Henry’s Daughter Henry’s daughter is an educational film that helps engineering and business students observe and realize multiple ethical issues in and out of the work place. The video helps students identify unethical situations and how to go about resolving and avoiding them. Some of the ethical situation’s that occur throughout the film deal with: sexual harassment among co-workers‚ bribery and unjust favors‚ intellectual property sharing‚ and various influential political factors. I. Henry’s
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questions the methods of collecting such information and often have tongues wagging about what is or is not ethical. Is hiring a competitor’s secretary unethical? The act in its self is not unethical‚ the Intention is. If the secretary is being hired‚ not for her skills and abilities but to get her to divulge trade secrets then the act is unethical. However‚ it must be pointed out that in the corporate world where ethical acts which are not enforced by the state are regularly ignored‚ it becomes
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person or group with respect to what is right or wrong” (Daft & Armstrong‚ 2012‚ p.369). Unethical behavior is very common in organizations. When people need to make a decision‚ unethical behavior may appear‚ especially when decision choices conflict with one’s self-interests. The Enron Scandal is a very interesting topic to better understand what are some responses organizations may have to unethical behavior. Previous to its collapse‚ Enron was an energy giant based in Texas with Arthur Andersen
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comes more knowledge that end-users must know‚ so it is important for workers not to be distracted by unethical practices. However‚ with technology also comes a more defined sense of communication‚ which can be good or bad. This improved communication can not only encourage unethical behavior‚ but it can discourage it as well. This paper discusses how technology can encourage and discourage unethical behaviors‚ it explains how these behaviors can shape the type of work environment that a company promotes
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WHISTLEBLOWING There are various cases of whistle blowing in the history and the past the most recent one being the whistle blowing of Glaxosmithkline company. Whistle blowing can be defined as an exposure of any activity labeled as illegal or unethical for a particular person. In other famous twisted cases of whistle blowing include the cases of Mr. Douglas blowing whistle on the company TAP. This case provides the exact picture of whistle blowing. Mr. Dougles did believe that there were certain
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Can Business Ethics & Capitalism coexist? The concept of business ethics has tried to change the way businesses operate over the years. Business ethics is a form of ethics that governs the actions of businesses to circumvent the affects business has on every day society. But some question its effectiveness in the application of capitalism. Several case studies have shown that this is the case; many companies place the pursuit of money in front of the pursuit of virtue. Although‚ the majority of
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reflected in their stock price. However‚ there was a great deal of information withheld from the stockholders and the public‚ that was evidence of their unethical and deceptive practices. First‚ Enron was withholding information from stockholders and the general public with regards to their financial statements and positions. Besides being an unethical practice‚ it is a good example of informational justice. Enron was hiding debts and making transactions with other companies‚ primarily banks and investment
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experiments safely. Despite the fact that these experiments are deemed unethical‚ it is undeniable that we found results helpful in understanding how the society works. Therefore‚ experiments like these should be done with utmost caution. After all‚ the basic principles of ASA should uphold the real purpose of these experiments‚ which is to find answers to questions without the need to violate and harm a person’s welfare. 2. Why does unethical research occur? Is it inherent in science? Does it reflect “human
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a. The profession of accounting has been given a negative image as a result of unethical decision making in major U.S. companies like Enron‚ Tyco and Adelphia. The Institute of Management Accountants has created “Standards of Ethical Conduct” which demonstrate how ethical behavior should be practiced by professionals. By examining past ethical breaches‚ a strategy can be developed that can help deter unethical practices from happening in the future. II. Outline b. The Institute of
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decide whether the organisation is ethical or unethical. There are eight principles stated in the Global Business Standards Codex (GBSC) which assist in the assessment of ethics of an organisation or industry (Paine et al. 2005). These principles of the GBSC set the standard in an economic‚ social and environmental sense which all organisations in the global economy should adhere to. Therefore‚ the tobacco industry’s (TI) use of CSR strategy is unethical. This is because the TI’s use of CSR fails to
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