There are many reasons to have ethical practices in a business; your employees would essentially do whatever that wanted‚ without any regard for punishment. This is why most companies have policies and procedures that are in place to keep employees focused and accountable. First‚ sexual harassment/harassment in the work-place‚ rules have been set in place to keep this from happening‚ and to be able to hold the harasser accountable for their actions. Secondly‚ code of conduct‚ the way you dress may
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make additional acquisitions‚ support its $30 billion debt‚ as well as allow executives to cash in on their stock options. The final reason why people participate in unethical behavior is because the company culture puts the bottom line ahead of ethical behavior. This is exactly what happened at Enron. Enron had a program called “rank and yank.” In the “rank and yank” process your performance is evaluated yearly and if you are ranked the 15-20 percent lowest ranking employees you are let go or encouraged
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Since an early age I have had a passion for learning and knowledge. I find business‚ finance and economics captivating and with everything I learn I find I want to know more. I have always had a strong interest in Mathematics. In my opinion‚ Accounting is the meaning of organize‚ structure and the center of every business. Accounting can be used in different part of life‚ from a basic family to the biggest company or government‚ it is one of the most shared and important part of the total structure
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needs and individuals receiving care. However‚ nurses are expected to be professional‚ transparent‚ therapeutic and ethical with their clients. Similarly‚ nurses are expected to work ethically and working through ethical challenges that arise in their practice with individuals‚ clients and within public health systems (Canada Nurses Association‚ 2008). The dilemma deals with both ethical and legal issues‚ it involves a professional nurse by the name of Mr. Ying and one of his elderly patients‚ who is
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are often ethical conflicts between making money‚ and doing what is right. There can be dilemmas about doing what is best for your employer‚ what’s best for your own career‚ and what’s best for the customer. Business ethics is about negotiating these mine-fields. Here are main Principles for Positive Business Ethics: 1. Business Ethics are built on Personal Ethics. There is no real separation between doing what is right in business‚ and playing fair‚ telling the truth and being ethical in your
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originates from "ecclesia anglicana" a Medieval Latin phrase‚ dating to at least 1246 meaning ’the English Church ’. The Anglican Church dates back to the year 1538. Anglican ethical perspectives share similarities with Protestant and Catholic approaches‚ but they also have a particular character of their own. Anglican ethical tradition also draws on several central Christian beliefs held in common with Catholic theology. The roots of Anglican ethics begin in a belief that God ’s divine order is established
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Personal Ethical Statement The preferred ethical lens is considered to be none periscope or paralysis. The report says that I can see the gifts and the weaknesses of each lens and able to move fluidly among them to adapt the right tools to each situation to ensure the best outcome. I have the mature ability to use the right tools in a given situation or paralyzed belief that everyone has a valid point. The mature expression of this position has no blind spot. I can see both the strengths and
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Ethical Reflective Statement What I have learned through taking the surveys on the Ethical Lens Inventory taken throughout the this course is that my preferred lens is the Reputation Lens. According to my Ethical Lens Report my strengths are that I use my head‚ I have compassion‚ I live out my role responsibility and I make virtuous decisions. On the contrary the surveys have concluded that my weaknesses are entitlement‚ hardness of heart‚ confusion and self-righteousness. Lastly‚ my value is
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Personal Ethical Statement: Ethical Lens Inventory is used as way to identify what values are more important to me as an individual. The inventory allows me to see ethical dilemma clearly and learn how to resolve them better. The awareness of people having different priorities and different values help me to learn and respect each other’s point of views. My preferred ethical lens is Rights and responsibility. It says that I think thoroughly through a problem and options before taking action
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Ethical Lens Inventory Statement Yvonne White GEN/200 April 28‚ 2014 Cathy Tobin Ethical Lens Inventory Statement Before taking this class‚ I didn’t even realize what an Ethical Lens Inventory was‚ much less that it had strengths and weaknesses and even a blind spot. I. My preferred ethical lens is the rights and responsibilities lens‚ meaning I use my reasoning skills to determine my duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow. II. My blind spot is that I believe
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