the ethical problem of the company will be explained. After discussing in how far companies like Google do have social and moral responsibilities at all‚ three different ethical theories will be applied on the discussed case in order to evaluate the ethical conflict from different viewpoints. Finally‚ a recommendation‚ based on Google’s notion of ethics‚ will be given. Google’s ethical problem in China On January 24th 2006 Google unveiled its first search
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Chapter 4 - Ethics in International Business Introduction • Business ethics are the accepted principles of right or wrong governing the conduct of business people • An ethical strategy is a strategy or course of action that does not violate these accepted principles Ethical Issues in International Business • Many of the ethical issues and dilemmas in international business are rooted in the fact that political systems‚ law‚ economic development‚ and culture vary significantly
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Bribery and corruption is a way of life in many countries. These practices affect the way international business is regularly conducted. However‚ in most of these countries‚ it is illegal to offer or receive bribes or engage in corrupt practices. Yet corrupt practices are a part of the ‘culture’ of ‘doing businesses. Unless companies ‘conform’ to such practices‚ in many cases‚ international business cannot be transacted. This essay will attempt to provide discussion about bribery and corruption in
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What is business ethics? Would you agree that ultimately business ethics is a complete paradox‚ an absurd contradiction‚ and therefore largely a pointless exercise? Introduction In different periods of time‚ scholars provide different focuses for business ethics: systematic focus at the beginning‚ while organisational focus followed and individual focus at present (Fisher and Lovell‚ 2006). Although focuses of business ethics at different period of time are different‚ the basic principle and
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Virtue ethics is a concept that defines the role of virtue and character in the philosophy of morals. Virtue ethics does not mean that the human being should act in a good way towards others as if this was a duty to be accomplished or to behave in a good way to get a good quality or high quality consequences. The concept is more superior than this thought. The virtue ethics concept is built on the rule of acting like a virtuous individual might behave in the same situation or circumstance. The majority
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BUSINESS ETHICS WITHOUT STAKEHOLDERS Joseph Heath Abstract: One of the most influential ideas in the field of business ethics has been the suggestion that ethical conduct in a business context should be analyzed in terms of a set of fiduciary obligations toward various "stakeholder" groups. Moral problems‚ according to this view‚ involve reconciling such obligations in cases where stakeholder groups have conflicting interests. The question posed in this paper is whether the stakeholder
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case‚ including an analysis of the university’s social responsibility‚ and an overview of the scandal in terms of three ethical theories: utilitarianism‚ Kant’s categorical imperative‚ and ethical relativism. Table of Contents I. Introduction (Stephanie) A. Purposes of Paper * Analytical paper - “3 value” analysis of law‚ ethics‚ and social responsibility * Current‚ controversial‚ and narrowly focused topic involving business directly or indirectly * Significance of topic
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According to care ethics‚ relationships are morally foundational. Basically‚ this means that when it comes to care ethics‚ it can be justified to devote more of your attention to those that are close to you‚ as opposed to those that you are not close with. But according to Kantian and Utilitarian ethics‚ all people are equally deserving of moral attention. Care ethics is typically defined as a practice as opposed to a theory‚ and in this context “care” means maintaining not only our own needs-
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encouraging responsible business practices. This essay will look in to the different stakeholder theories and how these theories help on encouraging responsible business practices in an organization or company. Firstly as mentioned the different forms of stakeholder theories will be outlined to have a clear understanding of these different theories‚ this will also go in to explaining what is the role of managers and why managers should be ethical in an organization/ company. Corporate Social Responsibility
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Ethics ETH/316 Ethics In today’s world‚ ethics is a very big issue that involves many different views and beliefs. Ethics has become more prevalent with the general public in today’s business world. When it comes to ethics‚ there are three main theories. The first is the virtue theory which is all based around virtue ethics. This is sometimes simplified into being character based ethics. It states that “to be an effective person in the world one must adopt various characteristics and
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