...Simulation G-Bio Sport is a business that provides their customers with health care enhancements. The ethical issues arise because the product had passed the FDA standards, however it did not pass its own in house standards. It was confirmed that the samples received had traces of contaminant in it. The quality control manager must identify the problems and come up with the best solution to save the business. G-Bio Sport has a very serious problem that cannot be sweep under the rug. The first question is what group of consumers to warn and provide information about the contaminant. G-Bio Sport has learned that the product on the market that is contaminated puts a small percentage of their consumers at risk. G-Bio Sports will need identify those consumers offer them a replacement of the tainted product or refund the purchase price. As the quality control manager the first thing that needs to be addressed is the product that is contaminated. The quality control manager also needs to provide their consumers that are at risk with the information on the increase risk of using their product. This allows the consumer to make their own choices on rather to use the product or not. Consumers have the right to know that if a product they are using will cause the harm. Businesses have to remember that their customers keep them in business by buying their product. The quality control manager had two possible choices to decide from and making the decision was not easy because the...
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...Ethical Simulation After taking part in the ethics game, a couple of issues were presented which needed to be addressed in me taking part as a Quality Control Manager in the G-Bio Sport Company. Decision making steps were used differently for each issue to have the ability to address the issue in the correct fashion. I used two different ethical perspectives, and two different ethical lenses to make my decisions in this simulation. Even using these perspectives, and lenses my management decisions were not affected or influenced throughout the simulation. This simulation does bring up valid insights in how issues come up in my business. The first of the ethical issues presented in the simulation was a product shipped out to the consumer market by G-Bio Sport was tainted with an elevated amount of GBS-Fibranafren. During the most recent QA testing 100% of the products shipped to consumer markets contains an elevated amount of GBS-Fibranafren. The amounts are far beneath the FDA regulations, but exceed the levels we have permitted internally. The risks to consumers being affected by the product are low, but consumers with compromised immune systems could have a slightly higher risk of reactions with continued use of the product. I know based off of the lab results that 100% of the batch shipped to the consumer market is tainted with GBS-Fibranafren. In the second scenario the issue was to decide whether to sell a product that does not meet U.S. safety requirements in a foreign...
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...Student-Athletes and Responsibility Organizations and society often face issues; therefore, ethical judgment can help determine right from wrong. Ethical principles act as a guide when facing ethical dilemmas and can be helpful in making an organizational or personal decision (Trevino & Nelson, 2007). The Responsibility Project created by Liberty Mutual allows those to seek and discuss doing the right thing. My chosen video clip shows a panel consisting of an agent from the National Basketball Association; a former football player from the National Football League, journalists from the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and the New York Times, and an athletic director discussing responsibility issues in college athletics. Organizational Issues and Social Pressures The issues in this video clip are in regard to student-athlete performance. The panel of speakers evaluates how student athletes focus more on the sport rather than education. The student athlete faces the ethical dilemma of academics versus athletics. In the video clip a speaker also indicates how the student-athlete does not interact with the student body and is so far removed from the academic experience (Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 2011). Although there are opportunities to go to college with an athletic scholarship, controversy follows. Another issue is that athletic scholarships pose as a barrier for college athletes to get an education, which is why there is a debate for revising distribution...
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...drive for a championship, the perceived need to win is ever increasing in today’s collegiate sport programs. This perceived need plays a large role in the perceived successfulness of the program. In today’s collegiate world, more wins equates to more money for the program, more recognition for coaches and players, as well as increased awareness of the university as a whole. These benefits to winning are the drive behind many collegiate programs to get a step ahead of the competition, however, when does this drive and the pressure to win outweigh the coach’s and program’s code of ethics. The collegiate world has recently seen many different scenarios where the need to win has resulted in the poor decision to throw away one’s ethics for the benefit of personal gain or the win of single game. Each of these scenarios is a culmination of poor personal decisions, poor program management, and poor character development. These scenarios present themselves as learning experiences as well as opportunities to educate the future leaders of our sporting world. Review of Literature The term ethics is defined as, “moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior” (Meriam-Webster, 2013). By this definition, there is a code of conduct that guide each and every action that humans perform either individually or as a group of people. As athletes, that means that every decision made both on the field and off the field is governed by this code of conduct. This code of...
