Toward Professional Ethics in Business J. N. Hooker Graduate School of Industrial Administration Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213 USA March 1996 Abstract Before a code of professional ethics can be formulated for business managers‚ it must be understood why management should be considered a profession and what should be its central mission. This paper proposes answers to these questions. 1 Introduction There are two kinds of ethical obligation in business. There are obligations
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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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Erik Cohen Business Ethics 26 September 2011 The Insurance Industry and Business Ethics The Insurance industry is a perfect example of the use of “grey areas” in the culture of business ethics in the United States. Within my research and years of experience in the field of insurance the use of business ethics couldn’t be of greater importance then the companies that provide the actual policies themselves. Even with all of the regulations the Insurance Department puts on the insurance
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Managing a Business Event Rebecca Martin – 142786 Unit 18 – Task 1 Criterion Reference – P1‚ P2‚ M1 Introduction In this PowerPoint I will be describing the role of an event organiser and what skills are needed to run and plan a successful event. An overview of the importance of following organisational and legal procedures when organising and event will also be given with an explanation of how these procedures can affect the planning of an event. The Role of an Event Organiser An event organiser
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Business Environment Business Environment TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT 3 MAIN OBJECTIVE: 3 METHODOLOGY 3 THE ENRON STORY: BRIEF 4 HOW AND WHAT TYPE OF FRAUDS WERE COMMITTED? 5 THE ROLE OF STOCK OPTIONS 5 THE USE OF OFF-BALANCE SHEET PARTNERSHIPS 5 Example: LJM 5 Chewco 6 LOBBYING 6 ACCOUNTING PRACTICES 6 DIFFERENT ETHICAL DIMENSIONS 7 SOCIAL DIMENSION 8 AFFECTS ON EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS 8 ENRON INDIA 8 AGGRESSIVE
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Design & Business Ethics: A Literature Review Liberty University Online Dr. Maddox May 9‚ 2014 Abstract A review of the current literature regarding business ethics was conducted analyzing scholarly peer-reviewed articles about business ethics and their relation to leadership‚ managerial decision making‚ corporate social responsibility and overall corporate structure. Increased corporate scandals and the discovery of a rise in unethical business practices have thrown the topic of business ethics
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Action Items 1. Review the assigned readings from the text and article by Carroll (1991). 2. Prepare a 3- to 5-page paper titled‚ Corporate Social Responsibility. 3. Reflect upon your text readings from Chapters 1 and 9 with a focus on the following core concepts: Organizational Social Responsibility (Chapters 1 and 9) The Ethical Decision-making Process (Chapter 1) Corporate Reputation (Chapter 9) The Corporate Social Responsibility Pyramid (Chapter 9) The Importance of Trust (Chapter 9)
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Building the Foundation for Business Ethics OMM/640 October 2‚ y Dr. Andree Swanson Building the Foundation for Business Ethics At the foundation of a successful business is ethics. This can be difficult to understand. Several models of business ethics have been created to help understand and measure a firm’s ethics (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2013). Two of these models are six sigma and balanced scorecard. This examination will explore these two models. Six Sigma Six sigma allows firms
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The Case of Avco Environmental Services Participant: Mohanrasu G Batch : PGXPM 10 Questions: What should Chantale do? What are the reasonable limits on loyalty to one’s employer? Would it make difference if Chantale had a position of greater authority? Would it make a difference if Chantale had scientific expertise? Chantale Leroux had reported to her immediate supervisor as soon as she got to know that the medical wastes are getting disposed of in municipal landfill. Immediate
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CHAPTER 1 – Understanding Ethics LESSON OVERVIEW The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the student to ethics. You will give students a basic understanding of ethics and show where employees face the dilemma of balancing their own moral standards with those of the company they work for and the supervisor or manager to whom they report to on a daily basis. CHAPTER OUTLINE The textbook outlines the chapter with the following seven headings. As an instructor‚ you can use the headings to focus
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