UN Procurement Practitioner’s Handbook Home Glossary Downloads More Back to UNGM Top of Form Bottom of Form TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 4: Transverse Procurement Themes 4.1. Risk Management 4.1.1. Risk analysis and management 4.1.2. Risk and risk management in the procurement process 4.2. E-Procurement 4.2.1. Introduction 4.2.2. E-procurement tools and applications 4.2.3. E-procurement in the procurement cycle 4.2.4. E-procurement strategy – costs‚ benefits and risks 4.2.5. Legal
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Eugenics: The Unethical Pseudoscience Our topic was on selective human breeding‚ or in other words eugenics. If you don’t know what eugenics is don’t worry I’ll tell you‚ according to Oxford dictionaries eugenics is the science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Desirable heritable characteristics for example can be things like a particular eye color‚ hair color‚ height‚ etc. My question to you all is if you think
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The Lowest Price is Unethical The worldwide corporation name‚ Wal-Mart‚ is best known for its endless selection of products for sale and their everyday lowest prices in town. Unfortunately these attractive characteristics arise from the act of breaking 18th century philosopher’s ethical theories. Wal-Mart is guilty of using their employees and suppliers as a mere means to an ends for the highest corporate profits possible each quarter. Their practices alienate their employees from their work efforts
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Ethical Business Practices in Purchasing and Supply Management Ethical Business Practices in Purchasing and Supply Management “The best and most successful organisations recognise that they will only prosper in the long term if they satisfy the aspirations of their stakeholders; including customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ local communities‚ investors‚ governments‚ public interest and environment groups. ” “To satisfy this intense scrutiny and the demands for greater accountability in society
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In comparison to Iago‚ the antagonist of the play‚ who acts selfishly and emotively‚ bordering on signs of sociopathic behavior; Desdemona looks at an overall spectrum and acts for those around her‚ as well as herself. This is often stated as an argument for her innocence and purity‚ rather it is a sign of natural human behavior‚ consideration and empathy for others frequently occurring‚ regardless of the ‘good and evil’ spectrum. Othello’s fickle view of Desdemona allows
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Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Vanessa Terrazas RES351 December 7‚ 2011 Paul Worthey Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Ethics are custom to every day living. Recognizing ethics in his or her research is vital. “The goal of ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or suffers adverse consequences from research activities” (Cooper & Schindler‚ 2011‚ Chapter 2‚ Ethics in Business Research). Andrew Wakefield‚ a British doctor‚ was accused of acting unethically during
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Unethical Practice and Behaiors in Accounting Byron Nelson February 11‚ 2013 ACC/290 U. Peter Wueger University of Phoenix Introduction Unethical practices and behaviors in accounting can be attributed to a variety of circumstances. Greed‚ opprotunity‚ disconnection‚ and ignorance can be said to be the primary root issues behind these practices. In an effort to prevent these practices former U. S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and former U. S. epresenative Michael Oxley drafter legislation that
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Psychologists use animals in their research to either get a better understanding of human thinking and behaviors or to find out more about the species they are studying. There are many reasons experiments can be unethical‚ but in some cases animal research can really benefit science. Using animals to experiment on is very controversial‚ and there are many groups and organizations fighting to protect animals rights. Finding ways to reduce animal research‚ and make it as ethical as possible is important
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High-Tech Sweat shops What kinds of unethical and illegal kinds of behaviors do high-tech sweatshop companies engage in? What criteria should these companies use to decide if they are treating their overseas employees fairly? How would you characterize the stance on social responsibility of companies that function as body shops? In what ways can developing an ethical approach to managing outsourcing - whether inside the United States or in countries abroad - affect the well-being and performance
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Unethical Practices of Arthur Anderson: Week 2 Checkpoint ACC/260 – Accounting Ethics: Keeping It Clean September 26‚ 2013 Thomas Scholz What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Assistance! Arthur Andersen assisted Enron in deceiving stakeholders by revealing ways to generate false profits and hide losses through the development of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). Enron’s consolidated financial statements did not depict or clearly
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