...RESOLVEDD Final Paper Business Ethics Empire State College Review Joe is a hiring manager of an accounting firm and has recently hired Sara about 6 months ago. After interviewing many candidates, Joe hired Sarah, as Lead Accountant as she had the most impressive resume along with the work experience and specific qualifications needed for the position. In the last 6 months Sara has shown she is highly competent in the role and has the professional knowledge needed to complete the demands of the job. She has gone above and beyond in her role and has shown great effort. Sara has been very grateful for the opportunity to work for such a great company, especially since she is a single mom taking care of her 2 children all by herself and just recently purchased her first home. Joe has had no complaints at all and in fact has been thankful he made such a great decision in hiring Sara. However, Joe just recently learned that Sara had falsified her resume stating she had already received her Bachelors Degree in accounting when in fact, according to her school; she had not yet finished her degree. Now Joe is faced with an ethical decision on the next steps he should be taking. Ethical Problem or Issue The main ethical problem or choice Joe has to face currently is if he should fire Sara or allow her to stay. He has an obligation as a hiring manager to ensure correct background checks prior to hiring an employee. Does he put himself on the line and fire her or not mention the...
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...Assignment 2: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Law, Ethics & Corporate Governance 11/2013 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Work Place and the World discusses one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies that enjoys a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company which produces high-quality products that saves millions of lives and enhances the quality of life for millions of others. In this hypothetical scenario the following will be discussed. The stakeholders will be indentified. Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of Colberia’s indigenous population and PharmaCARE’s rank-and-file workers versus that of its executives. Determine whether Allen could legally fire each of the three workers; Donna, Tom, and Ayesha. Suggest steps he should take to minimize the risks to his department and the company. Determine the whistle blowing opportunities, obligations, and protections that could benefit Allen. Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Examine if this renders the company’s purported environmental stewardship better or worse and if the company’s public stance should carry an obligation to be a leader in environmental matters. Analyze the original purposes of and the changes to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Determine which provision(s) of CERCLA apply to PharmaCARE...
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...‘normal’ child development. Throughout the essay, I will critically examine and reflect on the process of undertaking my observation. And finally, issues of ethics and anti- oppressive practises will be discussed. The child I have observed was three and half year’s old girl called Sara (not her real name), of African Caribbean background and English is the only language spoken at home. All three observations took place at the day-centre she attends. The day-care centre gave me permission to observe her, but not to interact and interfere with her educational activities. As this was my first observation, I was a bit anxious about how Sara might react about me watching her, and while her parents consented about the observations, Sara did not know that I am here to observe her; it is this scenario that made me uncomfortable. I was particularly more concerned about the ethical issues of not informing Sara about the observation. One element of anti-oppressive practice is to make sure that people’s rights are not violated. Social workers must put children’s needs first, and to respect their human rights, including rights to liberty, privacy and family life (Dalrymple and Burke, 1995: 57). In common with anyone who is undertaking child observations, I was quite unsure where to start and how to conduct myself. I was anxious watching Sara in such an intimate way, and thought this could be intrusive to her personal space. For example; early in the...
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...Week 9 Final Writing Paper Nicole Hanlin US/101 Sara Obeidat December 2, 2012 Week 9 Final Writing Paper Introduction My preferred Lens indicates none. The expression of this position does not have a blind spot. I am able to see the weaknesses of each lens; discernment helps ethical maturity provides direction in specific situations. My preferred ethical lens: I have learned in the ethical lens that it describes my personal ethical lens; also my ethical lens lists the facts about me. I have a mature ability to use the right tools in a given situation or I know how to paralyze belief that everyone can have a valid point. Some ethically mature are able to use the tools of all the lenses, adapting them to a given situation, test in the center of grid. Those without skills tend to be paralyzed and do not see all sides and try to please everyone. (“The Ethics Game”, 2012) My Blind Spot: My blind spot indicates none. I have learned that maturity expression of this position has no blind spot, so I am able to see both the strengths of the weaknesses of my lens and how to harmonize the four core values. Discernment comes from the ethical maturity and provides me specific directions for situations. (“The Ethic Game”, 2012) My strengths and weaknesses: I am able to see the gifts and weaknesses of each lens. I am able to move fluidly among them to adapt to the right tools that I need for each situation for the best outcome. I did not know about each lens until I did this...
