Ethical Issues in Sales: Two Case Studies Thomas L. Carson Ethical issues in sales are an important and neglected topic in business ethics. Roughly 9% of the U.S. work force is involved in sales of one sort or another. But very little has been written about ethical issues in sales. Case 1: Shoe sales [The following case is taken from a paper that I received from a student. I am using this case with the student’s permission. The student did not want me to use his/her name. I have made some minor
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Apple’s website. In sum‚ the fact that Apple did not immediately communicate the exact cost of replacing the battery‚ along with the fact that the iPhone battery is not replaceable by users‚ has generated an outrage among iPhone users. The first ethical dilemma is related to the fact that Apple directly sells the iPhone to customers‚ which means that no retailers can buy the iPhone in bulk. Consequently‚ whatever price Apple sets becomes the market price. Apple can easily control the iPhone price
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Ethical issues of Philedelphia The central ethical dilemma of the 1993 Jonathan Demme film Philadelphia is whether or not a man who is fully competent at performing his job can be fired simply because he possesses a disorder or exhibits a lifestyle against which the company’s owner possesses a prejudice. According to statutes like the Americans with Disabilities Act‚ it is illegal for an employer to fire a man because of a terminal illness such as cancer or AIDS‚ provided that the illness does
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irreversible consequences. May be people who have studied this topic in the college are less reluctant to this controversial topic. As a counselor‚ if we have to deal with the incest victims‚ what should we pay attention to? What should we consider if the victims become pregnant? We need to identify the ethical problem faced by the therapist working with family in which child sexual abuse is suspected or has occurred. The primary focus is paternal incestuous abuse‚ with the recognition that siblings
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Ethical Issues in Management: Hiring Hiring is an everyday function of all businesses‚ when hiring‚ there are numerous policies and procedures that are required and must be followed. This will guide and address the directives that businesses should follow to meet the terms of the law and guarantee that the business is not showing prejudice against any group‚ but that the company hires the person most qualified without regard to race‚ religion‚ gender or creed. There are many moral and ethical
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test findings are negative. f. Recurrent (habitual) abortion is spontaneous abortion of three or more consecutive pregnancies. 2. Induced abortion - this type of abortion uses drugs or instruments to stop the normal course of pregnancy. ETHICAL ISSUES * Kant Ethics- From this we can deduce that humans have intrinsic as opposed to instrumental value because they were purposely and uniquely designed in the loving image of their creator and therefore should not be treated as a means to an
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1. Originally‚ an Ethics and Compliance team was formed to monitor the formation and operation of the company guidance towards ethical issues in BP’s company. Just like to set up a communication consistent standard for all the employees of BP for different location‚ culture and language. Originally‚ this is a good way to guide the company staff to maintain company standard and reputation. But the code did not effectively address specific high-risk activities for the scope of daily operations. It
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After thorough analysis of all findings on ethical issues and challenges with elderly in clinical trial‚ the most misrepresentation of clinical trials failures are not due to their age. Age does not make an individual vulnerable; the most vulnerable population includes: children‚ institutionalized‚ immuno-compromised‚ and women. According to The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality‚ vulnerable population are at risk due to health‚ chronic or terminal illness‚ financial circumstances‚ or inability
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Limited (UCIL) ’s plant released 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which instantly killed over 3‚000 people and carrying on causing the death of more than 20‚000. This tragic event involved not only the technical‚ safety issues at the time‚ but also ethical issues on the responsibility of those who would have been able to prevent the tragedy from happening and those who denied or intentionally decreased the responsibility of causing it. 2. Background of the involved organization: It was
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Ethical issues in policing reach back to the early ages of law enforcement. The profession of policing plays a vital role in the rationale and motivation of how officers conduct themselves while on and off duty. This is a primary focus point of the society in which they work‚ due to the society’s level of trust and confidence in the officers to act accordingly and responsibly without any negative person vengeances or vendetta. As a result of the numerous negative encounters of officers interacting
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