...Utilitarians believe that a morally right action at any given moment is the action that will have the greatest net increase in happiness of all other possible actions. They believe this principle to apply to all sentient beings or in other words beings that feel emotion or sensation. With this being said, a utilitarian would find that taking a long fight across the United States would be immoral because it would decrease the happiness within the community or population, this applies to non-human animals as well. In the New York Times article it states that an average American generates 19 tons of carbon dioxide per year with much of that amount coming from airline flights (Rosenthal). These carbon emissions are the main cause of global warming. Also with this amount of carbon emissions, it also causes extreme weather changes in the environment as well as potentially harmful or hazardous health effects for people (Discovery). As for the effect this will have on non-human animals, these large amounts of carbon emissions contribute greatly to the lose of many ecosystems. A utilitarian would look at this situation and see that this would not increase the happiness of human and nonhuman animals. Thus a moral action would be to not travel by air but rather take other methods that would produce the least amount of carbon emissions, for example carpooling, though still produces carbon emissions it is less than the amount produced by air travel thus affecting the environment less and producing...
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...2011 Engineering Project & management Report – 6 ETHICS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND PATENT Team # 5 Report prepared by TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1: SCOPE 3 2: ETHICS ISSUES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN3 2.1 DESIGNING BRIDGE3 2.2 THE DESIGN PROBLEM4 3: LEGISLATION AND ETHICS CODES4 3.1 THE ETHICS CODES OF DESIGN A BRIDGE4 3.2 GENERAL EHTICS CODES OF DESIGN A BRIDGE5 3.3 SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION5 3.4 SAFETY IN USE6 3.5 SUSTAINABILITY 6 3.6 RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY6 3.7 EXAMPLE OF BRIDGES ACCIDENTS IN USA7 4: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 7 4.1 COPYRIGHT……………………………………………………………………………………………...…..7 4.2 PATENTS………………………………………………………………………………...……………………8 4.3 TRADE SECRETS….………………………………………………………………...………………………8 4.4 TRADEMARKS……………………………………………………………………………………...………..9 5: REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………………………...10 ETHICS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND PATENT 1: Scope: The ethic word is used to show the moral value of the things and here we will focus to the ethics issues in engineering design. There are many different types of an ethic problem in engineering design field; one of these problems is taken to be a good example of the ethics issues in this report. So, I want to describe the ethics issues in engineering design with the explanation of those issues. 2: Ethics issues in engineering design: In fact, the ethics issues are related to ethically related decisions...
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...Week 9 Final Project Ethics Program Report Patton Fuller Community Hospital Ethics Program Report Within Patton Fuller Community Hospital (PFCH) it has been brought to my attention there are moral and ethical issues we are facing. These issues are; * Unauthorized disclosure of patient information * Data security breach * Medication doses error Since the hospital main focus is the patients as it is states in their mission statement, that they cares about the patients and not the bill, so any medical error can have a great effect on the hospital reputation. These medical errors that been brought to my attention can bring medical law suits to the hospital and their staff. I was hired as the ethics advisor to design a new ethics program for the company that will best exemplify and maintain our business ethics. Within this plan we will go over the hospital policies and procedures, the code of ethics and training on ethics. We will discuss expectations for the employees and the consequences for non-compliance. The purpose and goal for this plan is detect and prevent any violations and or regulation of the law, either non criminal or criminal of this organization of the hospital. This program will apply to the following: * Physicians * Professional staff * Administrative staff * Students * Volunteers * Exempt staff * Non exempt staff Patton Fuller community hospital will ensure all employees will have total access to the protocol that...
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...codes do not always prevent unethical behavior but they do provide the employees as well as management legal and ethical standards which will help to influence their commitment and job performance to the entity’s system of internal control. A code of conduct is intended to be a central guide and reference for users in support of day-to-day decision making. It is meant to clarify an organization's mission, values and principles, linking them with standards of professional conduct. As a reference, it can be used to locate relevant documents, services and other resources related to ethics within the organization. A code is also a tool to encourage discussions of ethics and to improve how employees/members deal with the ethical dilemmas, prejudices and gray areas that are encountered in everyday work. A code is meant to complement relevant standards, policies and rules, not to substitute for them. (Ethics Resource Center, 2011). The first step towards establishing a business culture that is committed to ethical behavior is believing that it is possible to ethical while still maintaining profitability. It is important for everyone in the company to feel confident about the work that he or she does because it will always meet ethical standards and it will...
