...Request for Proposal New Practice Field – Spokane Indians Spokane Indians 602 North Havana Street, Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 535-2922 PROJ598 – Nov. 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 3 1.1. General Description of Work 3 1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid 3 1.3. Schedule of Bid Period Activities 3 1.4. Location of Work 4 1.5. Pre-Bid Meeting 4 1.6. Owner Contact for Questions 4 1.7. Pre-Award Surveys 4 1.8. Sealed Bid Requirements 4 1.9. Basis for Bid Evaluation 4 1.10. Ethical Standards 4 1.11. Responsibility for Surety Bonds 4 1.12. Proposal Format 4 1.13. List of Bidders 4 1.14. Letter of Acknowledgment 4 2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK 5 2.1. Engineering Contracts 5 2.2. Construction Contracts 5 3. PROPOSAL 5 3.1. Breakdown of Bid Price 5 3.2. Revisions and Extra Work 5 3.3. Escalation Formulas 5 3.4. Scheduled Completion Dates 5 3.5. List of Subcontractors 5 3.6. Key Supplier or Contractor Personnel 5 3.7. Length of Time Bid Is Valid 5 3.8. List of Bid Document Addenda Reviewed by Bidder 5 3.9. Notice of Conflicts or Errors in Bid Documents 5 3.10. Clarifications of Bids 5 3.11. Bidder Signature 5 4. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS 5 5. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 5 6. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND CONTRACT AGREEMENTS 5 Appendix A 6 Appendix B 8 Supplier/Bidder List 8 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.1. General Description of Work This proposal is intended to provide an insight to bidders regarding...
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...individual's capacity to make decisions. Communication Barriers: Language differences, speech impairments, or sensory disabilities can affect the ability to understand and express consent. Environmental Factors: The setting in which a decision is made can influence capacity. A noisy, chaotic environment may hinder clear thinking. Level of Understanding: The complexity of the decision and the amount of information provided can impact capacity. 1.3 - explain the link between an individuals mental capacity and a. consent b. choice c. safety a. Consent: Capacity to consent means the individual understands the information and the consequences and can communicate their decision. Without mental capacity, consent given may not be legally valid, leading to ethical and legal issues. b. Choice: Having a mental capacity allows individuals to make informed choices about their lives and care. Lack of capacity may limit the ability to make autonomous choices, requiring others to decide based on the person’s best interests. c. Safety: An individual’s safety is directly impacted by their capacity to make decisions about risks and protective measures. Without capacity, individuals may make choices that compromise their safety, necessitating protective interventions from caregivers or authorities. 1.4 Outline what is meant by valid consent. Valid consent is when an individual gives permission for something to happen based on a full understanding of the relevant facts and implications. For consent to be valid...
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...The Business ethic of KFC and McDonald TABLE OF CONTENTS The Business ethic of KFC and McDonald 1 Executive Summary 3 1 Introduction 3 2 Comparation of KFC and McDonald’s practices 4 3 Application of 4 relevant ethical theories 6 3.1 The utilitarian approach 6 3.2 The rights ethical approach 7 3.3 The Justice ethical approach 7 3.4 The virtue approach 8 Conclusion 8 References 9 Executive Summary A company has its responsibilities to its consumers, its suppliers, its employees , its shareholders as well as the local community and society in general .This article I choose KFC and McDonald’s which both are Food and Beverage industry to analyse the business ethics base on ethical theories . Business ethics means the application of ethical standards to the business behaviors . Business ethics has become an increasingly important part of this global conscience .(Freyne, 2009 ;Gilmartin, 2008) 1 Introduction Kentucky Fried Chicken ,as know as KFC, is the famous American chain fast food restaurant which was founded in 1952 by Colonel Harland Sanders .And He is also the logo of KFC . KFC is affiliated with Yum brands now and formed a strategic alliance with Pepsi , (some exceptions, such...
