...FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT MAY 2012 OUMM 3203 PROFESSSIONAL ETHICS MATRICULATION NO: : 861215566517001 IDENTITY CARD NO: : 861215-56-6517 TELEPHONE NO: : 017-2542131 E-MAIL ADDRESS : VICKY_BUISS@YAHOO.COM LEARNING CENTRE : PPNS ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN MANAGEMENT “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world” Albert Camus “Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality” Albert Schweitzer INTRODUCTION 1. General. Management in general is a command function that requires detail and in depth research, planning, coordination, validation and implementation to ensure the desired Vision, Mission and Objectives of an organization is achieved both effectively and collectively. Therefore, management is an important tool towards the success and sustainability of any organization. As such, the need to have a clear understanding on the true meaning of management and other related subject matters in relation to this paper is as follows: a. Management. ‘Management’, generally means the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management in its broad sense comprises of planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing and controlling. b. Ethics. ‘Ethics’ also known as ‘Moral Philosophy’ can be defined as the principles of morally acceptable conduct of individuals....
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...com/globalbusinesschallenge Introduction The CIMA Global Business Challenge is designed to give a taste of the boardroom and of business. You are cast in the role of a consultant reporting to a board of a fictitious company. You are presented with some background information on the company and its industry in the form of `case study’. Then, as a consultant, you will be presented with some details behind a variety of current issues facing the company. This is called the ‘scenario’. These issues may or may not have been mentioned in the case study. Your role is to produce a report to the board that prioritises these current issues, discusses them and provides recommendations based on them. ©The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Page 2 Approach The main idea behind the case study is to ensure that the consultant understands the business upon which he or she is advising (this is no less than would be necessary in a real situation). Accordingly, you should begin by reading and analysing this case study material. Analysis can take many forms and provided here is some brief guidance on areas to consider and approaches you could take: • What – so what analysis: note down the key facts from each section of the case study material (this is the `what’), then consider the implications of that fact (the `so what’.) For example suppose you were told that the business did not have a marketing director (the `what’.) The implication here is that the business may not grow to its full potential...
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...ADMN 995, section 2: PORTFOLIO COURSE FOR MBAs Course Information & Syllabus for Online MBA Course Purpose The Portfolio Course has two main purposes: (1) Program evaluation for continuous improvement and (2) Professional development for you as you near graduation from the online MBA program. Most students report that the entire process takes only 2-4 hours. This zero-unit course contains your insights, which allow the online MBA faculty to evaluate the effectiveness of its program. It also requires you to reflect on and write about the way in which your selection of courses achieves the goals of the online MBA program. As the online MBA program collects and assesses student portfolios produced over a period of years, the faculty will be able to adjust the mix of electives and requirements that make up each major to more fully meet program goals. Other matters, such as grading standards or individual course requirements may also come up for discussion during the review of student portfolios. Thus, your particular portfolio will help shape the future of the online MBA program as well as help you review your own education. This course will also develop your career and professional aspirations via a career workshop and advisement session to prepare you for the next step in your professional life, which varies from student to student. ADMIN 995 Course Overview There are four components to the course which you must complete: 1. Portfolio of Academic Work 2. Reflective...
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...A Leadership Case Study of Tobacco and its Regulation Introduction In the following study the Author would like to find out, if there is a relationship between a regulatory system and between the moral and ethical questions of the case. The main objective of the case is to show how the private sector leadership can affect public policy outcomes. First of all, the Author would like to give an overview about the historical background of the Tobacco use. Moreover, tries to explain how it became a frequent activity worldwide. Secondly, the Author will emphasize the moral and ethical issues of the case with an effort of understanding the ethical problems behind. The third part will consist an overview about the ethical leadership from the project management point of view. Finally, the Author will draw conclusion about the relationship between the hypotheses mentioned above. Summary of the Case Study The tobacco use has been encouraged in the 18th century, and by the 19th, it was already widely used. The taxes of the tobacco has been used as the source of the regulatory capital of the government. Therefore, it became an important economic force. In addition, by the 20th century, the first anti- tobacco advocates appeared. They became very active in protesting against the tobacco use. However, during the World War I and World War II, the cigarette use was reinforced among the military, and smoking became a popular activity worldwide. Moreover, since 1920 women are also...
