Ethics of Profit‚ Part 3: The Profit Motive Posted March 29‚ 2011 Filed under: character‚ competition‚ corporations‚ decision-making‚ ethics‚ finance‚profits‚ white collar crime | This is the third in a 3-part series on the ethics of profit. (See also Part 1 and Part 2.) As mentioned in previous postings‚ we should distinguish between our ethical evaluation of profit per se (which‚ after all‚ just means financial “gain”)‚ and our ethical evaluation of the profit motive. After all‚ I don’t worry
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give up on ethics Self-interest sometimes morphs into greed and selfishness‚ which is unchecked self-interest at the expense of someone else. This greed becomes a kind of accumulation fever. “If you accumulate for the sake of accumulation‚ accumulation becomes the end‚ and if accumulation is the end‚ there’s no place to stop‚” he said. The focus shifts from the long-term to the short-term‚ with a big emphasis on profit maximization. For example‚ swaps (where two communication companies agree to
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What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)? According to the ¡®Wikipedia¡¯ ‚ ¡°Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a company s obligation to be accountable to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical dimension but also in the social and environmental dimensions.¡±(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility retrieved:10/09/07); another definition is that ¡°CSR is about how companies
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Ethics are a collection of principles of right conduct that shape the decisions people or organizations make. In a market economy‚ a business put all possible effort in its own best interest in order to make the best profit. In other hand‚ businesses are involved each other in that process. It’s ethical in business to do the best possible for your own business without harm the interests or profits to other businesses involved. Ethical behavior is what all carrier people should have in all businesses
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[회사 이름 입력] Ethical Decision-Making in Business THE302 Business Ethics Ms. Ariane Lellmann Due Date: 31/May/2012 Student ID: 201212068 2045 words Executive Summary In one of two dilemmas Mr. Owen is facing‚ he decided not to inform the guests about the construction. In narrow view‚ he is responsible for profit maximization for his shareholders. Even though he was not honest to his guests‚ his action is considered as morally right since different situation makes different
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Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Leslie Wilkins Legal 500 Professor Ewenike August‚ 13‚ 2013 Abstract This paper will examine the ethics of a pharmaceutical company by the name of PharmaCARE. Stakeholders will be discussed‚ and the treatment of rank and file workers versus executives will be analyzed. Also the proposed firing of three of PharmaCare’s workers will be debated. Additionally obligations‚ protection‚ and whistleblowing opportunities will be examined
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Melanie Williams HCS/405 November 20‚ 2012 Mark Williams Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethics can play an important part of any organization including the health care environment. In order for the health care organization to be successful one must adopt an efficient financial practice and possess ethical standards. The management of finances for a health care
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Ethical Violations of Wal-Mart Presented by: Motivated for Success Team Members: Timothy Bechem‚ Cawanna Boyce‚ Shakeida Caldwell‚ Celeste Clark‚ Craig Franklin and JayShiri Warner Company Overview Backtracking to its humble beginnings‚ Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton who opened his first store in Rogers‚ Arkansas at the age of 44 (1962). By 1967‚ the family owned 24 stores and brought in $12.7 million in sales. Wal-Mart became a household name in the year of 1969 when the company was officially
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THE MORAL APPROACH TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Introduction Today globalization and highly competitive marketplace are forcing companies to employ new strategies and tactics so that they can satisfy the new demands of 21st century consumers. It is not enough for a company to offer the best product or provide the best service. In addition to that‚ human ambition has led to different problems: from increased pollution and global warming‚ to false advertising and scamming‚ to income inequality
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Ethical Reflection Because the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics often helps people work through moral dilemmas‚ it has developed a method for ethical decision making as a resource for those who are confronting value questions. The approach has a number of steps‚ but the broad categories include recognizing the moral issue‚ evaluating alternative actions from various moral points of view‚ making a decision‚ acting‚ and considering the action in retrospect. This Issues in Ethics shows how our publication
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