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