corporation expects of employees” (Kaptein‚ 2004 p. 13). Caterpillar recognized in 1974 a need to develop a Code of Conduct to guide its company and employees to act in an ethical manner. According to Caterpillar‚ their Code of Conduct establishes “what we stand for and believe in‚ documenting the uncompromising high ethical standards our company has upheld since its founding in 1925” (Caterpillar‚ 2005 p. 1). Since 1974‚ Caterpillar has updated their code of conduct several times to fit the changing
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References: 1. Donald Gotterbarn (1997). Software Engineering Code of Ethics (pg: 110-118). East Tennessee State Univ.‚ Johnson City. 2. Gordana (2000). Computing Curricula: Social‚ Ethical‚ and Professional Issues. Department of Computer Science‚ Mälardalen University Västerås‚ Sweden. Project Responsibilities: Team Leader : Anis Izzati(CB 11077) Resposible to combine the report that all members done. Responsible to make the conclusion
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1.1 Analyse the Role of the Nurse The complex nature of nursing means that there is no single definition that encompasses every aspect of the role of the nurse. A nurse is required to have several attributes and skills to carry out their everyday duties; they must show compassion‚ empathy‚ excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal. In some cases nurses are also required to become advocators for patients who are not able to communicate for themselves. A nurse is also required to
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expense of the dignity and integrity of the profession. All of these situations could have been prevented and resolved if any of those involved had acted in accordance of the ethical code as dictated by the National Society of Professional Engineers. With each situation described‚ one or two Cannon(s) of the NSPE Ethical Code is attached‚ each pertaining to the specific case described. These Cannons are the rules all Professional Engineers are expected to operate by in their work‚ whether they work
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themselves less worthy than the others in the company. Bad ethical practice‚ encouraged by a denial of the existence of ethical values in business‚ can be detrimental to the efficiency of the economy and the corporation. Murphy suggests that extensive ethics education programs are required to reinforce and standardise interpretation of the ethical code. Trevino [4] supports this with the proposition that‚ "Codes of ethics will affect ethical/ unethical behaviour significantly only if they are consistent
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Professional ethics has become more important over the years. As we become more specialized in our occupation‚ the issues become that much more complex – and hard. Professional people and those working in acknowledged professions exercise specialist knowledge and skill. How the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public can be considered a moral issue and is termed professional ethics. They must complete their job according to the moral values. Professionals
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Ensuring Ethical Practices in the Delivery of Positive Behavior Introduction Ethics refers to questions of right and wrong. Ethical professional conduct within the field of education ultimately relates to the potential to cause harm (or benefit) to the student. Ethical conduct requires that the practitioner stay within the bounds of the ethical procedures developed for the discipline that the individual is practicing. Ethical conduct standards are based in common sense (in regards to potential
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interest. Above all else we will be professional with our clients and work to the best of our ability to provide them with unrivaled service. Since we specialize in working with nonprofit companies the majority of clients we work with will have an Ethical Code as well. When available we will take their Code of Ethics into account for any work we will be doing where we act on their behalf. Since we work with many nonprofit and volunteer based organizations we encourage everyone to volunteer and donate
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Reading Assignment: MacKinnon‚ Chapter 3 Thomas Hobbes‚ Self Love‚ pg. 45 Plato‚ Conclusion to the Ring of Gyges Objectives: Explain the difference between psychological and ethical egoism; Discuss the consistency and/or inconsistency of ethical egoism. Define the moral point of view List and describe the 3 levels of the soul Lecture: EGOISM What does egoism mean? A descriptive definition is “a theory that describes what people are like”. This
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Running Head: BUSINESS ETHICS Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institute] Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility Part A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has acquired extensive interest throughout the previous decades‚ even though‚ it is not an innovative concept‚ and it certainly dates back to the early years of 1930‚ as stated by Eric Orts‚ University
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