businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social‚ cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent addresses these changes. 2. Brief History on British American Tobacco (BAT) British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest tobacco international tobacco company. An American tobacco entrepreneur‚ James Buchanan
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Ethical Misrepresentation One might argue that misrepresentation of academic credentials as demonstrated by Marilee Jones‚ the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lewin‚ 2007) and a lie are not the same thing. She knowingly falsified information and suppressed it for several years; this is an ethical misrepresentation of epic proportions. When people misrepresent skill sets or academic accomplishments to achieve certain goals‚ they chose to play an ethical game of
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Ethical Framework Fall 2007 Creating and defining my own ethical framework is essential in future success as a businessman‚ a leader‚ and a team player. As a business student‚ I have learned that it can be a very cut throat industry and in order to get ahead‚ at some point and ethical dilemma will undoubtedly be an obstacle I have to overcome. The way I handle these dilemmas can make or break my career; business ethics are a key part of earning and sustaining respect‚ trust‚ and a good rapport
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Current ethical issue analysis Due to the sheer size of its market and exposure‚ the juggernaut that is Wal-Mart faces a multitude of ethical issues of a wide variety in today’s market. The company touts having three main points in its code of ethics: respect for the individual‚ service to the customer‚ and striving for excellence. It is estimated that Wal-Mart is the largest U.S. importer of Chinese products‚ and that Chinese manufactured goods actually make up around 70% of the company’s total
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Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is always an on-going issue that companies have to cope with. What are the responsibilities that companies should take other than the maximization of return to shareholders and by taking such responsibilities‚ how it may affect the operation of the firms as well as how effectively such actions could have on the society. There have been two main positions on the CSR issue. The first is the Friedmanian one stating that “there is one and only one
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Ethical issues; meaning conforming to good morals‚ actions‚ or right principles of conduct‚ are problems that we encounter almost every day. Thinking about the word ethics brings to mind a controversial issue such as abortion‚ prejudice‚ or equalization of human rights. Goods ethics also means the simple things like telling the truth‚ avoiding cheating and manipulation of others‚ obeying the law‚ helping others‚ and doing what is morally right according to the standards set by our society. While
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information systems; it seems that the Ethical Hacking is a better way. Therefore‚ whether to teach or not teach the "Ethical Hacking" as a course in Tertiary education has become an interesting argument. In this article will analysis the ethical‚ legal‚ and ethical implications of this issue. In order to discuss the ethical‚ legal‚ and social implications of this issue‚ one has to understand the definition of Ethical Hacking. The Word Spy states that "Ethical hacking is a computer hacker who attempts
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like Nike‚ Converse‚ Hurley‚ Jordan‚ and also Nike Golf. Within all these different companies Nike makes all things athletic including shoes‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and also accessories. Nike has been in the limelight for having trouble in being an ethical company. It started with reports about 10 years ago of abuse in the overseas factories where their products were being made. They started the "Better World" campaign where they would go into these factories and make them so they met Nike standards
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Ethical Observations Sean Kearns ACC291 May 27‚ 2012 Unethical accounting behavior and the resulting practices of it within businesses today is a very hot topic since the Enron accounting scandal of 2001. One might ask how does a scandal of this proportion come to be and can it happen again? What situations could lead to unethical behaviors and practices in accounting today that might cause history to repeat itself? The author intends to answer these questions and shed light on some insight
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Making Ethical Decisions Ethics is a philosophical characteristic that relates to the moralities of human beings and the moral principles that govern one ’s behavior. Ethics are a person’s morals that govern their behavior‚ while the morals are the specific standards that cause them to (re)act. For example‚ being ethical could mean following certain laws of a society‚ or religious beliefs. The definition of what being ethical may be is subjective to what culture or society somebody is from.
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