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...Pay for Play: An Ethical Analysis of the Student-Athlete Compensation Dilemma Group 2: Julie Burnett Christopher Fincham Revati Kailasam Catherine Kondo Teresa Seim Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting Andrew Dill ACG 6835 Fall 2013 Introduction The college sports industry is a large industry in America which is estimated to produce $797 million dollars for the 2012-13 season (NCAA). Of these millions, not one penny will go to any of the 400,000 plus college athletes under NCAA rules (NCAA). This however, was not always the case. Prior to the formation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1906, student groups frequently hired players without the stipulation that they must also be students at the university (NCAA). Due to these circumstances and poorly regulated play that often led to injuries, the NCAA was established to provide a safe and fair ‘playing field’ for student-athletes. However, today this regulatory board is not seen as beneficial by all members of society, and is especially negatively scrutinized by top performing student-athletes. In 2005, NCAA Football had an estimated total attendance of over 43 million compared to the NFL of over 17 million, while NCAA Basketball had estimated total attendance of over 30 million compared to the NBA of over 21 million (Humphys, 2008). Despite having more viewers, college athletes received no pay while professional players earned millions. This has prompted college athletes to argue...
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...Ethical Dilemma The decision maker for the ethical dilemma for the lance Armstrong case is Chris Carmichael, the coach. The decisions are: To always overlook the use of PED or to never always overlook the use of PED. These two choices both have undesirable outcomes. To always overlook the use of PED: This option is undesirable because it the discovery of PED usage will lead to termination from the sport, resulting in failed coaching business. Never overlook the use of PED: This option us undesirable because it will mean that coaching business will not develop. Utilitarianism: The stakeholders that have been identified are: Sponsors, administrators, athletes, The UCI, competitors, media, competitors. All reasonably foreseeable consequences have been identified in relation to each party. Both negative and positive consequences are constructed for the couch discouraging the illicit drug usage. To respect the contractual agreement: Positive • Sponsors will continue funding sporting events • Drugs cause harm or injury to athletes; the health and well-being of the athletes will not be compromised • When an athlete uses drugs, it is unfair to fellow competitors; not upholding commutative justice • The use of drugs in sports affects society’s view of sport in society and society’s trust in athletes • The completive sport will remain between athletes natural abilities and not scientific intervention To respect the contractual agreement: Negative • Loss of sponsorship...
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...Feet Schenise Harmon Ethics/316 May 14, 2013 Ms. Allynne Owens The Mysterious Roses and the Cold Feet This particular discussion will address decision-making steps ethical lenses used to make decisions and ethical lenses that have influential decisions. Sexual Harassment and also falsifying data are both an unethical practice that can happen in any organization or business environment. Leaders such as mangers and senior managers have to step in and take action. In this particular instance the Mysterious Roses and the case of cold feet, G bio sports find themselves resolving very serious dilemmas. Ethical Issues Presented in the simulation The Case of the Cold Feet and Mysterious Roses were the two simulations that presented two different issues with different solutions. The issue surrounding the case of cold feet is that someone had copied another division work. After an internal investigation the report that Phillip gave were definitely incorrect and the reports were not valid. The Division Medical Director, Phillip Waters have given false data on an upcoming article on a particular research study that has been changed an cannot under any circumstances be replicated. The Mysterious Roses dealt with sexual harassment incident with Gayle Dornier an employee at G-Bio Sport. Gayle was receiving roses mysteriously, and she was not flattered of the gesture. The person at interest is Bill Witherspoon. The issues at hand are that Gayle wants to...
