Case Study: BP Texas Refinery Introduction According to Lewicki‚ Saunders & Minton (2003)‚ adopting an unethical approach to negotiation in business can have serious consequences. A recent explosion at the British Petroleum (BP) Texas refinery on 24 March‚ 2005 reiterated this and demonstrated the effect of an unethical approach to negotiation with the death of 15 contract workers. Ethical behaviour refers to the standards of conduct such as honesty‚ fairness‚ responsibility and trust. (Lewicki
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VELASQUEZ Business Ethics. Concepts and Cases‚ 6th edn Advertising Death? In 2004‚ New York‚ Illinois‚ and Maryland – possibly to be joined by 30 other states – sued Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co (now part of R. J. Reynolds) for its “Kool Mixx” hip-hop promotions (CD-ROMs‚ DJ contests‚ hip-hop-themed cigarette packs‚ free magazines‚ free “Mixx Stick” radios‚ a website) as targeted at youth in violation of the 1998 tobacco settlement. Although the settlement prohibits ads aimed at teens‚ the
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In The Answer Is No‚ the narrative describes the story of a school teacher who went through a difficult time dealing with her personal and psychological conflict. In her painful memory of childhood‚ she was violated by her tutor (schoolmaster) who came over her house to give her private lessons. It happened when her parents were not home and she was not aware of his shameful action. Furthermore‚ he was trying to cover his serious sin by convincing her that everything was normal and that he loved
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Ethics and Environment Case Study Project Learning Team C Lynette Barnhart‚ Russell Cortez‚ Eric Hiram‚ Domoniqué Shaw SCI/362 March 28‚ 2011 Howard Schmidt‚ M.S.‚ M.B.A. Ethics and Environment Case Study Project When air pollution is mentioned‚ many think of the city Los Angeles. However‚ Beijing China and Mexico City have become well known for air pollution‚ with Beijing topping the list of worst air quality in the world (Raven‚ Berg‚ & Hassenzahl. 2010). At the same
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Business Ethics Case Study #1 Starbucks Starbucks is a business that has been around since 1971 serving a various amount of coffee for people all around the United States. This business started in the city of Seattle with getting port of coffee from around the world. Today they are international business getting in approximately $11 billion dollars a year. With this being said Starbucks is a very high pace‚ high traffic environment with all the stores giving a home feel to them so when you order
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Ethics Big Case 2 Microsoft Manages Legal and Ethical Issues Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics
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Content of assignment Individual assignment 2: (hand in week 4) Phase 1‚2‚3 of the ethical cycle: Moral problem statement Problem analysis Options for action Phase 4 of the ethical cycle: Intuition Utilitarianism Bentham Mill 2.2 Case: “Fire Detectors” Residential fires cause many deaths each year. Several companies manufacture fire detectors in a highly competitive market. Jim is a senior manager at one of these companies. He has been invited to discuss with the management team
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Running head: Enron and Ethics Enron: An Ethics Case StudyEnron: An Introduction The previous decades have seen the birth and meteoric rise of several corporate giants such as Microsoft and Apple‚ both of which have all but become household names in this day and age. Neither achieved their level of success overnight‚ especially not since they have long been known to be in direct competition with each other. On the contrary‚ both of them have had their share of scandals and controversies
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The Case Setting: New York. The story is about a supermarket chain with 12 stores all throughout NY‚ from the chic Manhattan to the cluttered Downtown. But as goes one of the clauses of the Darwinian Theory‚ the more deprived you are‚ more the competition‚ more the crime. So‚ understandably‚ the low income areas face a lot of vandalism‚ pilferage etc. causing a lot of overhead costs for the company. The company has a same-price policy which cannot be breached. So what does the distribution manager
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In Ethics Case BYP5-6‚ we are presented with a seemingly harmless accounting issue. Laura McAntee has just been hired as an assistant treasurer for a large retail store. Her new boss used to have her position but has since been promoted to treasurer. While explaining her new duties‚ he has asked her to date checks to pay invoices at a discounted rate‚ but hold on to the checks in order to gain interest on that money. He continues to explain away the practice by saying “everyone does it” and that
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