Individual Assignment : Sales Ethics is an Oxymoron It is often disputed amongst business enthusiasts whether ‘sales ethics is an oxymoron?’ A few decades ago‚ understanding and fostering ethical decision-making in the business world wasn’t as complicated as it is today. It is argued that although individual factors play a significant role in the ethical practice of day-to-day business‚ ultimately it is up to management and the top-level hierarchy of a firm that ultimately sets the standards
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Do most companies have an obligation to create and enforce a code of ethics? Explain why or why not. What are some specific code of ethics mentioned in the text and readings? Most companies are not obligated to create and enforce a code of ethics but it is in the best interest of the company that they do. Companies are not obligated simply because it is up to them how they enforce rules of the company. According to the text “Most professional organizations have detailed codes of conduct that specify
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Ethics Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Paper Brian Ruddick MGT/567 Nov 13th‚ 2012 Dr. Burgoon Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Memo To: Company owner From: VP of Human Resources Subject: Reduce incentives and layoff proposal Sir‚ as VP of Human Resources‚ I would advise you to highly reconsider your proposal to reduce incentive payments for salespeople and implementing a month-long layoff for all production workers. Although you are legally within your rights to do so‚ however from
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References: Thiroux J & Krasemann K (2012): Ethics: Theory and Practice 11th Edition. Pearson NJ. Lecture in Ethics in The Social Sciences (Week 2): Consequentialist (Teleological) Theory Lecture in Ethics in The Social Sciences (Week 3): Non-consequentialist (Deontelogical) Theory
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Ariel Schiff I do not come from the world of development as such I do not have work examples to share. I have many situations in my professional life I can think of where issues related to ethics are of importance. What life has told me that very often the answer is I do not know and that Ethics is very often a luxury that is not understood. Ounce at worked in a new job‚ in a financial software sales position I was in my first week” offered” a woman. By this I mean‚ it was a fellow female colleague
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5. FAIRNESS. Ethical executives strive to be fair and just in all dealings. They do not exercise power arbitrarily nor do they use overreaching or indecent means to gain or maintain any advantage nor take undue advantage of another’s mistakes or difficulties. Ethical executives manifest a commitment to justice‚ the equal treatment of individuals‚ tolerance for and acceptance of diversity. They are open-minded; willing to admit they are wrong and‚ where appropriate‚ change their positions and
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Ethics Essay ETH 316 Tammy Matthews September 24‚ 2012 Ethics Essay First we want to take a look at Virtue Ethics‚ also known as Virtue Theory. This theory shows the focus of the character of people more than the rules and consequences of their actions. What this essentially means is that the focus is primarily on whether or not the person acting Virtue Theory‚ ethically is a person who upholds
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What is Ethics Is the set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. It is certainly a subject that is used in discussions about how we should live‚ what is right and wrong and what we mean when we use words like right and wrong‚ good and bad. Ethical Behavior – conforms to the generally accepted social norms‚ many of which are almost universal. A persons opinion of what represents an ethical behavior is strongly influenced by a combination of: 1. Family influences
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Theoretically‚ they see public trust wrapped into two words‚ integrity and performance. Certainly‚ integrity is an important factor because it includes the characteristics of respect and ethics. Additionally‚ performance speaks to the experiences of the business over a period of time‚ including resolving consumer issues (Better‚ 2015). Basically‚ they believe the reason for their existence is to provide consumers with unbiased information
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Kitchener‚ K.S. (1985). Ethical principles and ethical decisions in college student affairs. In H.J. Canon & R.D. Brown (Eds.)‚ New directions for student services: Applied ethics in students‚ no. 30. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Based: Beauchamp‚ T.L. & Childress‚ J.F. (1979). Principles of biomedical ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ramsey‚ P. (1970). The patient as person. New Haven: Yale University
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