...student Week 2 - you decide Business 427 professor September 22, 2009 Q1: Do you think REESE Inc., adhered to a set of Business Ethics? If so, what were they? If not, what would you recommend as a set of business ethics for them? I think REESE Inc. did what it was set up to do. Appear as a separate entity in order to secure contracts. These types of things happen all the time. The Planet Hollywood restaurants were all set up under different corps. When one went bankrupted, the others were untouchable. Any company that is going to do business with another is responsible for doing the proper due diligence on the people and company your going into business with. Any back ground check on the people running the company would have shown that they work for and with one another. Q2: Discuss the ethical issues involved in this case. Discuss how you might develop a plan for addressing the ethical issues involved in this case? You keep mentioning the ethics in this case, but REESE Inc. did nothing wrong. Most people might not agree with the approach or with what REESE did, but that’s business. If I were Monica Ponce, I would have signed a non-circumventing contract with REESE Inc. in order to protect my contacts as well as a contract to do business together before introducing any of my contacts or being part of any meeting that might bring future business with REESE Inc. Q3: How do you think the President of CNS should have addressed this directive from the CEO of REESE...
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...are offered for nurses to join. They can be located in the state the nurse resides in or they can be national or international based. They assist the nurse in staying current in his or her field of practice or specialty ensuring that they are up to date on all technology and educational matters in their specialty. They also act as a voice, an advocate for nurse. The American Nurses Association (ANA) "is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.1 million registered nurses through its constituent member nurses associations and its organizational affiliates" (Nursing World, 2015) The ANA strives to be an advocate for nurses and helping to ensure their rights in the workplace. The Code of Ethics for Nurses is supported by the ANA. The ANA will also lobby Congress for the nurses...
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...of today. This time frame involved racial riots, women rights, civil rights and important court cases. Mapp v. Ohio was concluded in 1961, and concluded that the fourth amendment applied to state courts and not just federal. Women achieved major milestones in the 1960’s, and Civil Rights were one of the biggest topics of the times. In the criminal justice field, a law enforcement official is expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner on and off duty. Part I – Policing Research Police Trends and Issues during the 1960’s During the 1960’s, law enforcement was completely different from what it is today. Officers were taught to handle situations in a way that would be illegal and in some opinions, morally wrong. When there was a riot, regardless of what is motivating the crowd, law enforcement officials would use excessive force and various, unnecessary tactics. People today probably wonder what made police officials believe that this type of crowd control was an acceptable response to any type of situation. Unfortunately, police officers were taught this in the academies and honestly believed that what they were doing was right. Also during this era, the first female officers came into play for law enforcement. In conjunction to females being allowed to be become officers, the first black police officer was hired in the 1960’s as well. "Courageous police leadership is critical to our most important client – the victims of crime." — Tom Constantine Today, women...
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...Huffman Trucking Ethics Program Current Ethical Issues Paper Rick Spaise 8/26/2012 XMGT 216 We are creating an ethical program for a trucking company. The name of the company is Huffman Trucking. The company was created in 1936 by the founder K. Huffman. The company started in Cleveland, OH. He started the company with a single tractor and trailer. The company's growth was attributed to World War 2. The demand for trucking companies to move product from the factories in the Midwest to the ports along the East Coast is why many companies were able to brow very quickly in that time period. By 1945 the company had grown its fleet to 16 tractors and 36 trailers. They maintain their government contracts today. Over the next 60 years the company continued to grow because the company went out and found new customers. The other thing the company did was they acquired 5 Eastern Regional carriers, which made them a bigger company and also gave them the tools to continue with the customer care and service that helps company's stay around for many years. With the accusations of those 5 companies it also helped for Huffman Trucking to maintain themselves as a privately held company for all those years. When putting a ethics program together it should probably have 2 or 3 parts to it. The first part of the ethics program is going to be putting together a new hire orientation page. This page is going to need any and all ethical issues on it. This page will also need to...
