Aug 5th 2014 BUS 212 Business Law and Corporate Ethics Professor Jonathan McGovern Argosy University - Inland Empire Was it ethical for Normandale to sell the alleged knock-off products at a lower price? Explain. No it was not ethical for them to sell counterfeit products at a lower price. This gives them an unfair advantage over their competitors and also helps to fuel a 250 Billion a year industry that is being compared to organized crime by the United Nations Office
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Resolving Ethical Business Challenges As a new employee at Acme Corporation‚ Frank Garcia knew few mistakes were allowed. He had sold medical supplies to Thermocare. Thermocare was a company Acme had been trying to do business with for a while. Otis Hillman‚ buyer for Thermocare‚ was happy with the products supplied by Acme. When Frank wanted to sell additional items to the company‚ Otis would question whether Acme was the right company for supplying products and would outright hint that he wanted
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The Cultural Differences in Cross-cultural Communication Guijun Zhang* China Pharmaceutical University / Nanjing University Abstract: The article discusses communication‚ cross-cultural communication and culture. It analyzes the root of cross-cultural difference and lists six fundamental patterns of cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. It also gives suggestion on how to properly treat these differences to achieve successful cross-cultural communication. Key words: cross-cultural
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Chapter 4 Case Study “Google In China” 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the cost? When deciding whether or not to operate in China‚ a utilitarian approach was clearly adopted. “Utilitarian approaches to ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences” (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 144). In 2002‚ Google was unexpectedly blocked by the Chinese for two weeks. When it was finally
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GOOGLE IN CHINA CASE STUDY Introduction Currently Google faces major issues regarding its operation in China. Google has been faced with the decision to comply with Chinese government regulation and censor its search engine results or take on the human rights approach of freedom of speech and eliminate censorship of searched terms. This paper will examine the case study‚ Google in China‚ and answer the following questions: What advantages and disadvantages does Google have in the Chinese market
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problem solving. Beside the application of core counselling skills‚ such as active listening‚ openness and problem solving‚ there are other areas which the counsellor must be aware of for the achievement of a rapport with his/her client. Professional ethical standards serve as a pillar that forms and strengthens a therapeutic relationship if facilitated and maintained satisfactorily by the counsellor. Some examples of standards are keeping the counsellor client relationship on a professional level‚ respect
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China and US Cultural Differences China and US Cultural Differences Introduction With more than six billion people in the world is not difficult to realize that there are many different cultures and belief systems around the world that differ from the one we live in here in the US. There are countries that are governed by kings; there are others that are governed by religion‚ and others that are governed by republics. There are many different ways in which to prove that the world is not the same
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Cultural Relativism or Ethical Imperialism? Dealing with Bribery Across Cultures by Niles C. Logue Professor of Economics and Business Gordon College 255 Grapevine Road / Wenham‚ MA 01984 niles.logue@gordon.edu 978-867-4735 Abstract: North American businesses seeking to participate in the global economy will quickly encounter conflicting cultural norms and values which complicate the normal rigors of competing in the marketplace. One of the more serious areas of cultural conflict for international
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Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Unit 1 Individual Project In order for a business to succeed into the future growth is needed. The success of this company is not in the amount of products we make but the amount of customers we gain. In order for us to ensure our customers continue to do business with us we need to provide a product that holds quality as well as the company name. With this being said there are a few products that could potentially be defective and should be recalled prior
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Cross-Culture Ethical Perspectives Amanda Bravo‚ Mary Malone‚ Doneice Johnson‚ Jose Robledo‚ Kanosha Mitchell‚ Josephine Johnson ETH/316 September 24‚ 2012 Bette Bellefeuille Cross-Culture Ethical Perspectives Globalization is common in most large organizations as they thrive to maximize revenue and expand customer base by establishing operations in different countries and within different cultures. Consequently‚ these organizations have to consider cultural perspectives of the country
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