UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ELDORET WEST CAMPUS (Human Resource option) COURSE CODE: BBM 406 COURSE: BUSINESS ETHICS TASK: Assignment I PRESENTED BY: Jayne Wairimu Njenga ADM NO. BBM/1491/07 PRESENTED TO: ROSE OMONDI Course Tutor DATE: March 2009 Question: Is good Ethics good business? Definition of Business Ethics Business Ethics is a set of moral principles applied in the commercial world. Business ethics provide guidelines
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Nokia rises to the challenge of the changing mobile phones market. Finland’s best known company has long been a global leader in the mobile phones market. Perhaps improbably‚ from its beginnings as a paper mill in 1865‚ this nowvenerable company whose culture and management remain rooted in Finnish values‚ has become one of the most resilient‚ globalized MNEs in an era dominated by globalization of markets. Indeed‚ the company attributes its staying power in markets largely to Finnish values
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THE CONCEPT OF BUSINESS ETHICS BY JIMOH KABIR AYODEJI Table of contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………….………….……….3 2. Literature review……………………………………………………………………….….……….3 3. Meaning of Ethics and business Ethics………………………….…………….……….4 4.1. What is Ethic?...................................................................4 4.2. Definitions of Ethics………………………………….……………..…………….…..5 4.3. What is Ethical Behavior?......................................
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Running head: The Elasticity of Business Ethics The Elasticity of Business Ethics Abstract Given the competitiveness in the world market‚ many are tempted to go outside of the rules and regulations of society in order to get ahead. Although many would like to think that qualities such as honesty and credibility are first and foremost in the minds of people‚ temptations have lured some to act irresponsibly to get more of the almighty dollar. Recent scandals have proven that good ethical
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org/education/resources/birthdefects.cfm) The Environmental Protection Agency feels that they need to do further research to determine what abnormalities is a result of exposure to air pollution (http://www.entnet.org/education/resources/birthdefects.cfm). These fetal irregularities are a result of companies not following the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act is a comprehensive federal law‚ which regulates air emissions (www.envirotools.org). It was originally enacted in 1963‚ revised in 1970 and
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For the environmental policies‚ McDonald practices 3R: Reduce‚ Reuse‚ and Recycle. First‚ to reduce more waste‚ McDonald change most of their foam packaging to paper‚ this already reduce 80% of their waste. Second‚ they use reusable tableware in order to strike a balance between customer service excellence and environmental protection and the customers are willing and appreciate. Third‚ McDonald will also recycle paper and packaging. As a responsible corporate citizen‚ McDonald not only set up
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she was responsible for monitoring patients‚ responding to their requests for service‚ and generally assisting with their daily living needs. Plainfield detailed Chaney’s daily shift duties on an assignment sheet that she and other employees received upon arriving at work. The assignment sheet listed the residents in Chaney’s unit and their corresponding care needs. It also featured a column with miscellaneous notes about each resident’s condition. In the case of Marjorie Latshaw‚ a resident in Chaney’s
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Minnie Glenn Week 7 Assignment Case Number 2 1. Drawing from the preceding examples‚ what factors do you think differentiate occasions when mediation was successful and when it failed? The situation is the key to whether the mediation will be succeeding; and the parties must be willing to bargain and resolve the conflict. In the German public-services and Safeway Supermarket chains they were willing to listen and talk the matter out and meet the problem half way. It helped both parties come
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The Evolution of Business Ethics Cheryl Franklyn-Boyce OMM 640: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Week 1 Assignment Dr. Carl Proehl July 13‚ 2013 The Evolution of Business Ethics Introduction Ethics began with the introduction of the first moral codes‚ which are a set of standards‚ laws‚ or rules that we hold ourselves to‚ whether they be based on religious affiliation‚ events that have happened in our life‚ or just from observing the world around us (Sharp
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Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH ETHICS 1 Business Research Ethics 2 The medical field is one that unethical research happens. The way it happens is when doctors or hospitals publish findings in some area but they do not research other results for the same test. In the article titled “The highly profitable but unethical business of publishing medical research”‚ it discusses how to make money in the medical field companies do not complete research
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