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...September 6, 2014 Forum 3 Management Setting Concepts, Constructs and Operational Definitions (3.3) Cooper and Schindler (2014), articulate that research requires the exploration of various questions in order to organize, understand, explain and forecast phenomena. These research inquiries must be guided through agreed upon definitions of the questions used to build the research product. These questions contain or use concepts, constructs and definitions (Cooper et al, 2014, p.50). A concept provides a common method for communicating information; it is a group of meanings and characteristics that impact events, objects, conditions, situations and behaviors (Cooper et al, 2014). Constructs are often abstract concepts; in fact concepts and constructs are easily mistaken. A construct is created by pairing less complex, more hardened concepts which provide a defined image or abstract idea enabling the researcher to organize the theory building purpose (Cooper et al, 2014). In research, definitions of concepts must be clearly defined by all parties involved in conducting the research. This will safeguard the integrity of the research. Without this synchronized understanding of definitions the output of the research will be damaged. Definitions in research consist of dictionary and operational. Dictionary definitions include a concept defined with a synonym. The operational definition contains specific criteria measuring and testing which refer to empirical data...
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...Running head: Employment At Will Employment at Will: Relationship between Societal Expectations and the Law BSA535 Business Law January 2014 Abstract This paper analyzes the relationship between the survey conducted by the Department of Labor in New York and Syracuse areas and the existing law. The survey reviews the law regarding the dismissal of at-will employees for exposing or refusing to partake in criminal or immoral endeavors. Results of the survey were to ascertain societal expectations regarding at-will employment and the law’s content regarding the issue. Employment at Will: Relationship between Societal Expectations and the Law The employment-at-will law states that employment may be terminated by an employer, for any reason or at any time. Employers are allowed to dismiss their employees for good reasons, morally wrong reasons, or for no reason without being liable of a legal wrong. Termination from rejecting to take part in practices that are not illegal but which are believed by the employee to be unethical are less apt to be actionable. Both of these situations are addressed in terms of the so-called public policy exception to the employment at will rule. The cause of action, often labeled "wrongful discharge" or "retaliatory discharge," is typically tort-based, although a few states employ contract theory in this context. On the other hand, individuals who report illegal or unethical practices within...
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...Running head: Employment At Will Employment at Will: Relationship between Societal Expectations and the Law Stephanie K. Walker Averett University BSA535 Business Law January 2014 Abstract This paper analyzes the relationship between the survey conducted by the Department of Labor in New York and Syracuse areas and the existing law. The survey reviews the law regarding the dismissal of at-will employees for exposing or refusing to partake in criminal or immoral endeavors. Results of the survey were to ascertain societal expectations regarding at-will employment and the law’s content regarding the issue. Employment at Will: Relationship between Societal Expectations and the Law The employment-at-will law states that employment may be terminated by an employer, for any reason or at any time. Employers are allowed to dismiss their employees for good reasons, morally wrong reasons, or for no reason without being liable of a legal wrong. Termination from rejecting to take part in practices that are not illegal but which are believed by the employee to be unethical are less apt to be actionable. Both of these situations are addressed in terms of the so-called public policy exception to the employment at will rule. The cause of action, often labeled "wrongful discharge" or "retaliatory discharge," is typically tort-based, although a few states employ contract theory in this context. On the other hand, individuals...
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...Instructor’s Manual—Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 The Objective of This Book 1.2 Some Historical Perspective 1.3 A Note on Ethical Behaviour 1.4 The Complexity of Information in Financial Accounting and Reporting 1.5 The Role of Accounting Research 1.6 The Importance of Information Asymmetry 1.7 The Fundamental Problem of Financial Accounting Theory 1.8 Regulation as a Reaction to the Fundamental Problem 1.9 The Organization of This Book 1.9.1 Ideal Conditions 1.9.2 Adverse Selection 1.9.3 Moral Hazard 1.9.4 Standard Setting 1.9.5 The Process of Standard Setting 1.10 Relevance of Financial Accounting Theory to Accounting Practice Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Instructor’s Manual—Chapter 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SUGGESTED TEACHING APPROACHES 1. The Broad Outline of the Book I use Figure 1.1 as a template to describe the broad outline of the book and course. Since the students typically have not had a chance to read Chapter 1 in the first course session, I stick fairly closely to the chapter material. The major points I discuss are: • Accounting in an ideal setting. Here, present-value-based accounting is natural. I go over the ideal conditions needed for such a basis of accounting to be feasible, but do not go into much detail because this topic is covered in greater depth in Chapter 2. • An introduction to the concept of information asymmetry and resulting problems...
