B usiness ethics and tourism: from m icro to macro perspectives A lf H Walle Travel and Tourism Program‚ University of Nebraska‚ West Center C226‚ Kearney‚ NE 68849‚ USA Business ethics is a complex field which the tourism industry must understand. In addition‚ t ourism is a unique industry; although general concepts of business ethics are often useful‚ t ourism transcends mainstream business and must be evaluated accordingly. By forming alliances with subdisciplines of business which parallel
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theories to make sense of the world it is trying to examine. There are many contrasting and conflicting views advocated by differing schools of thought within IR. The merits and faults of each school of thought have been contested in what are known as the ‘great debates’. The debates were triggered by real world events such as the Abyssinia Crisis‚ and the failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s. These real world events pitted conflicting ideologies about world politics against each other. Essentially
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-What does the word ethics mean to you? To me‚ ethics are founded standards of right and wrong. -Why are employees and the public cynical about the ethics of business and its leaders? How does cynicism affect your thinking as an employee‚ manager‚ or business student? They are cynical about it because they believe that not everyone is representing their true motives. Cynicism can affect the overall functionality of a company. People that are cynics about business ethics tend to not trust
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seventy countries and territories. The group was started by Marcus Samuel‚ a shopkeeper who was selling sea shells. In 1833‚ Marcus expanded his business into an importing and exporting business. At this time the business was run by brothers Marcus Samuel Junior and Sam. It was during a trip to Japan that Marcus became interested in the oil exporting business then based in Baku‚ Russia (Barth‚ 2003). The company grew to global company that we have today. The company’s mission statement is “to enhance
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“The more one knows ethics‚ the more it is used and the more useful it becomes”-Plato‚ The quote by Plato is a reminder on just how important ethics is and how important it is to educate yourself on proper ethical practices. In the following paper I would like to look at the topic of global business ethics. Recent studies in business ethics have shown both remarkable similarities and differences across cultures with respect to attitudes toward questionable business practices. First I would like to
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current world events: the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989‚ the first Gulf War‚ Somalia‚ the rise of Osama bin Laden. However‚ threats or bribes always convinced me to stop. In 2003‚ the president of a major publishing house that is owned by a powerful international corporation read a draft of what had now become Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. He described it as "a riveting story that needs to be told." Then he smiled sadly‚ shook his head‚ and told me that since the executives at world head-quarters
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Is business ethics important? If so why? Before we discuss the importance of ethics in business‚ it is very essential to examine a prominent theory when conducting business ethics and that is utilitarianism. This theory accounts for the concepts of duty or obligation‚ rights‚ and justice. It is routine that the utilitarianism theory is divided up into two groups. These two groups are that of teleological and deontological theory. The teleological approach deals with consequences. “It states that
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Business‚ Disney and Culture (Kimberly Marshall‚ 4257326) According to (Byrne‚ 1971; Newcomb‚ 1956) the cultural group attraction theory proposes that people are more interested in things‚ individuals and groups that they see as being alike. Based on the cultural group attraction theory‚ (Josiassen & Fletcher‚ 2010) propose that jointly the selling and the buying business are most probable to get into discussion‚ the more they see a cultural alikeness. However‚ because there are countless amounts
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Running head: The Elasticity of Business Ethics The Elasticity of Business Ethics Abstract Given the competitiveness in the world market‚ many are tempted to go outside of the rules and regulations of society in order to get ahead. Although many would like to think that qualities such as honesty and credibility are first and foremost in the minds of people‚ temptations have lured some to act irresponsibly to get more of the almighty dollar. Recent scandals have proven that good ethical
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Globalization of Business Ethics Ethics in the workplace can be a tedious and problematic issue if the person in charge does not understand how to create an ethical organization. It seems that ethical problems not only happen here in the United States‚ but all over the world. Ethical standards can be different depending on the person and is greatly affected by how he or she grows into a functional adult. A person’s environment however can’t take sole blame for this type of association and influence
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