Ethical Behavior of Dan Amos of American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC) American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC)‚ a Fortune 500 company‚ and their Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚Dan Amos‚ were recently recognized by Ethiosphere Magazine as the World’s Most Ethical Company for the fourth consecutive year (Aflac Named Most Ethical Company for Fourth Consecutive Year‚ March 2013). This award is given to companies who demonstrate a commitment to ethical leadership‚ corporate social responsibility
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also define the cultural issue within the global organization as well as provide an analysis of the ethical and social responsibility issues that the organization must deal with as a result of being a global organization. The analysis will identify ethical perspectives in the global organization and it will compare these ethical perspectives across cultures involved in the global organization. Ethical Perspectives Paper Due to many strict regulations placed on corporations by the United States
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cause. There are four types of ethical principles that I will be using‚ which are Rational‚ individual‚ personal‚ and universal ethical egoism (Hinman‚ page 119). There where two pieces of literature‚ Flannery O ’Connor ’s short story‚ "The Displaced Person" which has lots of characters that illustrate the different types of ethical egoism‚ Alexander Solzhenitsyn ’s novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich‚ which is basically about one character who illustrates ethical egoism‚ and the movie Gandhi
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Ethical Communication Communication Management 355‚ Section W01 Professor Madge Johnson April 17‚ 2013 Ethical Communication By definition ethical communication is “communication that is honest‚ fair and considerate of others’ rights.” Communication plays a key role in organizations‚ without communication‚ it’s impossible for an organization function let alone prospers. With the advent of new technologies‚ evenhanded communication is much more commonplace. For the purposes of this
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Research Draft of Final Paper on Ethics: Theory and Practice In this course‚ we look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics. We also look at the different kinds of perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism‚ ethical egoism‚ and emotivism. For this paper‚ you will pick an ethical issue to discuss‚ but one that is not a specific topic addressed in our text (thus‚ gun control or product liability would not be possible choices). Some examples
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Ethical Principles 1. Contribute to society and human well-being. This principle concerning the quality of life of all people affirms an obligation to protect fundamental human rights and to respect the diversity of all cultures. An essential aim of computing professionals is to minimize negative consequences of computing systems‚ including threats to health and safety. When designing or implementing systems‚ computing professionals must attempt to ensure that the products of their efforts will
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Ethical Dilemma International OB: Managing across Cultures. 3M tries to make a difference Russia Should 3M export its American ethical standards to Russia? 1. If 3M doesn’t like the way things are done in Russia‚ it shouldn’t do business there. Explain your rationale. I do not agree with this statement. From my marketing perspective‚ it is a challenge of 3M in order to go worldwide‚ and this is a challenge they should take. Russia is booming in oil and gas‚ mining‚ construction‚ IT‚ retail
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Ethical Perspectives Organizational Issues ETH/316 11/28/2012 Ethical Perspectives It is evident that Wal-Mart’s ethical perspective or moral view is contingent on profit or profit potential. The global labor force of Wal-Mart enables this retail giant to continue to grow and succeed by providing lower operating costs. The legal ethics of this company are asserted globally and would withstand scrutiny in most cases. However‚ the virtue ethics of Wal-Mart are questionable about the well-being
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Ethical Manifesto COM450 Communication Ethics University of Phoenix Ethical Manifesto Categorical Imperative and Golden Mean are the models of ethical decision making that most mirror my own ethical decision making practices. Categorical Imperative closely models my own ethical decision making practices. Its moral universalism has been widely influential on equality and human rights. When faced with an ethical decision‚ I try to weigh what is best for me and what is best for all parties involved
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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas and Making Ethical Decisions An Ethical Dilemma is a complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives. To obey one would result in transgressing another (Wikipedia). One can create an assumption based on this definition that while one task is important to one self of morals the other self is just as important and there is a necessity to make a decision between those morals of that individual. The most common example is when
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