Assignment #2: “Ethical and Socially Responsive Business” Shadiek Brown Bus100 - Intro to Business DR. MARIA EMILIA GAMBUZZA December 9‚ 2014 The Cheesecake Factory Business Ethics The Cheesecake Factory established in the 1940s by Oscar and Evelyn Overton. Mrs. Overton began making cheesecake in the basement of her home in Detroit‚ using cream cheese as one of her main ingredients to give it‚ its scrumptious taste it has today. In 1972‚ the Overton’s moved there business to Woodland hills suburb
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Business The rights‚ duties‚ and responsibilities of the quality control personnel in relation to the core values of the company are one of the key ethical issues. This is because the quality control manager sensibility lay on the ability to execute his or her duties to avoid the occurrence of an incident. The other ethical issue was based on whether G-BioSport should take responsibility for the problem or decline to accept the problem despite the claims to maintain
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Matthias Ruth Alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS Matthias Ruth is a doctor turned vitamin entrepreneur. He runs the Dr. Ruth Health Foundation and founded the Dr. Ruth Research Institute. He has been called “the most powerful crackpot on the Earth” due to the large amount of funds he has gotten from investors who can see the value of selling “vitamin pills” to cure the most serious of ailments. In the UK‚ his adverts claimed that “90 per cent of patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer die
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH “Just as there are ethical aspects to all human interaction‚ there are some ethical questions about business research.” What are ETHICS? Such a question is a philosophical question. Philosophers do not generally agree as to the to the question but people’s rights and obligations are usually dictated by the norms of society. Societal norms are codes of behaviour adopted by a group; they suggest what a member of a group ought to do under given circumstances
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role model for their kids. I strongly believe celebrities should be obliged enough to be an admirable choice of a role model because‚ kids spend most of their time on television and internet to follow them. If the celebrities live a wild life their reputation in the public’s mind will be poor‚ and the celebrities will be viewed as a horrible choice of role models for the youngsters. In addition‚ it’s important to be a good role model because young kids are easily tempted‚ and if they find their most
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Harvard Business School 9-699-047 December 4‚ 1998 Cash Management Practices in Small Companies Of all the disciplines that a small company must master to grow and succeed‚ none may be more important than cash management. While a strong cash management system can ensure that a company maintains adequate cash levels to meet its operating and investment requirements‚ an inadequate cash management system can lead to a company’s failure to meet its financial commitments. All too often‚ poor cash
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Ethical Theories in Business Environment Patriot Rustani Kaplan University Ethical Theories in Business Environment The Energy Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing to the community. Our organization is made of 400‚000 members as I am a part of the board of directors. One of the directors has asked to address himself as a director of the Energy Corporation to personal potential clients. I have been asked to review this matter. Before giving the rest
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Ethical Issues in Business and Accounting Barbi Hammond October 31‚ 2010 Ethical Issues in Business and Accounting The business and accounting worlds are full of ethical dilemmas and scandals. The works of great philosophers of the past can be directly applied to current situations in today’s business and accounting ethical situations. David Hume is one of the philosophers whose works could be applied to the business world today. David Hume was a Scottish philosopher. Hume introduced the
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“Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” SUMMARY: Peter had been a human resource (HR) manager for 18 years and vice president for 2 more years for Zyedego Corporation‚ a small company in New Orleans. In the last decade‚ there have been many changes to what potential/actual employees can be asked and what constitutes fair and equitable treatment. Frankly‚ the situation Peter was in was partly his own fault. The first issue began when Gwyn‚ one of Peter’s HR managers‚ was planning on rehiring
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Ethical Practice within the financial services industry Why is ethical practice important? Firms that operate within the financial services try to be as open and honest with their consumers with all types of business in order to create confidence among customers. Not all banks/services have profit as their primary goal‚ there are several financial services which focus on creating social and environmental benefits. So why are ethical policies important? Well it comes down to the customer and their
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