Ethical Issue at Coca-Cola Ethics in Management – PHL/323 Derrek Choy 12/21/2009 Ethical Issue at Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Bottling Company is a well-recognized brand and they have a chance to do extremely well in different aspects of business performance. However‚ this drink giant has experienced thoughtless ethical troubles with its affiliation amid their stakeholders. Although they engage in philanthropic contributions to learning and neighborhood programs‚ several stakeholders
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however‚ today’s society is demanding much more from 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
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Ethical egoism Explanation of the theory This moral theory states that everyone should act in their own self-interest. Even though we can act in the interests of others‚ we should always act only in our own interests. Ethical egoist may help their friends if they believe there is a long-term payoff or benefit doing so. One’s self-interest is often best followed by allowing others to pursue their self-interest as well. Sacrificing one’s short-term self-interest in order to maximize one’s long-term
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Abstract Ethical dilemmas are a natural part of a human service provider’s career. In this paper we will explore the steps to identifying and solving an ethical dilemma. We will review statements from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals‚ specific to client confidentiality. We will review the following four steps: Identify the Problem‚ Consulting with Colleagues or Experts‚ Identifying and Exploring Options‚ and Choosing a Course of Action. We will explore how each of the
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My personal ethical lens is rights and responsibilities and relationship lens. This indicates that I use my reasoning skills to determine both the universal rules that each person should follow and the processes that will assure fairness and justice for all in the community. My strength is to know what to do and do it. Once it is said that I will do something or care for someone‚ that is what I do. Loyalty and consistency is valued. My weakness is the risk of being an autocratic. An autocratic is
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Ethical Analysis The key stakeholders in this case are Kent‚ an employee in the marketing department‚ recently promoted to Manager‚ and Brad‚ the president of Broadway Corporation. The ethical issues in this case‚ from an individual standpoint‚ are the nudity idea and graphic violence in the Lucky video game. The ethical issues‚ from a corporate standpoint‚ are selling the video machines to the foreign markets and putting the games on the Internet as an adult product. The Consequential Theory
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Ethical Perspective In the following paper I am going to describe the four different ethical perspectives. I will start by describing my own personal ethical perspective as described by the University of Phoenix Ethical Awareness Inventory. After I describe my personal ethical perspective I will evaluate all four of the ethical perspectives starting with character/virtue based. I will then continue with obligation/ deontology based and results/utilitarianism based. I will conclude with a brief description
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AY2012/2013 OCTOBER SEMESTER Diploma in _____________ Problem-solving and Process Skills Project Submission Criteria Grade/Marks Ideas Quality Product Information Originality _____________________ [Tutorial Group] Declaration of Originality By submitting this work‚ I / we declare that • I am / we are the originator(s) of this work. • I / we have appropriately acknowledged all other original sources used in this work. • I / We understand that Plagiarism is the
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An Article Review on “Ethical Investment Processes and Outcomes” Introduction This article was written by Grant Michelson‚ Nick Wailes‚ Sandra van der Laan‚ and Geoff Frost. It was published in Journal of Business Ethics by Springer. This article highlights the key themes in the field and identifies some of the major theoretical and practical challenges facing both scholars and practitioners. Summary Generally there are two kinds of investors in the market‚ one who invests considering the pros
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Ethical Theories Joseph Ramos ETH/316 November 26‚ 2012 Irma Flores-Brothers Ethical Theories Ethics can be defined as a code of moral principles that sets a standard between right and wrong. Having what it takes to be an ethical person is not an easy task and the proper methods of becoming a moral person has been debated for centuries. This has resulted in several theories including utilitarianism‚ virtue theory‚ and deontological. Although all relate to ethics they each have a different
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