...“environmental,” “social,” these are few of the buzz words that are deemed important in discussions of corporate obligations that go beyond the traditional means of doing business. Being in public procurement allows empowerment to influence such obligations not just between a customer and a vendor, but also on how the vendor treats its employees and how things like packaging and dumping of waste can hinder a potential business transaction. Sustainable purchasing is a growing global trend. Increasingly businesses, governments, non-profits and other organizations are integrating social and environmental objectives into the purchasing process as a means to reduce their environmental footprint, leverage social benefits and foster a sustainable economy. The City of Edmonton as an example, has a policy statement that aims to bring about environmental and social improvements both locally and globally. It has also set minimum performance and standards required for its suppliers which translates to its Supplier Code of Conduct. The Government of Canada spends billions of dollars per year in procurement of goods and services. With this monetary spend using public funds, it has a responsibility to maintain the confidence of the vendor community and the Canadian public in an accountable, ethical and transparent manner. Thus a supplier code of conduct will help achieve this responsibility. II. Sustainable Purchasing Policy – Adding Value in Public Procurement As per the City...
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...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. Ethics also means an individual’s personal...
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...KINYANJUI ANN NJERI P.O Box 1006-00621, VILLAGE MARKET Tel: 0703284928 Email: njerikinyanjui0@gmail.com BACKGROUND A highly talented procurement Officer with substantial knowledge in performing various duties and responsibilities in the Procurement Department. I can improve efficiency and productivity, by utilizing strong business detail-mind, an analytical thinker who adapts quickly to new roles and is tenacious with follow through Innovative team player with strong communication skills. Moreover, I can provide excellent customer service for a variety of services while multi-tasking, maintaining confidentiality, and interacting with management, employees, contractors, customers, and suppliers. Am now looking forward to obtain a position which will challenge me and help the organization continue to be successful. CAREER OBJECTIVE I look forward to upholding my professionalism, ethics and integrity in all duties and tasks assigned in order to advance my career by using excellent leadership, motivational and networking skills through both on-the-job experience and additional training to accomplish set goals and objectives that will contribute to the continued success of the company. Personal Details * Year of Birth : 1994 * Marital Status: Single Education and Professional Qualification: * Bachelors in Purchasing and Supplies Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2012-2014 * Certified Public Accountants level one, Vision...
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...Company Q – Social Responsibility 1 Case Study on Social Responsibility – Company Q For over forty years, the subject of business ethics has continued to evolve and one aspect in particular, social responsibility has become more of a focus. A company’s attitude on social responsibility is evaluated in how they maximize positive impacts on stakeholders while minimizing the negative impacts. Stakeholders include employees, customers, investors and the communities in which they operate. Over time, examples from the world of business have shown ethical standards and social responsibility have a positive impact, not only in terms of reputation management, but long-‐term organizational success. Based on the information provided about Company Q’s actions, it appears that the primary driver for their business decisions is short-‐term economic responsibility without evaluating impacts to all of their stakeholders. Three...
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...accidents. However, hiring is a business function that can potentially have moral and ethical issues. A federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color, ethnic background and age, and it protects those who are pregnant or disabled. It is also management’s position to acclimate the employees to the organizations culture through the process of socialization. This process can be administered through formal training, mentoring, by peers and supervisors. Once effectively socialized employees behave in ways that are consistent with cultural expectations (Trevino & Nelson, p.261). They know how to dress, what to say and what to do. It is also the responsibility of management to ensure the their employees further acquire training and exposure to the organizations policies and codes of ethics to ensure they have a maintained a full understanding of company policies, their duties as representatives of the entity to adhere to them, and the ability to deal with immoral and unethical dilemmas should the arise. In this retrospect management is expected to lead...
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...DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM 1 Jordan C. Jerome Liberty University BUSI620-D03 10/23/14 5. According to Milton Friedman, "Business has only one social responsibility – to make profits (as long as it stays within the legal and moral rules of the game established by society). Few trends could so thoroughly undermine the very foundations of our society as the acceptance by corporate officials of a social responsibility other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible." Explain why you agree or disagree with such a statement. I disagree with this statement because individuals in the business world are giving different responsibilities on a daily bases and are challenged to sufficiently handle those responsibilities and economic gain or profits should not be their only social responsibility. As a leader (CEO, Manager, etc.) of a company one must be very responsible in the ethics and values of their business practices for the greater good of their employees, clients, community, and the environment. To have success in business being socially responsible a company must respond adequately to rising customer expectations, evolving employee goals and ambitions, tighter government legislation and pressure, investor interest in social criteria, media scrutiny, and changing business procurement practices (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Many corporations try to improve the long-term impact of their actions on communities and the environment by being sustainable, in which...