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...for CSR 3 3.1 Innovation 3 3.2 Cost-Saving 3 3.3 Brand Differentiation 3 3.4 Long-Term Thinking 3 3.5 Customer Engagement and Employee Engagement 3 4. Arguments against CSR 3 4.1 Misdirections 4 4.2 Controversial Industries 4 5. Conclusion 4 6. References 4 Is Corporate Social Responsibility a way to cover exorbitant charges? 1. Introduction Various authors have different definitions of what Corporate Social Responsibility. According to Lorde Holmes and Richard Watts, 1998 in their publication ‘Making Good Business Sense,’ they define CSR as “the continuing commitment by businesses to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce, their families, and the community.” Others like Mallen Baker, 2013 define it as “how business manage their business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society.” The underlying concept of CSR is that it's a form of self-regulation by firms to ensure they comply with both legal and ethical standards of a community. 2. Motivations behind CSR To argue for or against whether CSR is a way of covering exorbitant charges or not, we need to look critically at the core motivations behind CSR and other arguments made for or against it. According to Richard E. Wokutch, 1990 in his journal Corporate Social Responsibility Japanese Style, he identifies two key motivations behind CSR in most literature; self-interest and ethical/altruistic reasons. 2.1 Self-Interest Under the...
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...Executive Summary This assignment is about the ethical aspects of the two organizations chosen by me which are McDonald and KFC. I have done some research about the definition of business ethics, the history of these both organization, evaluate and analyst the ethical and unethical business practices of one company compared to the other company within the same industry and also applied 4 relevant ethical theories to these both organizations and also how they use it. Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Definition of Business Ethics 3 1.0 Introduction 4 1.1 KFC’s History 4 1.2 McDonald’s History 5 2.0 Evaluation and Comparison of Business Practices in the Ethical Aspects between McDonalds and KFC 6 2.1 Prices 6 2.2 Food Packaging and Environmental Recycle 7 2.3 Public Relationship 8 2.4 Working Condition 9 3.0 Application of 4 Relevant Ethical Theories is Analysis which is: 10 3.1 Communitarianism 10 3.2 Justice 11 3.3 Ethics of Care 12 3.4 Rights Theory 13 Conclusion 14 List of Referencing 15 Bibliography 15 Definition of Business Ethics Business ethics is the applied ethics discipline that addresses the moral features of commercial activity. In practice, however, a dizzying array of projects is pursued under its rubric. Programs of legal compliance, empirical studies into the moral beliefs and attitudes of business people, a panoply of best-practices claims, arguments for mandatory...
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...documentation to select and recruit a new member of staff 1.2 assess the impact of legal, regulatory and ethical considerations to the recruitment and selection process 1.3 take part in the selection process 1.4 evaluate own contribution to the selection process LO2 Understand the styles and impact of leadership 2.1 explain the skills and attributes needed for leadership 2.2 explain the difference between leadership and management 2.3 compare leadership styles for different situations 2.4 explain ways to motivate staff to achieve objectives LO3 Be able to work effectively in a team 3.1 assess the benefits of team working in an organization 3.2 demonstrate working in a team as a leader and member towards specific goals, dealing with any conflict or difficult situations 3.3 review the effectiveness of the team in achieving the goals LO4 Be able to assess the work and development needs of individuals 4.1 explain the factors involved in planning the monitoring and assessment of work performance 4.2 plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of individuals 4.3 evaluate the success of the assessment process CONCLUSION Introduction LO1 Be able to use recruitment, selection and retention procedures 1.1 prepare documentation to select and recruit a new member of staff 1.2 assess the impact of legal, regulatory and ethical considerations to the recruitment and selection process 1.3 take part in the selection process ...
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...General Accountants Association of Canada. Printed in Canada ISBN for an individual volume: 978-1-55219-599-4 About CGA-CANADA _________________________________________ CGA-Canada today The CGA designation focuses on integrity, ethics, and the highest education requirements. Recognized as the country’s accounting business leaders, CGAs provide strategic counsel, financial leadership, and overall direction to all sectors of the Canadian economy. The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada — CGA-Canada — sets standards, develops education programs, publishes professional materials, advocates on public policy issues, and represents CGAs nationally and internationally. The Association represents 75,000 CGAs and students in Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, and China. Mission CGA-Canada advances the interests of its members and the public through national and international representation and the establishment of professional standards, practices, and services. A proud history CGA-Canada was founded in Montréal in 1908 under the leadership of John Leslie, vicepresident of the Canadian Pacific Railway. From the beginning, its objective was to encourage improvement in skills and job performance — a goal the Association holds to this day. On April 14, 1913, Canada’s Parliament passed the Act that incorporated CGA-Canada as a self-regulating professional Association. Over the decades that followed, branches became associations in their own right, affiliated...