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...Lay and all of the other executives did a number of unethical things which ultimately brought down Enron and affected thousands of employees and their futures. The bottom line was that each and every one of them acted out of greed for the almighty dollar. 1- Encouraging employees to invest and buy stock in Enron when they knew the truth about the lack of value in the stock. As an employee you trust in your management to make the best choices both for you and for the business to succeed. Ken Lay and other executives strongly encouraged Enron employees to invest in it’s stock. They all knew that the company was not doing well and yet they encouraged others to spend their hard earned money investing in it all the while they are selling their shares of stock. Employees trusted and relied on their decisions and in the end it ended up hurting them. With Ken Lay publicly encouraging its employees and other investors to invest in Enron’s stock he is affecting their future and retirement. These employees didn’t earn nearly as much as he did and he is convincing them to invest their money into an entity that was set to fail by Lay himself. I don’t believe any proper ethical alternative action could have been taken in this situation. Of course you want your employees to have faith in the company they work for and the VP’s aren’t going to encourage their employees to invest elsewhere, but Lay shouldn’t have encouraged and pushed as hard as he did all the while knowing that the stock...
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...Week 1: Business Ethics and International Responsibility - Discussion The World Bank Situation (graded) Class, please read Chapter 2, problem 5 from the Jennings text, p. 72. This week, we will discuss the Wolfowitz situation at the World Bank. Consider the questions at the end of the problem as you make comments in the threads this week. What are the ethics here? Was Wolfowitz trying to do the right thing? Does that make a difference ethically? Throughout the week, I will bring in further questions. Be sure to read the lecture and the international ethics article stated in your reading for the week as well. Responses Response Author Date/Time Wolfowitz and Riza Parvez Rana 4/30/2012 8:06:35 PM Wolfowitz has acknowledged his direct role in the job transfer and pay raise for his longtime companion, who worked in the bank's Middle East department, to avoid supervising her. He has said that he did so only at the direction of the ethics committee. Wolfowitz and Shaha Riza knew what they were doing; it was neither an accident or an oversight, and she was complicit in a raise or series of raises she did not earn legitimately.And does anyone think Wolfowitz and or Riza should be made to repay all her raise money? RE: Wolfowitz and Riza Stephanie Garrigan 5/4/2012 11:15:26 AM By Wolfowitz's disclosure to the board of his relationship with Ms. Riza it did in effect protected Ms. Riza'sfuture whether she was a employee or not. The board then...
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...as the standard. Although I realize that given the fact that the best of philosophers have failed to give solid arguments for either ethical relativism or ethical absolutism will most likely be unable as well, however that is not my goal. Rather my purpose is simply to make us question the ethical relativism to which we have become so accustomed, and to demonstrate some reasons why ethical absolutism may be correct. We all know that people, in general, treat ethics as being subjective. Does that, however, make that right, just, and ethical? To put it simply, the answer is: no. This is obvious given the common example, "if all the other kids were jumping off a cliff, would you do it too." The masses are not always right. So now the thought in all your minds is "come on - go ahead! Prove us wrong." I'm not trying to prove anything, however I will hopefully give you enough information to make you question what is right, and if I do, then I've accomplished my goals. Lets begin with the basics. "What are absolute ethics?" Ethical Absolutism, is undeviating moral discipline. Nothing is relative; a crime is a crime, regardless of circumstances. For a quick demonstration of ethical relativism let us use the example of murder. Is it ok to kill someone without reason? Obviously both ethical standpoints would say no. Now lets assume that the murderer is a doctor who could kill one patient to save another. In this case both ethical groups still say no. Once we keep with this situation...