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...1 ACCT2162 Ethics and Accountability COCA COLA and PEPSI Student name: Pham Thuy Vy Vy Ta lam Han Tieu Thien Tam Assignment: Ethics and Accountability ACCT2162 1|Page 2 ACCT2162 Ethics and Accountability RMIT International University Vietnam Bachelor of Commerce Program ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE Your assessment will not be accepted unless all fields below are completed Subject Code: ACCT2162 Subject Name: Ethics and accountability Location where you study: RMIT Vietnam- SGS campus Title of Assignment: Group assignment File(s) Submitted: Cocacola_Pepsi Pham Thuy Vy Vy Student name: Tieu Thien Tam Ta Lam Han Student Number: S3325175 S3324340 S3275812 Learning Facilitator in charge: Samia Ibrahimo Assignment due date: 18th April 2013 18th April 2013 Date of Submission: Number of pages including this one: (Please number your pages like this: 13 page 1 of 7, etc.) 2200 words (exclude references, table of content and Word Count: reference) (Main Content) 2|Page 3 ACCT2162 Ethics and Accountability Contents INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 4 COMPARE AND CONTRAST POLICIES, PROCESSES AND GUIDELINES ......................................................... 5 a) Health and Safe Work Environment: .....................................................................
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...Ethics and Leadership Report Vincent Renda Applied Leadership - mgt331 Baker College Dr. Julia Teahen 3/28/16 Provide a brief summary of the movie you chose. Be sure to provide a description of each major character, their leadership style, and why you believe they were important to the story. Brief Summary Movie-APOLLO 13 NASA’s Apollo 13 mission was a mission to the moon, but because of mechanical problems the Apollo 13 not only failed to reach the moon, it was almost lost. The Apollo 13" mission showed men solving problems with their intelligence, their skill sets, bravery and most of all teamwork. This mission raised issues of loyalty for the individual against the loyalty of the team as a whole. It represented how the success of the mission became more important than the need of the one. Ken Mattingly one of the astronauts that was supposed to be on the Apollo 13 mission but was cut for a “maybe” health issue, played the role of the person who saved the mission. He showed that even with bad luck that prevented him from being on the mission, means even if you are not on the first team, you can still play the most important in saving the mission and become a hero. Each astronaut, was a positive male role model in their own right. (NASA, 2016). Major Characters Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 commander, was the world’s most traveled astronaut. He participated in three mission and had 572 hours of spaceflight experience. He demonstrated transformational...
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...Wal-Mart‘s earnings and financial quality and report how this process relates to the ethics of professional accountancy. Most public companies are required to file its financial documents and annual reports with the SEC. To ensure that they are complying with both the financial and ethical guidelines ethical consistent with professional accountancy practices. Generally, companies like Wal-Mart posts ethical policies and procedures both in their stores and on their website. The SEC regulation remains constant; a company has the option of the process it uses to comply with the regulations. The financial health of a company can be determined by analyzing a company’s financial performance and ratios computed over two to three years. Organizations today are different from those in the past; the days when a person would work at the same company until retirement are long gone. Most people desire to work for a company that is people focused, diverse, successful, and conducts business in an ethical manner. Wal-Mart is one of the companies that offer each of those characteristics in addition to a strong ethics program that it closely follows. In fact, Wal-Mart has a Statement of Ethics, which includes the practice of honesty, integrity, and compliance with the law. Compliance with the Statements of Ethics is mandatory for each employee. The company also maintains a separate Code of Ethics for the senior financial officers. Wal-Mart also has in place a Related-Party Transaction Policy...