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...Case Study Counseling Plan u08a1 Assignment Brenda J. Owens COUN 5225 – Human Sexuality Abstract The case study of Sara and Amy was selected to develop a counseling plan. This couple is in a lesbian and bi-racial relationship, Sara is Caucasian and in her early thirties and Amy is African American and in her late thirties. This couple has lived together for 1year and resides far away from both of their families of origin. Both are employed, however Sara recently lost a good paying corporate position and now maintains two lower paying jobs with longer hours. This couple is seeking counseling for Sara’s persistent lack of interest in sexual relations with her partner Amy. The purpose of this paper is to assess the sexual issues of this couple, analyze the dynamics of their relationship, develop a Multi-axial diagnostic impression and develop a counseling plan. In Section I, the paper will assess sexual issues involved in the selected case study. The integration of the sexual disorder with the sexual response cycle will be discussed. The paper will analyze and compare the sexual response cycle and the concept of sexual normality as applied to the case study. In Section II, the paper will assess the couple’s sexuality and discuss how sexual orientation issues can influence the sexual dysfunction and the overall dynamics of relationship. In Section III, a Multi-axial diagnostic impression will be developed to classify the sexual...
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...concept of the book My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Anna, the protagonist, files a law suit against her parents, Brian and Sara, because they forced her to make medical decisions that were not her own. Anna is sympathetic with her sister’s condition and has given all she can to ensure Kate’s recovery from leukemia. Yet the discovery of the purpose of her being conceived through vitro fertilization was for the intention to possible spare Kate’s life. Anna claims that her parents’ (Sara and Brian Fitzgerald) push for her to donate her kidney unwillingly is an infringement of her “right to life”. She also claims that she is being denied the right to make decisions as regards her own body. While Anna believes that such an action would be very wrong, her parents emphasize that it is the right decision if saving Kate’s life is the ultimate goal. This book covers this life of this family during the trial period. It focuses on the tension that the family undergoes in a bid to keep one of them Kate, alive. The emotional tenacity of this book brings a different notion of health communication. An analysis of the events in this novel reveals that indeed right and wrong is subjective. This paper examines the different characters and events in My Sister’s Keeper and tries to analyze the theme of what choices are right or wrong and how those choices are situation based. Interestingly, each chapter of the book tells the story from a different view point which follows a sequence of characters...
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...Business Research Ethics Destiny Williams RES/351 Sara Skowronski Monday June 9th 2014 Ethics can be defined as, the branch of philosophy that deals with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions (dictionary.com). Personal values very much help to shape our life and its outcome. “Its not hard to make a decision when you know what your values are”- Roy Disney. A persons values will determine how they perceive a situation. Ethics in business research sets standards while establishing honesty and integrity in researchers work. Without ethics you do not know if a researcher was honest in his or her methods used to conduct the research.Rules and morals are often in disagreement with one another, thus requiring substantial interpretation. It is therefore important for researchers to learn how to interpret, assess, and apply various research rules and how to make decisions and to act in various situations (Gajjar 2013). Dishonesty is the number on research practice that should be avoided in a research project. When conducting research one should honestly report data, results, methods, procedures, and publication status. One should not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data, or deceive colleagues, granting agencies, or the public. Another unethical practice that should be avoided...
