however‚ today’s society is demanding much more from businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social‚ cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent addresses these changes. 2. Brief History on British American Tobacco (BAT) British American Tobacco is the world’s second largest tobacco international tobacco
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ETHICAL THEORIES 1. Utilitarianism The utilitarian ethical theory is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action. To a utilitarian‚ the choice that yields the greatest benefit to the most people is the choice that is ethically correct. One benefit of this ethical theory is that the utilitarian can compare similar predicted solutions and use a point system to determine which choice is more beneficial for more people. This point system provides a logical and rationale argument
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ongoing challenge of handling ethical matters in the workplace. Ethics is described as the application of everyday moral or ethical norms to business. Moral behavior is driven by the values and beliefs of a person. Moreover a moral person aligns behavior to actions. The Manager’s failure to acknowledge the contributions of the staff constitute an ethical violation because it’s not acting with integrity- a core principle in ethics. According to Navran‚ “ethical congruence is the alignment of
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CHAPTER 4 ETHICAL DILEMMA – “TALK TO THE MANUFACTURING VICE PRESIDENT AND EMPHASIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY CHEM – TECH HAS AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER TO SET AN EXAMPLE. PRESENT HER WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT CHEM-TECH PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY POLLUTION-REDUCTION AS A MARKETING TOOL‚ POSTIONING ITSELF AS THE EVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY CHOICE.” There are four different approachs that serve as a criteria for ethical decision making. The moral-rights approach is the ethical concept that moral
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Ethic 232 February 27‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemmas in the Protect of Medical Privacy This ethical dilemma paper I wanting to discuss the issue that I have seen in my current profession as a Nurse’s Aide. In my profession I have come across patients that have the active HIV/AIDS virus and have not told their partners‚ husband‚ or wife that they have this sexual incurable disease. Yet‚ because of laws that I am to abide by such as HIPAA I cannot release that information to their significant other
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discussing an ethical issue. I will talk about employees that steal at the workplace. I will have a fact based scenario. The unethical issue will be stealing and selling the stolen property. Also‚ I will be explaining how the student‚ teachers‚ and Detroit Public Schools are affected by the theft. I will apply how the business code of ethics applies to this situation. I will state in my conclusion how this issue can be resolved. Ethical Issue Stolen Property This ethical issue is that
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Ethical Investing I’ll be addressing‚ why I would ethically invest in the two companies I’ve chosen Gap Inc. and L’Oreal Paris. L’Oreal Paris was created more than 100 years ago by a young chemistry student known by the name as Eugene Schueller‚ he had a dream to make hair dye to change the colour of a woman’s hair. The company began when a group of students and he formulated hair dyes that essentially worked. That then was manufactured and sold to hairdresser salons all over Paris. Today
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Preventing an outbreak might always seem like the right thing to do. And that is often the case. Though the right way to prevent‚ slow‚ or stop outbreaks can present a number of ethical challenges. Fundamentally‚ the ethical challenge and epidemic response arises from the question of whether it is more helpful to prevent someone from getting sick in the future than to treat someone who is sick now. Or simply allocate those resources to addressing other social needs like housing‚ food‚ sanitation
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communities‚ and the general public (Pearce‚ 20110). Personal Ethical Perspective Evolved as requested from the class syllabus Patricia Holt retook the Ethics Awareness Inventory for better understanding of her personality traits. After taking the Ethics Awareness Inventory she found that she was high in the ethical perspective of Character (C). This showed her that she tended to
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Ethical Behavior‚ a Myth of the Past or a Necessity for Future Development With the ever increasing pressures of life‚ philosophers‚ psychologists and intellectuals are striving to answer the question‚ Are ethics basically becoming a myth of the past? The question calls for stepping beyond the yes or no answers‚ to analyze and investigate the factors influencing ethical behaviors today. Whether personal‚ organizational‚ contextual or environmental‚ they all play a significant role in shaping
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