Ethical Issues in Sales: Two Case Studies Thomas L. Carson Ethical issues in sales are an important and neglected topic in business ethics. Roughly 9% of the U.S. work force is involved in sales of one sort or another. But very little has been written about ethical issues in sales. Case 1: Shoe sales [The following case is taken from a paper that I received from a student. I am using this case with the student’s permission. The student did not want me to use his/her name. I have made some minor
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Limited (UCIL) ’s plant released 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which instantly killed over 3‚000 people and carrying on causing the death of more than 20‚000. This tragic event involved not only the technical‚ safety issues at the time‚ but also ethical issues on the responsibility of those who would have been able to prevent the tragedy from happening and those who denied or intentionally decreased the responsibility of causing it. 2. Background of the involved organization: It was
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this topic in the college are less reluctant to this controversial topic. As a counselor‚ if we have to deal with the incest victims‚ what should we pay attention to? What should we consider if the victims become pregnant? We need to identify the ethical problem faced by the therapist working with family in which child sexual abuse is suspected or has occurred. The primary focus is paternal incestuous abuse‚ with the recognition that siblings‚ extended family‚ and stepparents may also be perpetrators
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Ethical Issues of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton. The first store was opened in year 1962 in Rogers‚ Ark. It is the place where people can shop variety of products for low prices and is leader in discount retailing. Wal-Mart is one of the biggest retailers in USA and has hundreds of stores worldwide. Being the lowest retail outlet Wal-Mart is always criticized by many groups. Community groups‚ Labour unions‚ religious organization and environmental groups had protested against Wal-Mart
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a fair share of challenges should be faced by a renowned health facility‚ patients‚ and their family members. Medical practitioners are supposed to observe high level of professionalism when discharging their services. Despite the high expectations‚ medical practitioners are also human beings prone to making mistakes. Subsequently‚ as a nurse‚ I try to avoid a number of factors that may affect the safety of both the patients and their families. When taking care for Josie‚ I exercised vigilance and
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been willing to do for anyone‚ even ourselves.” Polly Berrien Berends‚ a children’s author and editor‚ expresses the love and willingness that parents have towards their children. The issue of designer babies today is in the hands of the FDA‚ right now they are deciding if it’s too much of an ethical issue for society to grasp. As a supporter of the idea‚ genetically modified babies will not only improve newborn children’s health from diseases‚ but also have the specifications to change certain
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Ethical Issues on Immigration There are many issues in the United States. Some of them are more distraught than others. One issue that has recently had a lot of controversy would be immigration laws. Should we put a stop to immigrants coming over United States boarders? Should the immigrants already in the U.S.A. be allowed to stay? These are some questions being asked by today’s society. Immigrants are not all bad; some are very useful to the United States. In society today‚ it is easy for some
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Pro/Con Analysis – Abortion: An Ethical Dilemma Introduction Aristotle supports abortion when writing that "when couples have children in excess‚ let abortion be procured before sense and life have begun; what may or may not be lawfully done in these cases depends on the question of life and sensation" (Politics‚ 7:16) The issue of abortion involves a reflection on the reasons for or against terminating the life of a fetus. Much has been written on the issue of abortion both in the popular
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take place if the fetus has not exceeded less than 20 weeks from the time the woman has been impregnated. “The Christian Right seeks to criminalize abortion‚ but not all religions condemn abortion unequivocally.” Some people may ask if abortion is ethical or unethical‚ and based on location‚ moral beliefs‚ laws‚ and religion there are different views. In the world most countries created abortion laws that are strict and so has India. In the early 1970’s the Indian parliament enacted the Medical Termination
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deals with moral responsibility of what is wrong and right. Based on ―Importance of Computer Ethics and Software Piracy‖ article‚ software piracy is copying‚ distributing‚ and using software or games without paying. Software Piracy is a form of ethical issue that is hard to solve in society‚ especially among students of Faculty of Computer Science University of Indonesia. Based on writer observation in campus‚ students are still using pirated software‚ including using‚ duplicating‚ and distributing
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