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...standards (young people) they don't know their personal ethics and cannot instantly in an emergency situation do what's right. Since they may even be in a position of power, influence and/or control, their decisions can make monumental differences("Personal Ethics: It's Up To You", n.d.). Personal ethics can act as the foundation for your moral compass; the internal guide can tell you what’s right and wrong. This can be based on your actions to a certain extent and your emotions on a daily basis. Where do they come from and why do people who appear similar sometimes have completely different sets of personal ethics? We may not realize that the ethical principles we build our life on are not an established set of rules handed to us at birth. They grow and develop with us over time and many things influence how they’re crafted. Ethics are personal and everyone has a different foundation on which they build their moral code. The five factors that contribute to the development of personal ethics are Family, Religious Beliefs, Culture, Experience, and External reflection. Family can influence personal ethics. While parents can’t dictate your morality, they are typically the first to voice and demonstrate ethical boundaries for you. My parents instilled a strong sense of right and wrong in my siblings and I. We were told all the time that stealing is wrong, they are building a foundation for our personal ethics. How parents act and behave has a strong impact as well....
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...Enron Corporation case study • The Enron debacle created what one public official reported was a "crisis of confidence" on the part of the public in the accounting profession. Lists the parties who you believe are most responsible for the crisis. Briefly justify each of your choices. The debacle of Enron, a US firm is looked upon as the worst debacle and fall out in the history of US bankruptcy filed cases. There are many parties involved when it concern to Enron debacle, which was accorded to accounting instability and the compromising factor of accounting profession itself. Out of the many parties in the league and the major force behind the debacle of Enron concern Andersen's, the accounting and auditing firm that once deserved name in the industry for its conscience in accounting professional services and auditing. As the case relates to, accounting audit for Enron is attended by Andersen's since long enough. However, the interesting feature is that some compromise in the profession of accounting services by Andersen's was notable, given that there are noteworthy feature of stock manipulation, especially in financial statements of Enron attended and audited by Andersen's. The statement and restatement of Enron also gives some probable indication for manipulation of accounting, where debate and counter debate in that regard from the prying eye of the media was a common feature. Thus, the involvement of Andersen's in Enron consultancy and professional auditing makes it...
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...Computer Ethics By Brenda B. Covert | | | 1 Ethics is a short, two-syllable word of six letters that affects every segment of our lives. Ethics is a moral code involving a clear understanding of right and wrong. Another word for ethics is values. When people talk about ethics, they may be focused on one specific area, such as business, medical, political, environmental, religious, or personal ethics. Today we are going to focus on another important area of ethics: computer ethics. 2 If you have good computer ethics, you won't try to harass or hurt people with your computer, and you won't commit crimes such as information theft or virus creation. The problem that often arises when some of us are on a computer is that we don't see the harm in snooping in another person's private information or trying to figure out their passwords. It seems smart to copy and paste information into a school report and pretend that we wrote it. (Even if the information were public property --which most of it isn't-- that would be dishonest.) The crimes committed with hacking or gaming scams may not seem harmful because the victims lack faces. Flaming (aiming abusive, insulting messages at another person online) seems risk-free since we are anonymous. Indulging in obscenities and other offensive behavior online might feel empowering simply because no one knows who we really are. No one is going to come knocking on the door and demand a physical confrontation. However, every one of those...
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...is the word of the LORD: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts” Integrity Produces Excellence This morning I will share how integrity produces a life of excellence. Remember to project your voice Open In Prayer Father I pray that as I share today your word will bring revelation to our lives. AMEN Opening Today we continue with the subject of Honesty and Integrity. Ps John has shared on Honesty is the only policy reasons we lie and facing the consequences. Last week he also spoke on Integrity today I will share on how integrity in our lives produces a life of excellence. 1. God loves a person that holds fast to their integrity Job 2:3 says: Then the LORD said to satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause." We can see in this scripture that God loves a person that holds fast to their integrity so much that He boasts to satan that Job is a man of integrity and he holds fast to it. Remember to project your voice Today I would like to ask you, are you a person that holds onto your integrity when difficult times comes? Integrity is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: Integrity comprises the personal inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from honesty and consistent uprightness of character. (The...
