08 Nov 2012 Action or Inaction and the Ethics of Choice One of Peter Singer’s four main principles of ethics is that we are just as responsible for our inactions as we are for our actions. This means that we as human beings have an ethical obligation to act if we witness something wrong happening. Even if we do not see it but we know it is going on‚ then once we possess that knowledge we have also incurred a moral duty to act. Without this obligation‚ we become a liability to the community
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c. Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the long-term senior unsecured rating of AZN from A1 to Aa2 in 2007. Assess any potential association between this downgrade and AZN’s arrangements with Merck. Paris‚ July 30‚ 2007 -- Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the long-term senior unsecured ratings of AstraZeneca plc and its guaranteed subsidiary to A1 from Aa2. This downgrade followed the announcement of AstraZeneca’s acquisition of MedImmune for a total consideration of more than US$15 billion
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Individual assignment 2 2.1 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
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Ethics in Action Segment Responses Liberty University SEGMENT ONE: MANAGING BOUNDARIES 1.If this was your client‚ what would you say and do? Be specific. Why would you respond this way? If this were my client‚ I would further explore the reasons she desires the out of office interaction‚ and the possible risks and benefits of this interaction. For instance‚ I could say‚ “You say that meeting in the office makes you feel uncomfortable‚ can you elaborate
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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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MBA 605 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Ethics in a Christian University November 12‚ 2015 MBA605 CODE OF ETHICS !1 OF !4 In pursuit of its mission‚ this organization operates under the following ethical guidelines: 1. Equal opportunity employment Within the purview of laws permitting church membership as a condition of employment‚ we will follow procedures to ensure equal opportunity of employment‚ remuneration‚ and advancement on the basis of job qualifications and performance. 2. Equity
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Ethics For Nike‚ labor and human rights continues to be a top priority and corporate concern. Ethics is essential in crisis communication. Nike’s sweatshop labor crisis demonstrates the importance of ethics. To defend its practices and public reputation during this crisis‚ Nike responded to allegations in ethical ways‚ employing truthfulness and transparency‚ disclosing their corporate social responsibility statements‚ including a fair employee treatment and a labor report‚ and commissioning
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University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan Determine the motivational strategy or strategies that would likely be most appropriate for each of your three employees on basis of their individual characteristics. Indicate how you would leverage their employee evaluations to motivate each of the three employees. Describe one or more of the motivational theories and explain how the theories connect to each of your selected motivational strategies. Team Member Name
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Date:………………… ) Course name: BUSINESS ETHICS Course code: BUE201 Level: Implementation period: Spring 2014‚ 06/01 to 28/02/2014 Group leader /lecturer: HO THI THAO NGUYEN E-mail: nguyenhtt@fpt.edu.vn Phone: 0938-232-559 1) Main objectives and goals of the course a. Understanding Business Ethics‚ Corporate Social Responsibility and their relationship; and examine their importance; b. Investigating different perspectives of business ethics theories; c. Understanding the roles
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April Marshall CASE STUDY THREE questions -- 1. I believe the main ethical issue arises from a generalized lack of concern in certain areas. I do believe that the issue was brought to light way before it was exposed‚ it always is. The concern never takes to find an exit into the profit is dried-up‚ and this case the profit was enough to keep it quiet for strongest they could stand. The dilemma rises up within honesty and the power that was abused. 2. I believe he had help‚ even though he
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