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...Weiyuan (A0086030R) Pham Thi Cam Nguyen (A0074425H) Reymond Edlin (A0083418A) EG2401 Engineering Professionalism Group 3 Final Report EG2401 Engineering Professionalism Group 3 Final Report Contents Abstract I. Introduction/Background II. Method III. Discussion 1. Bribe or Gifts? Ethical or Unethical? 2. Case Studies and the Scenario Case Study # 1 Case Study # 2 Case Study # 3 3. Limitation IV. Conclusion References EG2401 Engineering Professionalism Group 3 Final Report Abstract Gift receiving has long been a problem in evaluating the ethicality of engineers. In this study, we analyse the ethical boundaries of gift receiving. The foreground for this analysis will be based on several factors, including the value of the gifts and the behaviour (or intention) of engineers after receiving the gifts. These criteria will underpin the discussion for the scenario on whether it is ethical for engineers A, B and C to receive gifts from contractors and suppliers, given that they are involved in the bidding process to select the from the same contractors and suppliers. This report will also evaluate various ethical concerns by comparing the scenario against three different case studies, which will act as the three different extents of moral lines that are set in place. These comparisons would be used to derive a conclusion for the scenario, being that it is unethical for the engineers to accept the gifts given to them. I. Introduction/Background “I have often noticed...
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...A. (Hons) in Hotel Management Business Ethics HM 04/28 Module Handbook 2011-2012 Module Leader: Rakesh Katyayani Email: rakesh.katyayani@tajhotels.com rakesh.katyayani @ihma.ac.in HM 04 / 28 Business Ethics Introduction: This module examines the values and value conflicts inherent in the modern practices of the business world, investigates the major philosophical issues that challenge the conduct of ethics as a rational enterprise, exposes students to major traditions in philosophical normative ethics and applies those traditions to specific value conflicts in the business world. A critical thinking component is included in the course. Specific problems relating to topics such as corporate responsibility, employee rights, and the nature of the free enterprise system, environmental concern and ethical business practices. In deciding how to act, managers reveal their inner values, test their commitment to those values, and ultimately shape their characters. In general, Ethics is both an academic “subject” and a thoughtful way of doing things. Theoretical Ethics is that branch of Philosophy concerned with determining what is right (with regard to principles and actions) and what is good (what ends or ideals are worth pursuing and what values are worth holding). Practical Ethics is the art or techne (know-how) of figuring out how to make things better rather than worse with regard to concrete or actual situations. Business Ethics is a type of applied ethics...
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...B OSA - TOM. 348 HUMANIORA Essays on Business and Leadership Ethics Tuomo Takala TURUN YLIOPISTO UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Turku 2012 ISBN 978-951-29-5010-2 (PRINT) ISBN 978-951-29-5011-9 (PDF) ISSN 0082-6987 Painosalama Oy – Turku, Finland 2012 A note from the writer I was born in 1955 and am a professor of management and leadership at the University of Jyväskylä, with a solid academic track record. My main academic work has been research in the area of business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on my research I have written around a hundred publications, of which about fifty can be seen as scientifically significant, in one way or another. I started as a business leadership major at the University of Jyväskylä in 1977. General studies sparked my interest in philosophy, and in time I became more and more interested in it. I graduated as a Master of Economics in 1982, at which point I had already done Advanced studies in Philosophy. Nevertheless, I did my postgraduate studies in economics and began to study corporate societal responsibility in 1983. At the same time I continued my studies in philosophy and graduated as a M.Sc (Philosophy) in 1986, the same year when I finished my licentiate’s work on societal responsibility for the Business Studies program in the University of Jyväskylä (Ph.D in Economics 1991). At that time, I was already also interested in the thematic of business ethics. These fields were not popular in economics...
