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...applied Islamic business ethics: responsible halal business Muatasim Ismaeel UniKL Business School, University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and 1090 Katharina Blaim Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Eichstaett/Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities of using halal regulation and certification as a mechanism for applying Islamic business ethics in contemporary world. Design/methodology/approach – The current practices of halal regulation and certification and literature on Islamic ethics were reviewed, to identify a practical approach for Islamic business ethics. Findings – Islam allows and accepts different levels of ethical commitment. A multi-level Islamic ethics framework and a multi-level halal certification approach are proposed to facilitate the implementation of Islamic business ethics in a relative context. Two major developments can enrich halal business practices: harmonization of global standards and governance structure, and integrating responsibility and ethical issues in halal standards. Practical implications – The proposed framework and developments can enrich halal regulation and certification practice. Originality/value – The paper emphasizes the importance of flexibility and adaptability in Islamic business ethics implementation, and proposes a new framework and approach to apply Islamic business ethics. Keywords Islam, Business ethics, Social responsibility...
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...Fine Foods Ethical Program XMGT/216 May 8, 2011 Kudler Fine Foods Ethical Program In order to build an Ethical Organization Profile it is very important to understand the culture and operations of the business. Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale specialty food provider. Kudler places strong emphasis on quality and the ability to provide one stop shopping for the finest foods across a large spectrum of products. The company currently has three locations that boast 8,000 square feet of retail space which host six specialty departments. Kudler Fine Foods has a fresh bakery, fresh produce, a butcher shop with meat and seafood, packaged foods, cheese and specialty dairy, and most importantly fine wines. The owner, Kathy Kudler, is aware that it is through her customers’ satisfaction that her stores will find success. Kudler connects with its customers with a knowledgeable staff that promises to make the shopping experience delightful and pleasing. While Kudler Fine Foods’ vision is to be the premier gourmet grocery store for savvy customers, Kudler does not ignore their social responsibility, “Kudler Fine Foods uses only the finest organic ingredients. Whenever possible, we purchase local produce from organic farmers. We use unbleached flour in our bakery goods and we don’t add unnecessary preservatives to our products. Food is rotated from the shelves on an ongoing basis. Those items that are still in “good” condition are donated to local homeless shelters and food kitchens”...
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...Organizational Ethics: Bon Appetit Management Company James Jackson ETH 316 December 9, 2014 Mr. Rodney Sprauve When forming and conducting a business, ethical principles must go into the foundation when establishing a successful moral organization. The ethical principles incorporated should suit those of the industry in which they function. The company assessed today will be the Bon Appetit Management Company, an umbrella corporation stemming from Compass Group. Bon Appetit operates within the food service industry “offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, museums, and other specialty venues” ("Bon Appetit Management Company", 2014). There will be further discussion of Bon Appetit and the industrial pressures and issues they encounter. External social pressures play a vital role in influencing organizational ethics. It would be assumed that a successful business would offer some degree of conformity to the demands placed upon them by society. Bon Appetit, in the food service industry, has been met with the responsibility of encompassing the preservation of the environment with their everyday business procedures. In its’ existence, Bon Appetit has been “widely recognized as a pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies” ("Bon Appetit Management Company", 2014). The business research done in the field of ‘green’ and organic foods, has led Bon Appetit to their sustainable business plan. The information age has contributed significantly...
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...hiring and putting George at work immediately with no training) on how to establish, monitor, and assure the quality of the product that they produced. The night-shift employees had no idea about the harmful effects of the polluted product on the consumers and the possible consequences the company would have to face for it. Not to mention that if the consumers get sick due to their poor milk product, the company could be sued and might even go bankrupt. The night shift employees could not see the big picture and were worried to lose only 500 gallons of milk. If the quality control system were in place Paul would not be thinking about removing the filters that could have resulted in producing a polluted milk product. Obviously, Paul’s ethics is tied to this wrongful thought process and will be discussed later in this analysis. The authors Chaudhry, Tamimi, & Betton (1997), studied the role of quality...
