Marrin Maher February 14‚ 2014 Ethical Dilemmas Regarding Same Sex Marriages Whether at home‚ at work‚ or at school‚ every day we are faced with making moral and ethical decisions. Depending on your occupation and or authority‚ some decisions could have a profound impact on society‚ individuals or groups. There are many controversial topics facing politicians and society as a whole and one hot topic is same-sex marriage. Throughout history‚ homosexuality has been considered taboo
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Part A (a): Ethical dilemma Kate is faced with the dilemma is weather to report about the contaminated milk to the Queensland Food Safety Authority (FSA). Ethical egoism Under ethical egoism‚ Kate should report the issue to the food safety Authority. Because under the ethical egoism it is maximising the self-interest which she doesn’t want to see customers get ill and furthermore the business get bad publicity. Also being rewarded as a most honest person in the restaurant she doesn’t want to be
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Ethical Lens Inventory Results for DESIREE Your preferred lens is: Rights and Responsibility Lens You use your reasoning skills (rationality) to determine your duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy). Your Core Values: Autonomy and Rationality You prioritize the value of autonomy over equality. Your primary concern is protecting individual rights. You believe this is the best way to assure that everyone in the community is treated fairly. You prioritize
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Company Q’s attempt to make logical day-to-day business decisions‚ they have created tension in the communities that they thrive in. With the intention of protecting the company and its assets‚ they have unintentionally created a imbalance of social responsibility within the company and community. Closing stores in major metropolitan area is a formula for disaster. These stores could have been where most foot traffic potential is located. That can lead to hight revenues. Company Q has shown that they cannot
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Ethics and Social Responsibility Mitchell Askew Business Management Paper 1 2/4/2014 What is ethics and social responsibility and why is it important in the work place. MGMT (2013-2014) workplace deviance‚ ethics: Ethics is the set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group. A Society of human resources management survey found that only 27 percent of employees felt that their organization’s leadership was ethical. In a study of 1‚324 random selected workers
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Ethical Filter Worksheet John Doe University of Phoenix Value Personal Source Justify the Value ’s Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Integrity This is one of the U.S. Airforce Core Values. Being an Officer in the USAF Reserves‚ I have come to live by this value and have adopted as one of my own. In my mind‚ integrity is more than just following through on your commitments. It is
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Ethical Communication in the Workplace Name Course Instructor Date Introduction Communication is a concept that is controversial‚ especially with the dynamics of the information age. There is confusion on what is right and wrong in communication‚ creating a never ending debate. Ethics help in providing guidelines for appropriate actions and decisions. Ethical communication allows for one to communicate to the audience the intended message in the right way‚ without bias. It encompasses honesty
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Outsourcing: Is It Ethical? Outsourcing has become a very hot topic in our country over the last few years. Many Americans view this topic as very controversial and unethical. Outsourcing is also known as the offshoring of American jobs. These jobs are being sent to foreign countries all over the world. Under George Bush’s administration the American economy lost 1.6 million jobs. Outsourcing to other countries is not limited to one business sector or profession; almost all professions are
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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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Social Responsibility “Social responsibility is defined as an organization’s obligation to maximize its positive impact on stakeholders and to minimize its negative impact” (Ferrell‚ O.‚ & Fraedrich‚ J. (2010). Stakeholder Relationships‚ Social Responsibility‚ and Corporate Governance. In Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases : 2009 update (7th ed.). Mason‚ OH: South-Western Cengage Learning). There are four main types of social responsibility which are economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and
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