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...Unit Name: Business & Finance Ethics Unit Code: BBC1001 Year: 2015 Semester: 2 Location: City Flinders Prepared by: Dr Michelle Fong Welcome Welcome to this unit of study. This Unit Guide provides important information and should be kept as a reference to assist with your studies. This Guide includes information about your reading and resources, independent learning, class activities and assessment tasks. It is recommended that you read this Guide carefully: you will be expected to manage your learning as you work towards successful study. Detailed information and learning resources for this unit have also been provided on the Unit website on WebCT/VU Collaborate which can be reached via the Student Portal at vu.edu.au/student-tools/myvu-student-portal It is important that you access your Unit website regularly. Please also refer to information provided on the Student Portal that supports studying at VU. Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge and recognise the traditional owners, their Elders past and present, their descendants and kin as the custodians of this land. Contents Welcome Acknowledgement of Country Introduction to the unit ............................................................................................................................................3 Key staff ............................................................................................................................................................3 Required readings...
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...labeau@davenport.edu Instructor Background Information: David is the MBA coordinator at Livonia location for Davenport University. David has a BS degree from Detroit College of Business (now Davenport University), MA from Central Michigan University, and has Ph.D. studies at Wayne State University and North Central University. He has experience in the Under-Graduate and MBA program. In 1990 he was selected Alumnus of the year for Detroit College of Business. Previously, he has represented his employer for assisgnments in Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Through his consulting service, David has developed successful programs in problem resolutions, employee development, team building, leadership dynamics and corporate analysis leading to turn-around activities, and developing learning organization. He has been a featured presenter at seminars and conventions throughout the United States and Canada. DONALD W. MAINE SCHOOL of BUSINESS BUSN210 Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 45 Prerequisite(s): Co-requisite(s): Course Description This course explores applied ethics, focusing on social and professional situations especially in the fields of business, law, and technology. Students learn ethical theory as they examine the complexities of ethical...
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...aim of businesses is to make profits. However during the recent decades, businesses have had to invest their funds to be ethical in their operations so as to avoid controversies due to law breaks (Shlomo 2011, 98). Stakeholders have to be taken into consideration so that they are not affected by the business’s functioning. However many businesses have to face ethical dilemmas which is an immoral doing (Noland and Phillips 2010, 39). Ethical perspectives have been developed to help people to identify and categorise problems from ethical dilemmas, compel them to think thoroughly, encourage them to examine issues from many different angles, and provide them with decision-making strategies (Eyal, Berkovich and Schwartz 2011, 396). The main ethical perspectives include utilitarianism, libertarianism, deontology and virtue of ethics. In McNulty and Davis’s case “Should the C-suite have a Green Seat” ethical dilemmas have been identified. Narinex is in a situation to decide whether it should hire a chief sustainability officer or not. This ethical dilemma derives from sustainability issues which customers are looking for towards Narinex’s waste handling; fair wages and the elimination of printed documentation which the company’s competitor has already done and the Tawainese issue which it had already faced in the past. This essay will compare and contrast the ethical perspectives on the dilemma which has been recognised. Narinex is an electronic...
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...Ethics in business research Chapter outline Introduction Ethical principles Harm to participants Lack of informed consent Invasion of privacy Deception 122 128 128 132 136 136 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 145 Other ethical and legal considerations Data management Copyright Reciprocity and trust Affiliation and conflicts of interest The difficulties of ethical decision-making Checklist Key points Questions for review © Oxford University Press 2011. Alan Bryman and Emma Bell. Business Research Methods 3e 122 Ethics in business research Chapter outline Ethical issues arise at a variety of stages in business and management research. This chapter is concerned with the concerns about ethics that might arise in the course of conducting research. The professional bodies concerned with the social sciences have been keen to spell out the ethical issues that can arise, and some of their statements will be reviewed in this chapter. Ethical issues cannot be ignored, in that they relate directly to the integrity of a piece of research and of the disciplines that are involved. This chapter explores: • • • • some famous, even infamous, cases in which transgressions of ethical principles have occurred, though it is important not to take the view that ethical concerns arise only in relation to these extreme cases; different stances that can be and have been taken on ethics in business research; the significance and operation of four areas in which ethical concerns particularly...
