[pic] SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BUS 4070 BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUES WEEK 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS ETHICS? Nicholas Kimani‚ PhD[1] KEY LESSON Recent years have seen the media filled with reports of corporate misconduct. And many suspect that these represent only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. This is why people receive the term ‘business ethics’‚ as a contradiction in terms. In truth‚ the most balanced response is to accept the criticism in good faith. However
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Economic development flourishes our life，but our environment is deteriorating with the growth of the economy. The present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid economic development. For example‚ land resource are shrinking because of industrial environment and the expansion of cites. We excessively exploit nature and ecology‚ which is threading future generation. We shouldn’t sacrifice environment to develop economy‚ because if we sacrifice the environment for economic development
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According to Doing Business Report 2012‚ the most notable indicator of ease of doing business in France is Enforcing Contract which ranks 6th out of 189 countries (The World Bank 2012). This high rank is driven by the data enforcing a contract average takes 29 procedures‚ 331 days and costs 17.4% of the value of legal claim when a contract breach happens(The World Bank 2012). It is generally appreciated that contract is significant important for doing business such as resolving commercial dispute
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Task 1 1.1 Organisations can be classified in terms of their business purpose‚ ‘for profit’ or ‘not for profit’ organisations. Organisations that seek to make a profit are mainly private sector businesses which provide goods/services and must make a profit to survive. They can break even or even make a loss for a very short time or they will cease to exist. The main structure of profit seeking organisations includes: 1. SOLE TRADER. Business owned by a single person‚ bearing full responsibility
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Running head: The Environment vs. Economic Development In North America The Environment vs. Economic Development Yueh-Ching Wu /Level 110 ELS Language Center / Adelphi University / Garden city April‚ 2010 The Environment vs. Economic Development In The North America Outline I. Introduction II. History of the Environment North America III. History of Economics North America IV. Development of Environmental and Economic Issues North America
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Abstract #2 Hopper‚ G.S (2006‚ April 1). Protecting Business Method Innovations: Patents Aren’t the Only Way‚ Netanium Strategic Consulting‚ LLC. From‚ http://www.netanium.com/trade_secrets.html When we see commercials or products on a shelf‚ you know that someone at either their home garage or a large corporation came up with the idea. Many products that we buy will have a symbol or a term that says patent pending. This means that the person or company has filed for a patent but it has
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External Environment of Business The Technological Environment The external business environment consists of four elements‚ they are as follows: Political‚ Economic‚ Social and technological. It would be impossible to analyse the whole environment in one essay‚ I have therefore decided to focus my essay on the technological environment. I have chosen this area to focus on because as Palmer and Hartley point out‚ it is one area that is forcing immense change in the external business environment. The
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as well as insurance for e.g. cars‚ their homes‚ business‚ to increase profits. The newsagent is a LTD which makes profit using its customers and gaining customers through cheap product prices. HSBC is surviving the recession because it’s a global bank and from this it has an advantage to how many customers actually use the bank. Bigger companies normally have the chance to survive in a recession because of the popularity and so small business businesses like a newsagent sole trader has less
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1. Political Environment India became an official republic in 1950‚ and is currently the second largest country with a population of over 1.2 billion people. The country is made up of 28 states and 7 union territories. It functions as a federation‚ with a central federal government as the point of unification among its partially self-governed states and regions. India’s parliamentary system is governed by Constitutional law which came into force on 26th January 1950. Some of the strengths
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The recession is an economic factor effecting the hotel industry. The recession has a large impact on the hotel industry as this means fewer people have disposable income; therefore staying in hotels for leisure purposes are becoming less popular. Lewis. J Uncontrollable variables that affect the hospitality industry. Available from: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/uncontrollable-variables-affect-hospitality-industry-38795.html [Accessed 09 October 2013] Another economic factor to effect the
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