Subject- Business Ethics Subject code- 665A General Instructions: ✓ The Student should submit this assignment in the handwritten form (not in the typed format) ✓ The Student should submit this assignment within the time specified by the exam dept ✓ Each Question mentioned in this assignment should be answered within the word limit specified corresponding to each question. ✓ The student should only use the Rule sheet papers for answering the questions
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Business Ethics Assignment Total 100 Marks Paper 1. Explain the conditions of Kant for Moral Law? Ans. : Kant states the following conditions for Moral Law: A. For a rule to me a moral rule‚ it must prescribe to us categorically and not hypothetically. A moral rule prescribes what we ought to do without reference to any purpose or consequences. A hypothetical prescription or imperative only tells us what we ought to do if we wish to achieve certain code ends. So naturally‚ if we did not
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Ethics Reflection Paper Tiffany Cunningham University of Phoenix STR/581 October 29‚ 2012 Terry Norris Ethics Reflection Paper In everyday life whether it is in the workplace or personal life‚ people have a certain level of ethics that is expected. The following paper will explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan. It will also consider the stakeholder needs. The paper will also explain how my ethical
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The Ford Pinto Question 1 What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? ANS: The Pinto case raise the moral issues of what is the dollar value of the human life. That the businesses should not be putting a value on human life and disregard a known deadly danger. In order to perform a risk/benefit analysis‚ all costs and benefits must be expressed in some common measure. This measure is typically in dollars‚ as the Ford Motor Company used in its analysis. This can prove difficult for things that
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example of how greed and the desire for success can transform into unethical behavior. Good ethics in business would be to compete fairly and honestly‚ to communicate truthfully and to not cause harm to others. These are things that Enron did not seem to display‚ which led to Enron’s operations file for bankruptcy in 2001. Enron’s scandal has become one of the most talked about forms of unethical business behaviors. The company’s collapse resulted from the disclosure that it had reported false profits
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Ethics and Education: OVERVIEW: The study of ethics is essential for a good education for various reasons. In this essay‚ I will discuss those reasons in detail and provide examples. For one‚ it teaches students to become better individuals by teaching them to abide by society’s rules and regulations. It also teaches students to lead by example and be better leaders. Most important of all‚ it also helps students deal with conflicts in the present and future. Before I start to tell you what the
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April Marshall CASE STUDY THREE questions -- 1. I believe the main ethical issue arises from a generalized lack of concern in certain areas. I do believe that the issue was brought to light way before it was exposed‚ it always is. The concern never takes to find an exit into the profit is dried-up‚ and this case the profit was enough to keep it quiet for strongest they could stand. The dilemma rises up within honesty and the power that was abused. 2. I believe he had help‚ even though he
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Ethics and moral obligations are issues we all encounter at one time or another. In the professional setting‚ all people should act in a manner that would uphold the good of society. To be ethical‚ one has to determine their obligations‚ moral ideas‚ and moral philosophy (Boatright‚ p. 19‚ 2009). The case analysis involving Jacob Franklin was a perfect example of how an individual can face the dilemma of doing what is right or wrong. Businesses have their own code of ethics‚ and the employees
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Ford Pinto Case Ford Pinto Case If we were involved in the Ford Pinto dilemma we would have used Deontological Ethical reasoning to decide whether or not to disclose the danger that the Pinto posed and/or use that reasoning to determine whether or not to install the part(s) that would make the Ford Pinto safer. Our decision would be to do what is morally right and avoid doing what is morally wrong‚ regardless of the consequences. True enough Ford was not obligated by government regulation or
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Business ethics : Expectations and disappointments In early December I attended the Inaugural Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) conference in New-Zealand: Business Ethics – Expectations and Disappointments. Still an emerging network‚ ABEN was set up late last year by a group representing academic institutions from around Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the Network is to provide support for business ethics education and research in the Australasian region. Business ethics;
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