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...Assignment on Ethics In Organization S.R.Lutra Institute Of Management Submitted to Amruta Nag Submitted by Pratibha Chaudhari 08 Payal Khetani 17 Nikita Pereira 27 Dhara Suvagiya 31 Hetal Vaghora 32 (MBA 1st shift Academic Year 2010-11) Ethics in organization Introduction to ethics Ethics is not a recent discovery. Over the centuries philosophers their struggle with human behavior have developed different approaches ethics, each leading to different conclusions. The word “ethics” which are coined from the Latin word ‘ethics’ and greek word ‘ethikos’ pertains to character. Ethics is thus said to be the science of conduct and morals. Meaning Ethics is the branch of philosophy which is the systematic study of selective choice, of the standards of right and wrong and by which it may be ultimately be directed...
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...Challenges in the Global Business Environment Code of Ethics Conduct Coca-Cola Company Richard Bonds Dr. J. A. Anderson, Sr. Date May, 31 2014 Abstract Coca-Cola Company or Coke s the largest distributor of soft drinks in the world. Businesses such as Coke and other corporations set a strict code of ethics laws to live by and operate upon. This paper will illustrate the code of ethics of Coke the industry leaders and two of its partners/competitors PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper/Snapple Co. and the similarities of their ethics code for operations as American multination companies. Coca-Cola Company or Coke is the largest distributor of soft drinks in the world. A successful businesses like Coke and other large corporations set a strict code of ethics laws to live by and operate upon. A brief look at the industries three largest leaders in the soft drink industry, with Coke being the front runner followed by the PepsiCo Groups and Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group all unique in their own way with a variety of products consumers have been using for nearly 100 years. All three companies born in the southern part of the United States has provided different brands names under different company logos worldwide. Coke has such names in the soft drink industry like Sprite, Minute Made, Fanta, Power Aide, an Simple Orange to name a few of the 3500 plus products they produce worldwide. The largest and closest competitor of Coke is a bit more diverse in the product...
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...locally-owned business in operation since 2010 located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The bakery’s advertising slogan is “The perfect place to gather for morning coffee and donuts” and the business strives to be a responsible yet profitable part of Idaho Springs and the surrounding community. Corporate social responsibility[->0] means that businesses should “act in a way that enhances society and its inhabitants and be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people, their communities, and their environment”. (Lawrence & Weber, 2011) “Articulating a social and environmental strategy requires that the company identify the social and environmental problems that are associated with its operations and then devise ways of reducing these” (Heal, 2008). A corporate social responsibility strategy for Morning Gold Bakery, encompassing four components (environmental responsibility, ethical leadership, organizational viability, and legal responsibility), is presented in this report. For each component, the company’s current business processes will be considered in light of corporate social responsibility, and, specific actions to update or implement business practices congruent with the company’s social responsibility objectives will be recommended. Environmental Social Responsibility -- Planet The environmental component of social responsibility refers to the business's impact on the environment. A socially responsible company’s goal is to engage in business practices that...
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...Ethics and Sustainable development Mark&Spencer Plan A analysis Bao Quoc Nguyen Ethics and Sustainable Development Mark and Spencer Plan A with Oxfam Table of Contents MARK & SPENCER PLC ................................................................................................................... 3 COMPANY OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 3 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................... 3 HISTORY .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................ 4 PESTLE ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................... 5 OUTLINE SOME PROBLEM FACING RETAILERS IN UK .........................................
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...Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship Assignment for Course: | MGT 5012: 21st Management Practices | Submitted to: | Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba | Submitted by: | Kandis D. Gaines | | N01408070 | | 5800 Lake Pointe Village Cir #617 Orlando Fl 32822 | | 386-316-1449 | | | Date of Submission: December 8, 2013 Title of Assignment: Final Term Paper: Business Ethics and the Moral Foundation of Effective Leadership CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student's Signature: _____Kandis D. Gaines_________________________ ***************************************************************** Instructor's Grade on Assignment: Instructor's Comments: Business Ethics and the Moral Foundation of Effective Leadership Introduction In the global business spectrum, ethics play a huge role within any form of business where key ethical principles such as morals, values, and judgment determine the overall success and direction of the company. Managers and entrepreneurs who make moral determinations behind ethics build trust and create positive relationships with their employees, consumers...