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...Let me begin by saying thanks to all you who've traveled, from far and wide, to brave the cold today. We all made this journey for a reason. It's humbling, but in my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country can be. In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a politics that's shut you out, that's told you to settle, that's divided us for too long, you believe we can be one people, reaching for what's possible, building that more perfect union. That's the journey we're on today. But let me tell you how I came to be here. As most of you know, I am not a native of this great state. I moved to Illinois over two decades ago. I was a young man then, just a year out of college; I knew no one in Chicago, was without money or family connections. But a group of churches had offered me a job as a community organizer for $13,000 a year. And I accepted the job, sight unseen, motivated then by a single, simple, powerful idea - that I might play a small part in building a better America. My work took me to some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. I joined with pastors and lay-people to deal with communities that had been ravaged by plant closings. I saw that the problems people faced weren't simply local in nature - that the decision to close a steel mill was made by distant executives; that the lack of textbooks and computers in schools could...
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...by my immediate supervisor to go and shop the competition. I work for a private college who offers fast-track medical programs and is always searching to increase their numbers. Therefore, she asked I go and shop a competitor down the street that offers the same programs as we do. I found myself with an ethical dilemma because she told me not to identify myself and to pretend I want to get information for my son who will be graduating from high school. Even though I know, there are secret shoppers, for me it was an ethical dilemma because I can never lie. I come from a family that always has been ethical with values and morals. Facing this ethical dilemma raised many questions. Should I get the information my supervisor asked me by lying who I really was? I thought this action is breaking ethical laws. Is lying to the competition for information worth the risk the loss of trust I have earned and built with colleges. I also think about whether I am true to myself by lying. I finally went inside the college I was sent to shop them and see if their structure was different from ours. I value my honesty and I just introduced myself with my name and asked them questions about their structure and programs without lying. After I left, I felt good about myself. I may not have gathered most information if I would of introduced me by lying to them, but I still gained sufficient information to take back with me. Although I did no harm by gathering information, it still made me reflect on...
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...Accountants Important to the Accounting Industry, and why their role is Important to Business, Industry, and Society? Virginia Commonwealth University Writing and Rhetoric April 15, 2011 Why are Certified Public Accountants Important to the Accounting Industry, and why their role is Important to Business, Industry, and Society? CPAs became prominent after the 1800s when America started into the industrial era. They mainly did the basic bookkeeping for businesses at that time. As the industrial age grew and the government started to impose taxes, CPAs became more important to businesses as they now had to handle the filing of taxes for businesses. Although many people don’t see how important CPAs are to business, industry, and the economy, as well as, society. With the many changes over the centuries that government and CPA societies have put on CPAs, there have been some big changes in educational requirements, as well as governmental regulations. But in today’s society ethics has become the biggest problem that CPAs have to deal with and yet have more control over in the economy, and especially in business and industry. History has shown just how business and industry has needed CPAs, from controlling payroll and taxes, auditing accounting journals at the local mom-and-pop stores, to auditing financial papers of big corporations in order to let the investors at banks and Wall Street have some sort of an idea of how sound a Corporation...
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...Nursing regulates my personal professional nursing practice by the following. I have to pass the NCLEX to get my RN license and keep up with my continuing education units. I have to renew my RN license every year on my birthday to ensure that my license remains valid and maintain safe practice by following the Nurse Practice Act. If I do not follow the Nurse Practice Act I will have to go through the disciplinary process that may lead up to me losing my license. A Professional Nursing Organization provides certification tests in my specialty field, publishes update articles and journals on my nursing profession, provides update policies and procedures for my field to help me proved the best care possible to my patients, has members that work at the state and national level to help improve legislation and provide seminars to help me provide high quality care in my nursing specific nursing specialty (Cherry & Jacob p. 71). I am currently a member of the AMSN (Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) through which I have attended seminars for the current practice of my specialty and have attained many continuing education credits to keep my RN license current. I am also studying to obtain my med-surg certification by taking the MSNCB (Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Examination). The differences between the Board of Nursing and the Professional Association are for example. The BON is a regulatory agency that provides the NCLEX for me to get my RN license and can ensure...
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