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...Ethics in Collect Sports - Outline Introduction * “Ethics” - a set of values that represent the moral ideals or standards of an individual or organization. A Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct is a guide specifying required behaviors for users in their day-to-day actions and decision making. It is meant to clarify an organization's such a college or university’s mission, values and principles, linking them with standards of conduct. * Competitive college or any sports have a tremendous impact on our culture. College sports influences the values of millions of players and fans. It is said that “Sport is too much a game to be a business and too much a business to be a game” (Hums, Barr, & Gullion, 1999). The sport industry is growing at an incredible rate of speed. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced a new 14-year television, internet, and wireless rights agreement with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting. College games will be shown on CBS, TBS, TNT and t all four national networks. Should college sports be considered a business much like the NFL? Should it have the same ethical standards set forth for the management and players of the NFL? Are the ethical standards for college players, teams and schools strict enough or to strict Some of the Ethical Topics Are College Sports Compatible with the Goals of Higher Education? Does the courting of amateur student-athletes by professional player-agents go against ethical standards? Whether...
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...Ethics in Sports PH201 Choosing and Using Values April 24, 2012 Competitive sports have a tremendous impact on our culture, influencing the values of millions of participants and spectators. When you look at the definition of sports in the dictionary, it is described as “a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively” ("The American Heritage®," 2003). The fundamental idea of sport is character building, teaching the virtues of dedication, perseverance, endurance and self-discipline. Sports are an important part of life; it can bring people to together. In some cases give people a purpose. This is why it is important that sports are played properly and good ethics and values are shown. It is better to teach this to children, so it’s with them as they grow up. Sports are supposed to help us learn not only from defeat but from victory as well and in team sports we learn the importance of co-competiveness and moral values. This is also true when analyzing sports in real life. People participate in sports for different reasons. Some participate as a recreational thing or a pastime, while others participate in a sport as an industry or a business environment. Sports have been a huge public interest dating back to the gladiator fights and the early ages. The results back then were decided by an emperor, but today we have rules and regulations with umpires,...
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...Name: Jeremy Grimes Week 5 Ethical Making Decision Date completed: November 16, 2012 Celia Landry Ethical Making Decision Digital Foot print Question 1: Which of the perspectives of the four members of the G-BioSport Ethics did you find to be persuasive? Find the perspectives of the four members of the G-Bio Sport Ethics. I found that the most persuasive perspective to be was from Mark Tatum. His values are truthfulness and honesty. He also values the right of each individual to think about how they will follow their conscience. If more people in our community thought like Mark it would be a better place. Mark perspective is the Rights/Responsibilities lens. Aimee Binder perspective is perspective is the Relationship Lens. Alex Smith’s ethical perspective is the Results Lens. Lastly Carol Byrne’s ethical perspective is the Reputation Lens. Question 2: Did the perspective you found persuasive mirror your result from the Ethical Lens Inventory? Where did you see similarities and differences? Yes it did mirror my Ethical Lens. Mark and I both share the Rights/Responsibility Lens. We share similarities in we both truthfulness and honesty. Our differences are that Mark focuses on responsibly following the rules. Sometimes following the rules isn’t always the right choice. You have to think out your options. Financial Responsibility Question...
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...INTRODUCTION You’re at home, watching your favourite sports team, when you begin to notice something: Every time the camera zooms in on the coach for his reaction to a play, there’s always the same group of people wearing the same t-shirts sitting directly behind the bench. Then it hits you—they’re promoting a brand -- one that hasn't officially sponsored the game. It refers to a situation in which a company or product seeks to ride on the publicity value of a major event without having contributed to the financing of the event through sponsorship. What Is Ambush Marketing? Ambush marketing is when a company that hasn’t paid to be a sponsor of an event, gets free publicity by unofficially communicating their brand in places where spectators, cameras or reporters will see them. By purchasing sponsorship, a sponsor seeks to attract the attention that an event generates to its own product. In a typical sponsorship arrangement, a sponsor purchases the sponsorship property rights and does further promotion to draw attention to itself. In “ambush marketing,” another company, often a competitor, intrudes, thereby deflecting attention to itself and away from the sponsor. The term was initially coined to describe the activities of a company that associated itself with an event without paying the requisite fee to the event owner. McKelvey describes it as “a company’s intentional effort to weaken or ambush its competitor’s official sponsorship. It does this by engaging in promotions...