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...Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Wanda T. Diggs Professor William Stone Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance – LEG-500 March 4, 2014 Abstract Pharmaceutical companies are trusted to provide drugs that are fit for human use. Consumers rely on these drugs for their wellbeing. Drug costs are prohibitive for many in the United States and consumers want to be assured that the drugs they are prescribed accomplish their intended purposes. When pharmaceutical companies operate unethically and circumvent the law, public health is at risk. It has become imperative that the government enforce the regulations that are in place and modify weak legislation to protect the public. PharmaCARE is a successful pharmaceutical company with a reputation of being socially responsible. PharmaCARE developed its brand by offering free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers and sponsoring healthcare educational programs. The company also launched community-based initiatives that focus on health care education and environmental concerns. While PharmaCARE enjoyed the fruits of its good reputation, the company’s moral fabric was unraveling into threads of greed, deceit and criminal behavior. PharmaCARE executives are a despicable bunch driven by greed as they go about their responsibilities of earning company profit. The company intends to make as much money as possible using minimal resources – even if that means ignoring their responsibility...
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...10 8/28/13 Explain computer ethics Computers are special technology and they raise some special ethical issues. In this essay I will discuss what makes computers different from other technology and how this difference makes a difference in ethical considerations. In particular, I want to characterize computer ethics and show why this emerging field is both intellectually interesting and enormously important. On my view, computer ethics is the analysis of the nature and social impact of computer technology and the corresponding formulation and justification of policies for the ethical use of such technology. I use the phrase "computer technology" because I take the subject matter of the field broadly to include computers and associated technology. For instance, I include concerns about software as well as hardware and concerns about networks connecting computers as well as computers themselves. A typical problem in computer ethics arises because there is a policy vacuum about how computer technology should be used. Computers provide us with new capabilities and these in turn give us new choices for action. Often, either no policies for conduct in these situations exist or existing policies seem inadequate. A central task of computer ethics is to determine what we should do in such cases, i.e., to formulate policies to guide our actions. Of course, some ethical situations confront us as individuals and some as a society. Computer ethics includes consideration of both personal...
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...Case Study: The Board Member’s Relative The text of this case is presenting us with what, often, managers are confronted with: a dilemma, and how after all they have to struggle to make an ethically decision. This response to the conference will be approached in three different phases using two different methodologies or frameworks, and a set of questions accompanying the case study to evaluate and analyze the situation or issue presented in the case in order to make a reasonable judgment and how to proceed to make an ethical decision. The text to be analyzed throughout this discussion is “the Board Member’s Relative” case study (case). 1. Using Browne and Keeley methodology The basis for evaluating the case here is some of the steps (issue, reasons, value assumptions and conflicts or descriptive assumptions, significant omitted information, and possible conclusions) developed by Browne and Keeley (2012) in their book titled: Asking the Right Question: A Guide to Critical Thinking. - What is the issue? What recommendation should be made? Ellie, the Purchasing manager is confused and confronted with this dilemma. - What are the Reasons? There are many reasons why Ellie is confused about what to do. Doing the right, the ethical thing, or please her boss. The most important reasons are: Camille’s Coverings is owned by a board member’s daughter. Camille’s Coverings is expressly presented and its bid handed to Ellie by the CEO...
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...Administrative Ethics Le'Chonnia Ware HCS/335 November 5, 2011 Brenda Boyd Administrative Ethics There is an article that spoke about two women who both had heart attacks on the same day. Both of the women went to the same hospital. The hospital was not equipped to handle two heart attacks that happen that close. This article bothered me because of how this situation was handled. It should not have happen the way it happened. Instead of trying to save both lives a doctors’ made a decision that only one of them needed the surgery. In health care ethics supposed to stay with you. Treat people with respect and let them know that you would do your best to take care of them. There are enough hospitals and technology to help assist with many illness. Good communication, understanding, ethics, and experience are good to have when people lives depend on you. Marguerite M. Marguerite is an 89- year old widow. One can only assume that she is a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt. One can also assume that she is loved and have a family that needs her. In the middle of the night at 3:00 a.m. Marguerite was admitted into the intensive cardiac care unit at Chicago’s Memorial Hospital. She had had a massive heart attack. It is not good that Marguerite had a heart attack but the Dr. at Chicago’s Memorial Hospital is a close friend to Marguerite, so she should receive the best of care, you would think so anyway. Dr. K ordered Marguerite to have an angiogram. The angiogram is a test that...
