negatives regarding the concept of cultural relativism‚ but his overall position is that cultural relativism is not a strong philosophy. On the flip side of that Immanuel Kant has a completely different ethical theory that is based around deontology. Despite its positives cultural relativism cannot be defended against Rachel’s criticism‚ but Kant’s ethical theory cannot necessarily defeat cultural relativism. Cultural Relativism is the idea that moral practices and social norms change from culture to
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ONLINE CASE The Wallingford Bowling Center A group of twelve lifelong friends put together $1‚200‚000 of their own funds and built a $6‚000‚000‚ 48-lane bowling alley‚ near Norfolk‚ Virginia. Two of the investors became employees of the corporation. Ned Flanders works full-time as General Manager and James Ahmad‚ a licensed CPA‚ serves as Controller on a part-time basis. The beautiful‚ modern-day facility features a multilevel spacious interior with three rows of 16 lanes on two separate levels
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Chapter 9: Human Resources and Diversity Assignment NOTE: Fill in all answers in RED font Activity 1 Directions: Answer the following discussion questions Answers to Discussion Questions 1. Which selection criteria (personal interview‚ employment test‚ assessment center) do you think would be most valuable for predicting effective job performance for a manager in a record company? For one of your college professors? For a manager at a coffee shop such as Starbucks? Discuss. For a manager
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process towards attaining your specialized goals ? ANSWER – It has been the experience of the business world that‚ given all other variables internal and environmental the management input (good and sound management)makes all the difference between enterprise’s success and failure. Leadership occupies a central position in management. Leader who gets the common goal achieved by willingness of his followers‚ is the leader with difference. Here are some of the common important elements of a leader by
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Ethical Relativism is the belief that nothing is objectively right or wrong and that the meaning of what is right and wrong depends on the individual and culture. Pojman breaks down Ethical Relativism into 2 main concepts: The Diversity Theory and the Dependency Theory. The Diversity Theory addresses the concept of what is morally right and wrong varies from society to society; therefore‚ there is no universal moral principles that all societies accept. For example‚ Homosexuality in the Middle East
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Read the following case and answer the questions given at the end of the case. LOSING A GOOD MAN Sundar Steel Limited was a medium-sized steel company manufacturing special steels of various types and grades. It employed 5‚000 workers and 450 executives. Under the General Manager operation‚ maintenance‚ and headed by a chief. The Chief of and under him Mukherjee Maintenance Engineer. The total was 500 workers‚ 25 executives‚ (Production)‚ there were services groups‚ each Maintenance was Shukla was
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Ethical Relativism Cannibalism‚ what do you think of it? Is it morally correct? Does the theory of ethical relativism support it or does it knock it down? Throughout this paper I am going to evaluate the pros and cons of ethical relativism for a case concerning cannibalism. An American man by the name of Daniel went to South America‚ for the reasons of writing a book on it and publishing it in the United States‚ to study a native tribe and to try to become part of it. While Daniel was studying
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Concept of ethical relativism Ethical relativism is the theory that there are no universalized moral standards to apply to all people all the time. The relativity of ethics refers to the ethics may be different in different societies. The same situation and behavior may be morally acceptable in one society but morally unacceptable in another. However‚ this theory is rejected by most ethicists. First of all‚ some claim that while the moral practices of societies may differ‚ the fundamental moral
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The authors describe cultural relativism in this chapter. They explain cultural relativism with some examples such as Callatians‚ who lived in India and ate the bodies of their dead father‚ and Eskimos‚ who are native people of Alaska and had distinct moral codes‚ such as marriages‚ sexual practices‚ and infanticide. For instance‚ infanticide was common in Eskimos’ society of the early and mid-20th century. The customs seemed that they had little respect for human life. So‚ the two examples seem
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Introduction Event management is a continuous process that revolves around the utilization of project management practices‚ in the creation and programming of events such as conferences‚ seminars‚ festivals and business exhibitions (Polivka 1996). It involves the planning‚ monitoring and controlling of activities and resources that would be used‚ as an event evolves from a preliminary concept into an active and operational implementation. The process of event management involves studying the purpose
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