Tiger Woods: Crisis Communication Although Tiger Woods released several statements attempting to minimize not only the incident of his Escalade-tree collision but also the initial reports of a possible extramarital affair‚ the lack of full disclosure and the revelations of additional females stating that they too had affairs with Tiger have only fueled the media frenzy. Television entertainment news shows such as TMZ‚ Entertainment Tonight‚ The Insider‚ and Access Hollywood report on the Tiger
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Examination An action can be considered ethical or unethical depending on the perspective. There are three main theories of ethics: virtue‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Each theory uses different criteria to determine if an action is ethical. Although the idea of performing ethical actions is similar‚ each theory follows a different approach. The virtue theory of ethics determines what is right and wrong based upon how it will affect one’s character. Essentially‚ an action will be considered
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Nike‚ (a manufacturer of athletic clothing) a picture of record-breaking golfer Tiger Woods and one of his quotes is combined in an effort to convey their message more effectively: buy stuff from Nike. This visual strives to sell Nike products by giving two messages to the viewer: winning will solve your problems‚ and buying their merchandise will help you win. The ad uses aspects of the environment around Tiger Woods‚ such as his position on the course
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Normative theory and whistle-blowing Introduction Whistle-blowing in this context is the act‚ for an employee‚ disclosing what he believes to be an unethical or illegal behaviour to higher management (internal whistle-blowing) or to an external authority or the public (external whistle-blowing). Examples of unethical acts include sexual harassment and racial discrimination at work while illegal act include the accounting fraud by the Arthur-Andersen accountants for Enron (Sims & Brinkmann 2003)
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longer to walk from one side to the other. Your goal has become not to fall off. In one word‚ you lost confidence. We see examples of this every day in professional sports. Now I have never met Tiger Woods‚ nor am I an expert on golf; but I am pretty certain the difference between the results Tiger Woods has achieved in recent years and those he achieved earlier in his career has everything to do with confidence. Confidence in his body‚ his back and his knee‚ to hold up. Confidence in his ability
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TUI UNIVERSITY Donald L. Kinder Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy Course Number: Business Ethics 301 Professor: Dr. Corey Mathis Date: 27 Aug 12 Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy The cyber communication and email has a pivotal role in the lives of Americans. It has been found that 87% of the youth of today go online (Weiss‚ 2005)‚ representing 21 million youth. Emails increase the speed of multiple‚ simultaneous interaction. The advances in technology that provide
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Module 1 SLP Assignment ETH501: Business Ethics 23 Feb 2013 It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military‚ and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775‚ [2] to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War before the establishment of the United States. The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784[3] [4] after the end of the Revolutionary
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Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329). Deontology‚ on the other hand
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Utilitarianism and Aristotelian Ethics John Stuart Mill and Aristotle are two of the most notable philosophers in history to date. Between Mill’s Utilitarianism and Aristotle’s virtue ethics you can see a large portion our cultures ethics today. Their philosophies are apparent in contemporary everyday life. Aristotle has written several pieces on virtue and friendship. The two most notable works being the Magna Moralia and the Eudemian Ethics. However‚ his Nicomachean Ethics were by far the
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identify the normative ethics that deals with the utilitarian and deontological implications as to why should the top executives of the major banks that received bail-out money are allowed to receive large bonuses? What Are Normative Ethics?
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