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...professional work; definition of the form of relations (customs and the rules regulating the relations) of the engineer with other participants of process of creation and use technicians. A number of such norms is fixed in legal documents, for example, in the laws concerning safety issues, intellectual property, the copyright. Some norms of professional work of engineers are fixed in the administrative establishments regulating activity of this or that organization. Till certain time ethical standards can exist in a kind of "unwritten rules», but in process of expansion of sphere of social consequences of engineering activity, its complications and misbalance there is a necessity for specially developed and accurately formulated ethical codes. They, as a rule, correlate both with the legal legislation, and with administrative statutory acts, but appreciably reflect specificity of this or that engineering community, being public regulators of interaction of its members. Well-developed ethical codes exist in Germany, France, and the USA. So, in the USA numerous engineering both scientific trade unions and societies which unite under the aegis of three basic organizations operate: «the American Association of Engineering Societies», incorporating about 800000 members (engineers, designers, builders, etc.), «the American Society for Engineering Education» (10000 individual members and more than 300000 institutional) and «The American Association for the Advancement of Science»...
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...Using Relevant Theories and Examples outline the arguments for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach to management. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the case for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach. This essay will look into the two sides of the argument in depth using relevant theories, examples and case studies. The first part of this essay will look into why an organization adopting an ethical approach to management could ultimately benefit the firm. The essay will look at various strengths that could be achieved by an organization, these theories and ideas will be backed up with possible case studies and real life examples. The second part of this essay will look at the case against a firm adopting an ethical approach to management. Again various reasons will be analyzed and will be backed up using relevant theories, case studies and real life examples. After looking at both sides of the argument this essay hopes to come to a conclusion perhaps suggesting that it would be important for organizations to act ethically to a certain extent. Before going into the first side of the argument it will be important to define what is meant by an ‘ethical approach to management’, so this section of the essay will compare and contrast various definitions. One definition suggests that ‘ethics are the moral principles that should underpin decision-making. A decision made on ethics might reject the most profitable solution...
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...reads. Consistency in these three items is key to a good case study. 2. Draw your reader in with a unique title. It should attract the reader and make them want to read more. 3. Begin writing the paper. Start by identifying the problem that is being explored in the case study. 4. Explore the problem, including cause, effect and theory. Give as much background as possible. 5. Discuss the possible solution, and/or how this issue was specifically resolved. Tell what methods were used in the process. 6. Describe benefits of the study. Tell how the benefits overall affect the group to which your case study is aimed. 7. Utilize the general-to-specific-to-general approach. This is the approach to use because it draws the reader in, demonstrates a specific example, and then shows how it applies to the group as a whole. It also shows the reader how they can address their own problem this way. Tips & Warnings • Use facts and numbers where possible. This is specifically aimed at the benefits portion of the case study. Potential readers will be compelled with the numbers and how they are affected by them and remain interested. • Use photos if necessary. If photos are used, be sure they are professionally done so as to not sully the quality of the case study. • Have an executive sign off on your case study when complete, if possible. It increases the credibility of your case study. • Format your paper in an easy to read format like...
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...Introduction The Everest simulation provided several situations where multiple management theories, discussed in the lectures, were applicable. Being divided into teams to complete the task helped align this simulation’s findings with a real life business setting. Contrasting roles and goals of each individual team member further enhanced the similarity to an everyday business. To conquer Everest, whether it is in reality or as part of this ‘simulation’, requires significant amounts of planning and well thought out management decisions which allow for continued success for the team as a whole. Upon review of the simulation two management concepts were more prevalent than others; ethical and social responsibility with specific focus on the utilitarianism approach and the concept of strategic planning and goal setting, within that scenario planning and crises management. The concepts applicability to both the individual and group components of the simulation will be the main focus of this report. Clarity gained from scholarly articles will also be discussed in detail. Concept 1 – Strategic Planning/Goal Setting and Scenario Planning and Crises Management Good planning is the foundation of any successful individual, team or company venture, conquering Everest is no different. The planning process is often divided into three levels. The first, strategic, focuses on long range goals and focuses on the goals of the organisation as a whole. (Steiner, 2010) Second is tactical planning...
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