BUS 210: CheckPoint - Code of Ethics June 4‚ 2011 What would my company be? At the Alexis Group software development company all employees will follow a code of conduct. To ensure that the employees of the Alexis Group are complying with the company’s code of conduct a monitoring system will be put in place. 1. The employees will have to maintain and provide accurate and honest business records. * The company must be able to rely on an employee’s truthfulness and accurate work to
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To solidify my arguments‚ I reviewed the codes of ethics upheld by governing engineering organizations. Evidence and claims supported by the clauses of the codes would solidify my argument when I approached the heads of the firm with the issue. I began with the code of ethics held by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPA) [3]. Following the guidelines under the third section of the document‚ “Professional Obligations”‚ I found clauses that aligned well with my decision. Under the statement
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An ethical code for everybody in health care An ethical code fort everybody is a British medical journal. The journal was written by Limentani in 1998. The significance of codes in providing structure in the heal care is one of the issues highlighted in the journal. Besides‚ it also provides answers to some of the ethical dilemmas in healthcare. Finally‚ practitioner in ethical issues is another area which has been elaborated in the journal. According to Limentani 1998‚ one of the challenges
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governing medical ethics‚” reflects their social responsibility and commitment to America’s health care industry (American Medical Association‚ 1995-2013). The American Medical Association is an organization that bases its philosophies on core values and a strong code of ethics. The goal of the AMA is to improve the healthcare industry for patients and medical professionals while developing acceptable ethical behavior. This paper will analyze the relationship between the AMA’s code of ethics and core values
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recommendations promote ethics in business. Recommendations include a) establishing a clear and documented relationship between rules and responsibilities of the Board and the stakeholders. Telstra fulfills this recommendation by developing the Board charter. b) Clarifying the role of the Chairman. Telstra clearly states in their corporate governance guidelines that the Chairman of the Board is
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A code of ethics is an agreement normally set between the coaching staff and the players. The code of ethics is used to promote and protect the interests of all members. Proper ethics in athletics implies a moral standard that requires integrity‚ confidence‚ and trust. A code of ethics normally highlights being an athlete as a privilege rather than a right. This privilege comes with many responsibilities
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Code of Ethics and Security Case Study December 20‚ 2010 Abstract As we examine the case of “Cop Gets 15 Years in Torture Case”‚ we evaluate from four different perspectives the different ethical theories; ethical relativism‚ ethical egoism‚ deontological ethics and ontological ethics to determine how the different perspectives support or condemn the conduct in this case study. The case involves the brutal sodomizing of a black male Haitian immigrant‚ Abner Louima by two white New York police
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The word ethics has its root in the word ethos‚ which most often refers to character. The concepts of ethics‚ character‚ right and wrong‚ and good and evil have captivated humankind ever since we began to live in groups‚ communicate‚ and pass judgment on each other’s actions based on motivation‚ group rules and norms‚ and intermediate and end results. Thinking about ethics can begin with the individual‚ and then expand into group‚ societal‚ and cultural ethical considerations. From this foundation
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Legal Considerations Ethics has developed as people have reflected on the intentions and consequences of their acts. From this reflection on the nature of human behavior‚ theories of conscience have developed‚ giving direction to much ethical thinking. Intuitionists (Ralph Cudworth‚ Samuel Clarke)‚ moral-sense theorists (the 3d earl of Shaftesbury‚ Francis Hutcheson)‚ and sentimentalists (J. J. Rousseau‚ Pierre-Simon Ballanche) postulated an innate moral sense‚ which serves as the ground of ethical
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The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. code of ethics is a corporate code of ethics. I Chose corporate because it is a corporation‚ and was written by upper level management as a guideline for possible ethical issues among all involved in the company. This code is written at a currently attainable level‚ as it gives as it a rough guide to confront unethical behavior. This code covers all members‚ employees and officers. This level is appropriate because it creates the basis of moral and ethical standards for
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