Business Ethics in Brazil and the U.S.: A Comparative Investigation ABSTRACT. In this comparative survey of 126 Brazilian and U.S. business professionals‚ we explore the effect of national culture on ethical decisionmaking within the context of business. Using Reidenbach and Robin’s (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument‚ we examined how these two countries’ differences on Hofstede’s individualism/collectivism Rafik I. Beekun (Ph.D.‚ The University of Texas‚ Austin) is Professor of Management
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I always knew that Brazil is one of the biggest exports of sugar‚ but I didn’t think to realize that it is built on exploiting young children and women for pennies on the dollar. Not only is this slave labor‚ but this has had dramatic effects on the child mortality rate in Brazil and has been plaguing Brazil’s overall growth and development for decades. Children are the future‚ that is why the most important investment for a country is in children (education‚ health care‚ love)‚ and when you have
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After watching the film Brazil‚ I was extremely impressed with how the film’s crators grabbed the attention of their audience and where able to get their ideas across. Terry Gilliam‚ the director‚ and his crew perfectly captured the dystopian look and lifestyle through the surrounding of the main character Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) and the characters we meet through him. The movie is a jigsaw puzzle where every piece serves its own unique purpose to show the viewer a bigger picture. The 1985
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The Ideology of Brazil The movie that i wanted to watch for this project caused me great trouble. Not because I couldn’t find a copy of it‚ but because I couldn’t find the ideas that I wanted in a film. Searching through IMDB.com I found this movie that I had not seen. It had this cover and this name that turned me off. Just something about did NOT seem like the type of movie I wanted my final paper to be on. After much pushing and pulling from my girlfriend I got the movie and watched it. The
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ideal society. The opposite of utopia is a dystopia which also is an imaginary place contrary to the belief of perfection. They include undesirable elements of society exaggerated to form a warning for the future generations. Terry Gilliam’s film Brazil shows a dictatorial society where freedom has been surrendered for a bogus promise of protection from terrorist activities. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel and is a story about the degradation of society under a totalitarian regime that
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This paper aims to highlight the legal and fiscal policies of the Brazilian government which directly encourage deforestation of the Amazon forest. It focuses on five key aspects of government policy: - Taxes on agricultural income - Rules of land allocation - Land taxes - Tax credit schemes - Subsidized credits Furthermore‚ it the author suggests several provisions such as increased incentives for forest guards in order to curb the deforestation practices. Brazil’s income tax laws for agriculture
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Unilever’s portfolio Before the analyzed period the brand portfolio of Unilever was characterized by major vertical and horizontal integration processes. The production of low-cost consumer goods required significant control over raw materials. Moreover‚ the production of some goods (e.g. soap) served as a basis for a new business development (chemicals) and related diversification was the managerial decisions. At that time Unilever was also a huge packaging and shipping company. End of 1980s A “core
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The penalties will be as follows: Instructions You are required to use relevant sources to support your answer and the application within ANY of the organizations given below: (Choose ONE only) Unilever Honda Motor Samsung Electronics PepsiCo Exxon Mobil Johnson & Johnson Starbucks Part A - Report 1) Write a group report analysing the factors that contributes to the overall success of the organization that you have chosen based on any
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Executive summery Organization Background | 3 | HR Practices of Unilever | 4 | Major HR Functions | 5 | * Recruitment and selection | 5 | * Training and development | 5 | * Payroll and settlement | 6 | * General service | 6 | * Human Resource Information System | 8 | Identified Problem | 9 | * Lack of recreation | 9 | * Low number of HR executive | 9 | * Lack of synergy | 9 | * High turnover | 10 | * No payment for the intern | 10 |
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of us. By questioning assumptions during every point of the product or service development process‚ we can entertain new ideas and possibilities. Mattimore tells the story of his colleague Gary Fraser‚ who took over the oral care business unit at Unilever‚ and had to take on two much larger‚ deeply entrenched competitors in the toothpaste market‚ Colgate and Crest. He couldn’t compete with them head-to-head from a product standpoint‚ and couldn’t
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