KCA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: VOL. 2‚ ISSUE 1 (2009). MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS CHALLENGES AMONG SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES IN NAIROBI-KENYA Michael Bowen1 Daystar University‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Makarius Morara2 Smart Outcome Services Ltd.‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Samuel Mureithi3 Daystar University‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya Abstract Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) play an important economic role in many countries. In Kenya‚ for example the SME sector contributed over 50percent of new jobs created in
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Personal Reflection on Ethical Thinking‚ by Lavette Cogburn I personally feel that ethical decision making should be practiced in everyday life as well as in the workplace. Everyone is different and live by their own set of rules and standards on what they think is morally right or wrong. Ethical behavior is the standards that someone holds for themselves‚ and is applicable to whatever position that they hold in commerce‚ in their community‚ and even at home. Ethical behavior is applying these
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Ethical conduct on the part of a business is essential to its long-term survival. Ethical conduct is involved in the whole level of a business from one person to the whole industry. Ethical behavior is significant for long-term operations of business entities. Therefore‚ ethical conduct is beneficial to the consolidation of the business reputation‚ the sound development of management system and attraction of honest employees. Business reputation is built on the basis of trust‚ and the trust
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Chapter 4 Addressing Individuals’ Common Ethical Problems Contents: (Please note: the Instructor Guide for every chapter will follow this structure.) 1. Chapter Outline 2. Teaching Notes 3. In-Class Exercises 4. Homework Assignments 5. Additional Resources Chapter Outline I. Introduction A. Indentifying Your Values – and Voicing Them II. People Issues A. Discrimination B. Harassment‚ Sexual and Otherwise III. Conflicts of Interest A. What Is It? B. How Can We
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Ethical Behavior‚ a Myth of the Past or a Necessity for Future Development With the ever increasing pressures of life‚ philosophers‚ psychologists and intellectuals are striving to answer the question‚ Are ethics basically becoming a myth of the past? The question calls for stepping beyond the yes or no answers‚ to analyze and investigate the factors influencing ethical behaviors today. Whether personal‚ organizational‚ contextual or environmental‚ they all play a significant role in shaping
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Course: Legal & Ethical Environment Professor: Dr. Libertella Chapter 16 Business Ethics Perspective P419 1. Stewart was not an insider of ImClone and she received the tip from her stockbroker. Does she have an ethical obligation to ask where the tip came from or why the broker was recommending selling the stock? Does the fact that Stewart was an officer and director of a publicly traded corporation require her to use higher ethical standards when buying and selling stock of other companies
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The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to act on behalf of the interests of young children. The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct offers guidelines for responsible behavior and sets forth a common basis for resolving the principal ethical dilemmas encountered in early childhood care and education promoting a commitment to integrity‚ veracity‚ fairness‚ and human dignity at all levels; nevertheless‚ further research and/or developments
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however‚ today’s society is demanding much more from businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social‚ cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent addresses these changes. 2. Brief History on British American Tobacco (BAT) British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest tobacco international tobacco
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Ethical Consumerism What is ethical consumerism? Ethical consumerism is the purchasing of products and services produced in a way that minimizes social and environmental damage while avoiding products and services having a negative impact on society or the environment (http://www.scribd.com/doc/19589310/Contract-Law). Ethically made products are those that are produced with the least harm to the environment‚ animals‚ and humans. There are four types of ethical buying. The first one is positive
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Ethical Investing I’ll be addressing‚ why I would ethically invest in the two companies I’ve chosen Gap Inc. and L’Oreal Paris. L’Oreal Paris was created more than 100 years ago by a young chemistry student known by the name as Eugene Schueller‚ he had a dream to make hair dye to change the colour of a woman’s hair. The company began when a group of students and he formulated hair dyes that essentially worked. That then was manufactured and sold to hairdresser salons all over Paris. Today
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