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...associated with ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas involve an individual’s behavior toward a moral standard, which may have been established from previous generations and passed along. In upholding the standards taught individual may be forced to take a particular action involving a decision when a behavior is considered non-ethical is when an ethical dilemma occurs. It can become difficult at times in making the correct decisions or solutions to the situation, which is why a code of ethics is established in the workplace. The code of ethics in the workplace was established to assist with the process of a company analyzing the behavioral practices within the company procedures. Code of ethics in the workplace is used in defining, requiring, encouraging, and engaging employees in the direction of the correct behavior. The purpose is to correct the unethical behavior and avoid serious consequences such as lawsuits. In the workplace, conflicts with personal values may become a struggle in an organized business structure with ethical decision-making. Often individuals find it difficult to differentiate personal values from the corporate world, in those instances one must resolve and modify their behavior into a course of action and acceptance while maintaining balance and integrity. Many individuals view ethics as a personal value and do not see the value of ethics in the workplace. Individuals view corporations as an institution with one purpose, getting, and making a monetary profit...
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...why should you or shouldn't you judge other societies, and getting in depth with ethics, the teacher decides to tell a story to the class. She says"..there is a tribe in the Amazon(Brazil) were they show love and respect by cutting body parts.It would be a good sign if your father cuts a finger of a son...." she then asked the class ".... if you end up in the Amazon, would you stop a father cutting a sons finger because in your society is wrong.... Ethics - Ethics Ethics is a topic in which many people or groups of people tend to disregard. There can be many reasons supporting the decisions that business firms or individuals make. In many cases, money or monetary gain can influence people to do unethical things either in the workplace or in everyday life. Ethics can be defined as beliefs that distinguish right from wrong. These beliefs are normally passed down from family so you make the right decisions in the future. Morals are also on the same line as ethics when talking about doing the right thing.... Ethics Officer - ... A code of ethics also helps to empower employees to report unethical behavior witnessed by coworkers or executives within the corporation. Ethics Administrative Agency Another proposal is that the government needs to form an organization that will strictly investigate any serious claims of unethical behavior. Many people may argue that the government already over regulates business, so an additional regulatory board is not necessary. However, if the federal...
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...it also affects coaches, owners, and managers. They too place winning as their number one concern. In many cases, fair play generally takes a back seat to the desire for winning. The truth of the matter is that, some will bend rules, while others will outright cheat. The corruptness of sports today has led to the endless methods and desires of unethical behavior. In the history of ethics there are three principal standards of conduct, each of which has been proposed as the highest good: happiness or pleasure; duty, virtue, or obligation; and perfection, the fullest harmonious development of human potential. When applied to sports, the third principle standard of conduct is the most evident, and it will be evident throughout the essay. Other ethical issues that come into the picture are Kant’s. No matter how intelligently one acts, the results of human actions are subject to accident and circumstance; therefore, the morality of an act must not be judged by its consequence, but only by its motivation. If sports were motivated by Kant’s theory, then winning would not be as important, but the success of participating, and being part of a team, would be the successful outcome. Another ethical...
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...Effective Communication Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………..4 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………5 Chapter One: History of Ethical Theory Development Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….…6 Definition of Ethics Business Ethics and Individual Ethics: Is There a Difference?…………………….…..7 Virtue Ethics…………………………………………………………………………............9 Practical Wisdom……………………………………………………………….14 Eudaimonia……………………………………………………………………...15 Kantian Ethics……………………………………………………………………16 Ethical Egoism…………………………………………………………………………….....18 Consequentialist Ethics.……………………………………………………………………..21 Chapter Two: Corporate Social Responsibility Introduction 27 Corporate Social Responsibility 27 Summary 34 Chapter Three: The National Football League’s Blackout Policy is Unethical Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….…35 The History of the NFL Blackout Policy: The Legal Test…………………………………..37 The Economic Test: Do Blackouts Have a Positive Economic Benefit?...............................39 The Philanthropic Test……………………………………………………………………….43 The Ethics Test………………………………………………………………………………47 Summary……………………………………………………………………………………..51 Chapter Four: Effective Communication Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….....50 Effective Communication Defined………………………………………………………..…50 This Student’s Display of Effective Communication…………………………………….....51 Written Communication………………………………………………………………...
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