Ethical business practices A Cadbury Schweppes case study Page 1: The importance of ethics in business Ethics concern an individual’s moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organisation may be made by individuals or groups‚ but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. The decision to behave ethically is a moral one; employees must decide what they think is the right course of action. This may involve rejecting the route that would lead to
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Ethical Issues in the Insurance Industry Jeff Bolling Columbia College Abstract Ethical behavior is crucial to preserving not only the trust on which insurance transactions are based‚ but also the public’s trust in the insurance industry as a whole. Sometimes the push to act unethically comes from the consumer. How many consumers expect their insurance agents to falsify their applications or claims? You like your agent‚ he or she likes you‚ they really want to help you out‚ that’s just
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Legal and Ethical Issues for IT Practitioners Brandy L. Spinks Business 670 Dr. Stephens December 20‚ 2010 Legal and Ethical Issues for IT Practitioners For ages thinkers have written hundreds of books in an effort to understand‚ explain‚ categorize‚ and label moral‚ immoral‚ an amoral human behavior and the rationales behind our actions. Yet‚ there still is not a universally accepted way of analyzing ethical situations (Hatcher & Aragon‚ 2000) and ethical issues are not a favored topic
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Ethical Issues in the Counseling Practice “Ethical Issues in the Assessment Process” COUNSELING Two important ethical issues in the practice of counseling are described below: a) Keeping Relationships Professional * Dual relationships * Bartering * Multiple clients b) Professional Responsibility * Advertising & Soliciting Clients * Credentials * Evaluation‚ Assessment‚ and Interpretation KEEPING RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL Dual Relationships: Refers to the professional’s
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Ethical Dilemma Analysis through the 8 questions model by Arthur Dobrin Case 1 – Rental Applicant 1. Facts • African-American applicant • Stable work history • More than enough income to cover the rent • Good references from their previous landlord • A couple with one young son (Family) • Before applicants accepted‚ rental agent should have done a background check as a standard procedure. 2. Facts we don’t know • Verifications of facts – conduct a cross check o Whether or not the facts
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Ethical issues in businesses today There are a million ethical issues in today’s businesses and unfortunately there is no perfect decision measurement for all these ethical issues in business. The ethical issues in international businesses are much more complicated and much more delicate‚ along with being tenfold in numbers. According to Wiley (1995)‚ “ethics is concerned with moral obligation‚ responsibility‚ and social justice.” She goes on to say that “ethics reflects the character of the
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A Business Ethical Duty: Social Responsibility Joe McClendon Western Governors University A community business has a social responsibility to its local community‚ its employees have an ethical duty their employer‚ and management has business responsibility to act in the best interest of stakeholders. Company Q is a small local grocery store chain located in a major metropolitan area. The company is struggling internally with ethical integrity and social responsibility. Company Q’s ethical
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Hooters Current Ethical Issue Over the years the national chain restaurant Hooters has had lawsuits brought against them for discrimination based on gender. Currently‚ the issue is weight discrimination. Not just one lawsuit‚ but two‚ and maybe three lawsuits may be filed. The waitresses claim that they lost their jobs because they weighed too much. They were put on a 30-day weight probation and offered gym memberships. The ethical issue here is the fact the company practices such discrimination
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In the evening of the last day of June 2016‚ one of the residents of the small city of Fitchburg‚ Wisconsin called the police to report that a man was acting oddly and seemingly talking to himself while standing chest-deep in Lake Monona. The man then walked out of the lake‚ broke into a nearby home and began smashing things causing fear and panic among the residents of the house. When the police came‚ they commanded him to stop‚ but he ignored all commands and even aggressively marched towards the
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With the prospect of college deadlines looming close‚ many high school seniors can relate to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet—hopefully in less extreme way. Choosing a college and a career is a huge life decision that requires careful and thorough consideration. However‚ as the story of Hamlet proves‚ sometimes waiting and debating for too long only ends in a messy tragedy. Indeed‚ four acts pass before Hamlet even begins to take action in avenging his father’s death. His hesitation becomes excruciating
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