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...ETHICS-COMPANY PEPSICO Ethics Business ethics is the accepted set of moral values and corporate standards of conduct in a business organization. These standards of business behavior promote human welfare and the good. Business ethics are exhibited both as written and unwritten codes of moral standards that are critical to the current activities and future aspirations of a business organization. They can differ from one company to another because of differences in cultural perspectives, operational structures and strategic orientations. Therefore, different people have different beliefs about what constitutes ethical behavior. The law defines what is or not legal, but the distinctions between moral right and wrong are not always so clear. In many situations lines between right and wrong are blurred. Such situations can be helped to be cleared by using organization written codes and/or policies. Through the usage of auditors, ethics classes, written codes and policies, numerous companies have reinforced their business ethics and best practices to ensure that fraudulent activities are prevented. The food and beverage sector of the economy has faced increasing pressure from consumers to provide transparency on the sources and operations related to their products. Responsible and ethical procurement is especially challenging for food and beverage, because agricultural commodities typically rely on low-cost labor inputs and environmentally-damaging technology and practices in order...
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...skill that involves coordinating and overseeing the work activities of other employees so that the activities are completed efficiently and effectively. Managers, are those people who have the responsibility to ensure that the management of company is running smoothly and flawless. In an organization, there are different management actions that the company should be concerned. In the case study of McDonalds, our team has found out five significant management actions that have contributed to McDonalds’ success. There are strategic management, democratic leadership skills, human resources management, ethics management and 1.1 Strategic Management One of the management actions that have contributed to the success of McDonalds will be their strategic plan which called ‘plan to win’. The idea of this plan not only for them to be the biggest fast food restaurant chain but to be the best fast food restaurant chain. McDonald implement this plan by analyzing the 4 P’s which are product, price, promotion and place. Product is the features, quality and quantity of product or services offered by McDonalds to its customers, such as packaging, desirability, looks etc. According to A.Linbranza, McDonald’s first entered India in 1996 which doesn’t really fit their representative kind of market. To apply the mentioned strategy, McDonald’s adopted product localization and innovation skill, as they...
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...providing world class fast-food in more than 100 countries. McDonald's chain is spread all over the world (McDonald's, 2009). 70 % restaurants of Mc Donald's are local and independent franchisees, which operate globally. McDonald's holds a major part of the share in the globally popular restaurant industry in approximately all the countries where it is operating its services (McDonald's, 2009). It doles out some of the favorite foods all around the world like World Famous French Fries, Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets and Egg McMuffin (McDonald's, 2009). Among the most precious and renowned brands of the world, McDonald's is one. Approximately on all the countries where the McDonald's operates its services, it holds a major share in the global renowned quick service restaurant industry of the informal eat out market (McDonald's, 2009). McDonald's is a global organization which uses market research to understand the market environment before making any decisions related to market. This will help the company to identify the favorable and unfavorable factors in the environment from the standpoint of the firm. The environmental factors that affect the restaurant industry in which the McDonald's is operating are: political factors, economic factors, technology factors, social-cultural factors and legal factors (Wheelen & Hunger, 2001). Political Factors and legal Factors: Political environment exercises great impact on any industry and business. The developments on the...
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...CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………2 Definition of Business Ethics……………………….2 Background of Fonterra’s Company………………..2 Issues of Fonterra’s company.....................................3 Solution to Issues……………………………………4 Conclusion…………………………………………...5 Reference…………………………………………….6 Fonterra’s Milk Scandal: The Issues surrounding it and how can Fonterra’s managed the issue? Introduction Milk is a nutritional product very good for health and almost all age are using. The dairy industry is currently developing. Typically, the dairy market today has a millions of different brands of milk from around the world. Dairy industry development because the benefits of milk to provide for health people is extremely large. Targeting that benefit, so now has a lot of dairy company consecutive established for the purpose of competitive and to looking for profit from that industry but they don’t care about a business ethics. That led to some large companies do everything possible to get revenue as skipping the period in production to shorten the process and change or add some cheap has toxic component to decrease cost of production and increase profits. Such behavior has violated business ethics and caused a serious consequence to the health and the faith of consumers. Typical, Fonterra; the best dairy company in the world has violated of business ethics when related the scandal of the milk has toxic harmful to human health and loss of image of company. That issue must be considered...
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