San Joaquin Valley College Different Approaches to Virtue By Martin P. Aguayo Philosophy 1 C May 13‚ 2010 Virtue Ethics The Greeks though of virtue as excellence‚ but the biggest part of being virtuous is being human. Compassion‚ integrity and courage are some of the virtues that make someone human. Animals do not have a concept of what virtue is‚ so that makes it solely a human act. You never see animals being courteous to each other‚ nor do you see them offer assistance to each other.
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Make Being on Time a Priority: Time management is another topic of professionalism in the workplace. Employees display their professionalism by arriving to work on time. Showing up late for work or meetings gives the impression that you don’t care about your job so make sure you pay attention to the clock. Employees who must miss work should immediately call their direct supervisor to explain their reason for missing work. Not only does this go for start times‚ but this tip also applies to returning
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stringent and explicit the ethics in accounting by setting strict rules to control the behavior of accountants to ensure they behave ethically when providing accounting information‚ require companies or firm to establish a workplace policy‚ provide a free ethical training to accountants etc. The issue of ethics usually comes up with any kind of profession that handles something of value‚ such as money. As with other professional disciplines‚ understanding and upholding ethics is very important in the
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#1. Based on what you read in this chapter‚ summarize in one page or less how you would explain Enron’s ethical meltdown. Ethics refers to “the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group; specifically‚ the standards you use to decide what your conduct should be (Dessler‚ 2011).” Secondly ethical decisions always involve questions or morality (Dessler‚ 2011). Anyone that had anything to do with the meltdown at Enron had no ethical standards. Enron had a lack of accounting
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Australia‚ and the refining facility at Kuantan‚ Malaysia. Since its settlement in Malaysia in 2008‚ the company had to endure many controversies because of the risks of radioactive exposure. The purpose of this essay is to expose this company to ethics. Are they ethically correct? Do they respect the others ’ wants and needs or is Lynas Corporation only focusing on cost savings and productivity? This will be answered as follow: first we will explain the current situations and issues Lynas Corporation
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FINAL EXAM ON BUSINESS ETHICS MEN and WOMEN FOR OTHERS By: Fr. Pedro Arrupe‚S.J. How can I put into practice Fr. Pedro Arrupe’s admonitions in my workplace? Submitted by: Roselle Marie D. Azucena‚ RN‚ MAN In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Business Ethics Ateneo Graduate School of Business-Regis Program Submitted to: Professor Manuel Dy My Workplaces: COMPANY PROFILE Mary Mediatrix Medical Center is a privately owned medical facility based in Lipa City
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CouIntroduction An organization’s code of ethics forms a system to guide the counsellor through appropriate approaches and it protects the human dignity of the client. It is acknowledged that the Singapore Association for Counselling Code of Ethics (SAC) has many similarities and differences compared to the American Counselling Association Code of Ethics (ACA). This paper will compare the two code of ethics using the systemic perspective model which comprises of eight specific areas
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people debating the merits and benefits (or lack thereof) of the pipeline such as money‚ jobs and increased traffic in areas along the pipeline. I will analyze the keystone pipeline under the ethical theories of Utilitarianism‚ Duty/Rights Ethics and Virtue Ethics. Merriam Webster defines utilitarianism as “a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number”. Looking at the pipeline from this perspective‚ the
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Ethics on Abortion There are many ethical issues that are argued over in society. One highly controversial issue however‚ is the problem faced with opposing beliefs on abortion. Abortion‚ literally meaning “the deliberate termination of human pregnancy‚” is the issue commonly addressed by the liberals and the conservatives. Each side has its own philosophical theory on the situation. The liberal theory suggests that a women has the right to decide what happens with her body. The conservative outlook
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Abstract The paper delves into the topic of ethics and morality. It would try to understand the concept of ethics and morality and the difference between the two concepts. In the paper I would analyse what motivates human behaviour and choices and why those choices can never always be moral and ethical. I will analyse some ethical and moral theories that provide guidelines for ethical human behaviour and critically assess them with the aid of real life examples‚ to determine whether it is possible
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