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...REPORT ON THE ETHICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN MARKETING RESEARCH BASE ON THE CASRO CODE OF STANDARDS AND ETHICS FOR SURVEY RESEARCH The Council of American Survey and Research Organizations (CASRO) were founded in 1975, which represents over 300 companies and market research operations in the United States and abroad. The philosophy of CASRO is to “require their members to adhere to the CASRO Code of Standards and Ethics for Survey Research, a tough, internationally-cited set of standards which has long been the benchmark for the industry. The Code has been organized into sections describing the the responsibilities of a survey research organization to Respondents, Clients and Outside Contractors and in reporting study results”. Here in this report, the writer would like to focus on the ethical issues that research firms often violate, and has denied to follow the Code of Standards and Ethics from CASRO. The three popular ethical issues are presented and discussed below. There are four main responsibilities in the CASRO Code if Standards and Ethics: Responibilities to Respondents, Responsibilities to Clients, Responsibilities in Reporting to Clients and the Public, and Responsibilities to Outside Contractors and Interviewers. However, the writer of this report will focus mainly on the Responsibilities to Respondent as the ethical issues of this part are now dramatically increasing. In the Section 3 of Part A – Confidentiality belong to I.Responsibilities to Respondents (CASRO...
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...testing methods and showed to test lab supervisor. Obligation: If he found errors from the test, he should report to Gretzinger who has responsibilities from that. Activities: Lawson asked him to write a falsified qualification report. Vandivier refused and told Gretzinger. But Gretzinger was convinced by Line. Unwilling to play his part, Vandivier wanted to confer with Line. But again he was convinced by Line. Then wrote the qualification report with Lawson. Ideals: Having to support his family. Responsible for those fake data. Obligation: He should keep his ethics, defy Gretzinger and Line instead of join this plot to defraud for keeping his job. Ralph Gretzinger Position: Test Lab Superviosr Activities: Vandivier showed him the irregular test, Gretzinger vowed he would never permit deliberately falsified data or reports to leave his lab. Ideals: Gretzinger vowed he would never permit deliberately falsified data or reports to leave his lab. Obligation: He should not allow fake data or reports happened in his lab. Activities: After Hearing that someone asked them to do a falsified qualification report, he became angry and talk with Line. Then he chosed to fake the report to keep his job. Ideals: He need this job to support his family. No responsible for what happens to those data after they leaving. Obligation: He should not allow fake data or reports happened in his lab Russell Line Position: Manager of the Goodrich technical Services Section Activities:...
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...KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA BERANANG REPORT WRITING FORMAT Prepared by: Roselena Mansor Deputy Director (Academic Affairs) 10 December 2009 1 This report format contains guideline on word-processed report writing for all programmes in KPM Beranang. 1.0 Language The entire report should be written in English except for courses which the medium of instruction is not in English. Language use d must be simple and direct to the related course. 2.0 Font Use Arial as font type of size 12 for all text in the report. 3.0 Title and subtitle All titles and subtitles must be numbered and bold. The subtitles should not be indented but arranged in a structured manner not more than three levels as follow: 1.0 First level (Title of the topic) level 1 1.1 Second level (Title of the subtopic) level 2 1.1.1 Third level (Title of the sub-subtopic) level 3 Sub -topics beyond level three are not allowed and should be labeled using alphabets (a, b, c, ) and Romans. Numbering using Roman style (i, ii, iii, .) is only allowed after the alphabets have been used. Example: 1.1.1 a. .. i. .. b. . 2 All numbering should be left aligned. 4.0 Line/Body Text Spacing Use JUSTIFY alignment with 1.5 spacing for the entire body text throughout the report. The text body should not be indented for each paragraph, but hit the enter key twice before stating the following new paragraph. 5.0 Captions Captions must be written at the top of any table or figure. 6.0 Margins All pages should be set with...
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...Ethics and Tarvydas Model Laura Garcia PSYC 410 Dr. Lane October 26, 2014 Ethics and Tarvydas Model 1. The counselor receives an intake for an attending physician, whom has worked with the agency in the past. This intake call is inquiring on a personal matter regarding his 17 year old daughter with an eating disorder / exhibited symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder. It is relayed during the call; the physician will continue the medication management portion of treatment, while the agency provides counseling services. It was presented during the intake he was concern with being well-known doctor that would like to keep this information private from others and would like to pay cash for service. Phase 1: The counselor is aware of the physician’s rights to keep his daughters condition private, however providing medication to a family member is cause for concern when there may not have been a proper assessment completed or if it is not being documented properly. The influence the medication can influence the process of therapy; especially when there may be no medical documentation of initial symptoms can cause various problems with treatment. It is important in determining if there is medical documentation supporting the diagnosis/medication and what types of tools were used in determining those findings. Determine why she was not referred to an agency earlier, and why is it in the best interest for the physician to continue medication when the counselor would...