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...The importance of computer ethics increased through the 1990s. With the growth of the Internet, privacy issues as well as concerns regarding computing technologies such as spyware and web browser cookies have called into question ethical behavior in technology. Identifying issues Identifying ethical issues as they arise, as well as defining how to deal with them, has traditionally been problematic in computer ethics. Some have argued against the idea of computer ethics as a whole. However, Collins and Miller proposed a method of identifying issues in computer ethics in their Paramedic Ethics model. The model is a data-centered view of judging ethical issues, involving the gathering, analysis, negotiation, and judging of data about the issue. In solving problems relating to ethical issues, Davis proposed a unique problem-solving method. In Davis's model, the ethical problem is stated, facts are checked, and a list of options is generated by considering relevant factors relating to the problem. The actual action taken is influenced by specific ethical standards. Some questions in computer ethics There are a number of questions that are frequently discussed under the rubric of computer ethics. One set of issues deal with some of the new ethical dilemmas that have emerged, or...
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...Religious Studies Achievement Standard 3.3 Analyse the response of a religious tradition to a contemporary ethical issue. Ethical Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. (of a medicine) legally available only on a doctor's prescription and usually not advertised to the general public. Ethical Issue: Abortion: Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy before the normal time of childbirth, usually performed during the first 28 weeks after the baby has been conceived. Abortion: The debate of abortion asks us whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before the time of normal childbirth. Some think abortion is always wrong, no matter what the excuse. Then there are others that...
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...everything we do. For example, how do you teach students without discriminating their beliefs or religion? How do we start a business in a country with different laws from ours and still incorporate our business values? So, what is critical thinking? 2. What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking according to Hamilton-Reeves (2009) is the process of filtering information by removing emotional and environmental discrepancies and remaining neutral to make the most accurate decision. On the other hand Elder and Paul (1994, pp.34-35) believes critical thinking is the "ability of thinkers to take charge of their own thinking by developing sound criteria and standards for analyzing and assessing" information to make an informed decision. Lastly, critical thinking from a general psychology point of view is analyzing ones standards, facts and assessing conclusions (Petress, 2004). From the above analysis, it is apparent that critical thinking is a process that guides ones logical decision making process by analyzing all possible information before making a decision, therefore reducing the chances of making quick and unethical decisions. According to Hamilton-Reeves (2009), critical thinking improves your chances of solving difficult problems because all possible solutions are analyzed before making a decision. 3. Approaches to critical Thinking Critical thinking has a number of approaches, but only three types of approaches will be analyzed. 3.1. Firstly, from an education point of...
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...literature but due to its abstract nature, nearly all definitions available exist at highly theoretical levels (Lewis 1985, 377). Most people have the tendency to distrust corporations in the market and the larger the firm, the worse the problem of trust usually gets (Rushton 2002, 138). Highly visible business ethics issues influence the public’s attitudes toward business and can destroy trust. Ethical decisions are a part of everyday life for those who work in organisations (Ferrell, and Fraderich 2012, 25). As such, the ability for the corporation to maintain a good public image, retrain customer trust and succeed as a firm highly depends on their ability to comply with business ethics defined by the society and environment it is surrounded by. “The Moonlighter” by Bronwyn Fryer is an article consisting of several ethical dilemmas where problems can range from large to small and from personal to business for several individuals. The aim of this case study is to identify what the ethical issues are and comprehensively understand the ethical dimensions. 2. Ethical Perspectives It is essential for an individual to maintain ethical behaviour in their conducts of business especially in the modern professional environment. Therefore, in order to adhere to the high degrees of ethical standards and accountability, individuals must be ware of their own personal ethical perspective and have a clear comprehension of all four ethical perspectives. They assist in the process of identifying...
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