1. Some business ethicists argue that “acting” ethical in order to increase profits in the long run is unethical- that businesses should be ethical because they want to contribute to the community. How do you feel about that statement? I feel like the people acting ethical in order to increase profits are just lying to the business they work for‚ they have to lie in order to make a profit‚ which I think is extremely wrong because in the first place the sales people shouldn’t be lying to the consumers
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Chapter 4: Business Ethics 1. Ethical dilemma is a decision that ‘invites’ a conflict of values; every good course of action has some significant negative consequences. 3 examples of ethical dilemmas: a. My father’ employee have just done a good job on a project. My father has promised him that my father would give him 20% bonus. Yet‚ due to company politics‚ my dad was unable to give him the bonus. My dad also implied that if he was to submit inflated expense reports for the next 2 months‚
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Steve Jobs: An Anomaly in Business Leadership Introduction Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24‚ 1955 – October 5‚ 2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor‚ best known as the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple‚ he was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields‚ transforming one industry after another‚ from computers and smartphones to music and animated
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Personal Ethics Statement As a student of higher education‚ I strive for autonomy in my environment I am able to use my rationality and sensibilities to create a culture of equality. My values that I hold are important in allowing me to identify ethical violations. My ethical perspective as identified by the Ethical Lens Inventory is that I am able see gifts and the weakness of each lens and adapt the right tools to each situation for the best outcome. My ability to use the right tools in a situation
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CHAPTER 2 BUSINESS ETHICS CONCEPTS & CASES ADITYA AKBAR ENDRY M SINATRYA RIANDIKA SYACHRIAL SELY DWIYANI Based on Business Ethics Manuel G. Velasquez UTILITARIANISM ACTIONS AND POLICIES SHOULD BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS THEY WILL IMPOSE ON SOCIETY. THE ONLY MORALLY RIGHT ACTION IN ANY SITUATION IS THAT WHOSE UTILITY IS GREATEST BY COMPARISON TO THE UTILITY OF ALL THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES . we begin with a discussion of apartheid-era South Africa and Caltex‚ an American
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Personal Code of Ethics Having a personal code of ethics is very important to me since it defines who I am and what my beliefs are. My ethical code symbolizes who I am as an individual as a result of my moral‚ religious‚ intellectual and cultural upbringing. One of my greatest wishes is for my personality and actions to clearly define my code of ethics‚ without me verbalizing or someone else reading it on a document. Some questions that I would like others to ask and come up with their
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Business Ethics Some people say that ethics do not have anything to do with business. Others say that businesses have moral obligations that go beyond just functioning according the law and doing what is best for the company and its shareholders. Business ethics examines ethical principles‚ ethical problems and obligations that apply to people doing business. Companies have the obligation to ensure that their actions cause as little harm as possible to the environment‚ society and employees. It
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Table of content Introduction We chose to analyze the company Shell Global (Multinational)‚ which had operations running all over the globe and even now‚ with the financial drawbacks‚ is still growing. Shell Global started business back in 1833 and has gone through a lot of hardships but also many golden periods‚ of which many will be mentioned in this report as some of them concern ethical issues. In 1958 Nigeria became one of the largest oil producers for the Shell Group‚ where Shell
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Ethics are one of the most important characteristic I have. They define who I am and what I believe and stand for. There are many people that have helped me to have the ethics and values that I have today. I feel I have a good sense of ethics. I know the difference between right and wrong. I believe that I was being taught ethics from the time I was born and mostly developed by the people who were a major influence in my life my mom and dad who taught me the right from wrong and the manners that
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Business Research Ethics Over the years unethical business research has changed the way businesses are run. Scandals were happening way too often‚ so laws and regulations have made adjustments in effort to better prevent the unethical practices. The company‚ Enron‚ was a leading reason for some of the changes because it was one of the largest scandals and fastest collapse of an entire corporation. Most individuals that were involved in the fall of Enron have been tried and convicted for their unethical
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