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...Without you we would have lost another friend in life and lost the opportunity for friendship that could last for a life time. Thank you from the Bottom of our hearts. We also thank those who have helped us in making this book of ours, for without them we wouldn’t be able to finish. Thanks for our parents for providing us with everything we need in class just to give us a good education. Thanks to those who became patient with us under pressure thank you for understanding. And lastly the leader would like to thank her members for all the things they have done, for doing their own parts and cooperating oh so well with everything she asked for them to do, thanks for the greatest of efforts! More Power! “God would never put us in a situation which he knows we cannot surpass or get better from it is only a matter of making the right decision and believing.” TABLE OF CONTENTS: Page Chapter 1 – Introduction Concept of the Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5...
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...Kenia Freeman Professor Teresa Smallwood LEG500 August 18, 2013 Organization leaders have a responsibility for upholding the proper standards as they pertain to ethical behaviors in the workplace. Leaders are constantly faced with making the best decisions possible for their corporations and to increase profits for company stakeholders. Unfortunately, some stakeholders do not always make the right choices, especially when the wrong one choice is more enticing. My research will determine the stakeholders invested in PharmaCARE, analyze the ethics of their treatment of the indigenous population and its rank-and-file workers versus the executives, and determine whether Allen can legally fire a few of his employees. Also, determine Allen’s whistleblowing opportunities, obligations, and protections. I will assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities and analyze the original purposes of and the changes to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). PharmaCARE is a leading pharmaceutical company known for being caring, ethical and well-run that produces high-quality products that have saved and enhanced the lives of millions. The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. The stakeholders here are pretty much...
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...Dual Relationship Mieisha Marshall, Alicia, Sara Cofield, and Candy Ladd Psych/545 November 17, 2014 Sharlie Hazen Introduction Making ethical decisions in the field of psychology can be very difficult especially when you are in the business of counseling. You have to worry about your client’s crossing that boundary while trying to escape a dual relationship. For instance, the scenario that was chosen by our group consist of a close friend of yours is having difficulty with her teenage daughter. She knows you are a psychologist who specialize in adolescents. She ask if you would be willing to help her daughter for a few sessions to straighten her out. You ask yourself, what should be done during this current situation. For one, the therapist and the client’s mother are friends. The client’s mother may be become too dependable on the therapist to fix the problem. In this paper, we will find the best approach for a dual relationship. Ethical issues involving dual relationships will be examined to clarify and analyze the relationship that the therapist and the client’s mom have. Therapist face many challenges in everyday life and in this paper, we will discuss challenges one may face in professional psychology. Concept of Dual Relationship When a therapist engages in more than one relationship with a client it is then classified as a dual or multiple relationship. If a therapist assumes a secondary role with a client like that of an employer, teacher, family member...
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...The Case of Phar Mor Inc. Sara Munger ACCT 525: Current Issues in Accounting Professor: Sharon Brown July 12, 2014 The Case of Phar Mor Inc. Fraud will always be an issue but was more so in the past before there were any real guidelines that companies and accountants had to adhere to. People with higher positions within a company somehow let the power get to them at times and can use that to their advantage. Rather than taking that position and being responsible and set the proper example some set the wrong example. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act set standards to try to prevent future scandals like Phar Mor Inc., the Waste Management scandal and Enron. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) was created after several major scandals that shook the world. These scandals made it clear that preventative measures needed to be taken in order to prevent any future scandals. Too many people/companies now believed that they were able to get away with fraud and it was acceptable as long as they did not get caught. This gave other employees the idea that this was acceptable behavior and needed to be stopped because it was affecting many people. The Phar Mor Inc. scandal had so many people involved that I am not sure as to whether or not it could have been prevented. An investigation revealed that Phar Mor was not receiving all of the inventory they were being billed for by their sister company Tamco. Phar Mor’s profit margins were suffering due to the missing inventory because they were...
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