Trident University Bruce W. Johns Module 1 Case Assignment ETH501 - Business Ethics Dr. Shondria Woods July 29‚ 2011 Should Bank of America refuse to process payments and do business with WikiLeaks? WikiLeaks a company of mystery and without scruples that will release information on anyone or anything that it thinks it may be able to discredit. In my belief ethics upon both WikiLeaks and Bank of America are scarred and will lead both to doing things that are unethical
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1. Some business ethicists argue that “acting” ethical in order to increase profits in the long run is unethical- that businesses should be ethical because they want to contribute to the community. How do you feel about that statement? I feel like the people acting ethical in order to increase profits are just lying to the business they work for‚ they have to lie in order to make a profit‚ which I think is extremely wrong because in the first place the sales people shouldn’t be lying to the consumers
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BUSINESS ETHICS 2011 Report Sunderland Business School Undergraduate Programs Name: Lanny Chew Jun Kheong Identification Number: 880328-52-5707 Student ID: 109129662/1 Tel. Number: 016-8515159 E-mail: lannicjk@hotmail.com Study Centre: SEGi College Sarawak Module: Business Ethics Code: UGB210 Module Tutor: Ms. Adeline Academic Year: 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report was produced as an audit report providing a ‘snapshot’ of KFC’s business ethics. First‚ the author started with the ethical dilemma
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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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IKEA in Russia - Ethical Dilemmas Lusine Demirjian Business Ehics I-Executive Summary IKEA is the world’s largest retailer of home furnishings. It strives to provide simple‚ functional‚ modern‚ and useful products at affordable prices to as many people as possible in as many places regardless of their geographical location. IKEA concept is implemented from the start of idea‚ implemented into the design‚ manufacture‚ logistics‚ sales and final assembly of each product. IKEA was developed by
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Checkpoint: Business Ethics and Globalization Describe at least three ethical issues resulting from globalization. Explain the ethical risks and consequences associated with global business. First we need to take a look at what globalization is before we can dive into what the ethical issues surrounding it is. Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations‚ a process driven by international trade and
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Employment Sectors Business‚ Government‚ and Non-Profits Government It authoritatively makes decisions for the country Able to affect businesses with regulations and taxes Non-Profit Provides service in which there is demand that businesses and governments get involved in If profit is made‚ services can be expanded‚ reward employees with higher salaries‚ and hire more people Recent ethical breaches in Society Ethic Resources Center Data 1. Observed misconduct higher in larger organizations
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Wal-Mart Unethical Business Practices - Wal-Mart‚ the big giant‚ the place where a lot of people usually do their shopping for the low prices and the variety of products were founded by Sam Walton. Walton was an entrepreneur with an innovative vision started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. In fact‚ Wal-Mart is considered to be the biggest company in the U.S. and it has stores worldwide. According to PBS‚ “Wal-Mart employs more people than any
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CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL HEAT BUDGET - 40 MARKS The global heat budget is the balance between incoming insolation‚ and outgoing radiation from Earth. There are many factors that influence this heat budget‚ some of which are more important than others. In this essay I am going to describe and explain each factor involved. Insolation is the incoming energy from the sun in shortwave ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The distribution of insolation over the Earth’s surface
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Business Ethics Some people say that ethics do not have anything to do with business. Others say that businesses have moral obligations that go beyond just functioning according the law and doing what is best for the company and its shareholders. Business ethics examines ethical principles‚ ethical problems and obligations that apply to people doing business. Companies have the obligation to ensure that their actions cause as little harm as possible to the environment‚ society and employees. It
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