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...Professional Higher Education Bachelor's Programme “European Business Studies” Analysis of LOreal CSR report 2011 Prepared by: Krists Dilba Maksims Simhovičs Table of contents 1. Main facts from the report 3 2. Motivation for choosing LOreal 5 3. Industry Analysis 5 4. Evaluation of the report 7 5. Assesment of the Report (quality principles) 19 6. Assesment of the Report (principles of content) 20 7. Conсlusions 22 1. Main facts from the report 1. L’Oreal has been a member of the UN Global Compact since 2003 2. L’Oreal also works closely with the following major associations and institutes: Anti-Corruption Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce, Global Council on Business Conduct, The Conference Board, Ethics and Compliance Officers Association, The Ethics Resource Center, International Business Ethics Institute, Institute of Business Ethics, Cercle d'Éthique des Affaires. 3. The L’Oreal is the largest cosmetics group in the world with 20.3 billions Euros of sales (2011), operating in 130 and having almost 70000 employees 4. L’Oreal invest 40 million Euros annually in programs that bring tangible benefits to communities all over the world. 5. The company engages in human rights protection, is against child labor, and also executes their buy & care programs to ensure sustainable growth and compliance with CSR strategy throughout their supply chain. 6. L’Oreal has also developed very stringent...
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...position. Your first instinct is to keep quiet, especially if you like your employer and your job. You need your job, everyone needs their jobs. On the other hand, if the violation is something serious and criminal, then yes, you are obligated to do something. What if you are wrong and falsely accuse your employer? If you make a false accusation you could be sued for defamation. Consider all of the options first before bringing the company to its knees and causing everyone to lose their jobs. Do not act hastily or rashly. You want to maintain a good relationship with your employer. Your first obligation is to report the violation. You are ethically responsible to report an environmental violation at your company. You should comply with your company’s established code of ethics. All employees must be a part of the ethical environment through a code of ethics and see it spelled out in policies, procedures, and training (Purpura, 2008). When you or your employer make unethical decisions, you become part of the problem. In addition to maybe committing a crime by not reporting the violation, you could also jeopardize your company’s chances of escaping indictment (Lingenberg, 1994). By not reporting the violation you are subjecting your company and yourself to possible criminal and civil liabilities (Purpura, 2008). Make sure your facts are accurate. You...
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...Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Act Student Name College or University Name LEG500 – Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Professor’s Title Date Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley The federal government passed and put into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to primarily protect whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting corporate fraud and financial malfeasance to the government. The negligence became apparent in the 1990’s when corporations such as Enron, HealthSouth, Tyco and WorldCom were found to have grossly overstated their earnings. This cost billions of dollars in losses to shareholders and caused the near-collapse of the stock market (Prentice, 2010, p. 17). The companies were able to hide, scam or misrepresent their earnings due to the dot-com boom, soaring investments, and auditor fraud. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act contains many sections, sub-sections and creation of other agencies to enforce it. It was a sweeping change to standard reporting practices and was created to restore investor confidence, hold corporations and auditors financially and criminally accountable, and protect whistleblowers. Prior to the creation of SOX the whistleblower had no protection from retaliation by the organization. Whistleblowers had fears of criminal prosecution, bodily harm and job loss if they reported the misdeeds of their employer both publicly and privately. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 redefined the whistleblower. An examination of the characteristics of a whistleblower...
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................................... P. 6 Reliability .................................................................................................... P. 7 Clarity ......................................................................................................... P. 8 Conclusion .................................................................................................... P. 9 Bibliography .............................................................................................. P. 10 Introduction Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is provides the globally applicable guidelines to business organization that voluntary use to design and ensure the quality of their sustainability reports. GRI framework is helping the organization to measure and report the sustainability report’s three aspects that includes economics, environmental and social performance. This framework can be used in any size, industry or location. (G3 guideline, p2) Bel Group is a global brand which supplies different type of cheese and provide food service. Headquarters of Bel Group is in France. It provides their product to...
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