Introduction The word "ethics" is often in the news these days. Ethics is a philosophical term derived from the Greek word "ethos" meaning character or custom. This definition is germane to effective leadership in organizations in that it connotes an organization code conveying moral integrity and consistent values in service to the public. Formally defined‚ ethical behaviour is that which is morally accepted as "good" and "right" as opposed to "bad" or "wrong" in a particular setting. For an individual
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If the government is allowed to force its citizens to adjust to whatever it desires them to be‚ that hardly makes the citizens human. Until the government realizes that it serves its citizens for their own good‚ this “free society” will not be truly free. The government runs primarily by large numbers rather than morals. Whatever laws get the most votes are put into effect and enforced. Large numbers are the most convenient way of running things. There aren’t enough people left over to make
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Is it possible to get away with murder? This is a question that has been asked throughout history and there have been several famous cases where the investigators could not identify the killer. With the help of many scholarly writers and research it was discovered how one could possibly get away with murder. There are many criminals who have gotten away with murder; the reasons for their getting away have ranged from tampered crime scenes‚ to convicting the wrong person‚ to sometimes just getting
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Why do organizations use Expatriates? Expatriates were used as a means of addressing agency issues as a result of the separation of ownership and management and their amplification through distance. Edstrom and Gailbraith (1977) proposed three motives for using expatriates. Firstly‚ as position fillers when suitably qualified host country nationals (HCNs) were not available. Secondly‚ as a means of management development‚ aimed at developing the competence of the individual manager. Thirdly‚
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Do you think the American dream is still possible? Despite what you think the American dream is no longer possible. The American dream is to be able to work an average job and be able to pay the bills and still have spending money for wants. In today’s society increased cost of living and decreased or stagnate wages have led to the American dream difficult to accomplish without a high paying job. The American Dream is no longer accessible because the economy is down‚ property is too expensive and
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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 Though consumer is the purpose and most powerful motivating force of production‚ yet at the same time consumer is equally vulnerable segment of the whole marketing system. Attempts have been made to guard the interest of the consumer in a sporadic way till 1986‚ when Government of India enacted a comprehensive legislation-Consumer Protection Act‚ to safe guard the interest of the consumer than ever before. The Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986‚ applies to
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Introduction The Consumer Protection Act 1999 (CPA) is an act with the objective to protect the consumers’ right which came into force in Malaysia on 15th November 1999. Basically‚ the provisions of this act cover areas not covered by other existing laws. This act provides simple and inexpensive redressal to the consumer’s grievances and relief of a specific nature for example from ‘false’‚ ‘misleading’ or ‘deceptive’ as to conduct‚ representation or practice and that they shall not be practiced
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September 15‚ 2013 Manners Johnny use to open the door for Alice and it was more than okay‚ it was expected. Now if Johnny tries to open the door‚ one of two things can happen. Either Alice will be offended because she is equal and perfectly capable of opening the door on her own. Or‚ Alice assumes that he is trying to make a move on her and sums him up as a pervert. This situation brings up the questions: What has our culture done to the art of manners? And how are manners viewed in our society
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 [Act No. 68 of Year 1986‚ dated 24th. December‚ 1986] An Act to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers’ disputes and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY 1. Short title‚ extent‚ commencement
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Why Teenagers Act Crazy Adolescence is usually seen in our society as a period of emotional drama and troublemaking teenagers‚ there is a psychological explanation for this. First of all‚ during adolescence teenagers go through life changing events like starting to separate from their parents‚ trying to fit into a social group and figuring out who they want to be and what they want to do in their lives. All of this causes a lot of anxiety‚ but there is a psychological reason for this: the development
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