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...Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 1 Explain the purpose of paying for whistleblowers. 2 Define ethics and describe sources of ethical guidance. 3 Discuss attempts at legislating ethics. 4 Explain the importance of creating an ethical culture, describe a code of ethics, and support the importance of linking pay to ethical behavior. 5 Explain human resource ethics and describe ethics training. 6 Describe the concept of corporate social responsibility. 7 Explain why everyone is not on board with regard to corporate social responsibility. 8 Explain corporate sustainability. 9 Describe a social audit. 10 Describe possible difficulties for corporate social responsibility to succeed in the global environment. KEY TERMS Ethics: Discipline dealing with what is good and bad, or right and wrong, or with moral duty and obligation. Human resource ethics: Application of ethical principles to human resource relationships and activities. Profession: Vocation characterized by the existence of a common body of knowledge and a procedure for certifying members. Corporate social responsibility (CSR): Implied, enforced, or felt obligation of managers, acting in their official capacity, to serve or protect the interests of groups other than themselves. Social audit: Systematic assessment of a company’s activities in terms of its social impact...
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...Home | Contacts | Feedback About DEI * Background * Staff Organisation * Permament Secrerary's Office * Legal Department * Ethics Education * Finance and Administration IAF Resource Center Legal Department The Legal Department is the policy arm of the Directorate for Ethics and Integrity. Its main objective is to strengthen the Legal and Policy framework to fight corruption and rebuild ethics and integrity in Uganda. With regard to the coordination role, the Legal department is responsible for tracking the enforcement of anti- corruption policy and laws. This exercise is expected to ensure compliance and to enable the identification of challenges that law enforcement agencies face during enforcement and, also a mechanism to identify lacuna in the existing law and, new and emerging issues in the fight against corruption that would require new legislation. Functions of the Department * To Provide legal counsel to the directorate on matters related to the fight against corruption and ensuring ethical governance * To review existing anti- corruption legislation and policy, with a view to proposing ammendments * To identify new and emerging issues in the fight against corruption and develop new legislation or measures to address the same * To ensure compliance with anti- corruption laws and policy by monitoring their implementation * Ensuring that Uganda's legal and policy frame work is in harmony...
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...Submitted in partial fulfillment of: PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisitions Management Topical Paper: Ethics, Social and Environmental Responsibility of Supply Management Karmin Jones Webster University Abstract Supply Management professionals application of ethics, social and environmental responsibility defines who they are in various ways. For a supply management professional to be competent for procurement, acquisitions, and logistics it is essential to be knowledgeable, persistent and always eager to gain more information to stay proficient and well informed. Logistics and those who work in the profession have to understand that their job can be complex and difficult if one does not apply the skill sets appropriately. Laws, regulations, and mandates set forth are set in place to assist and keep the supply management professional safe and away from harm. The task of being professional and competent and still being able to set the standards can be difficult but it can be done if one knows the foundation of a competent supply management professional. Ethics, social and environmental responsibility in any organization is very essential for their day to day operations. It is especially important however in the supply management field for these factors are implemented because it builds trust and shows that supply management and its counterparts that they have a care aspect about them. Ethics training has emerged more in recent decades because of the moral and ethical...
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...Vladimir Putin said “We need business to understand its social responsibility, that the main task and objective for a business is not to generate extra income and to become rich and transfer the money abroad, but to look and evaluate what a businessman has done for the country, for the people, on whose account he or she has become so rich.” Corporate Social Responsibility is a set of policies and functions whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and international norms. It is a model in which economic, social, and environmental responsibilities are satisfied simultaneously. Companies these days are issuing corporate social responsibility reports that detail their environment, labor, and corporate giving practices. Also some firms have employed a position of director of corporate social responsibility. Although many firms are endorsing a culture of ethics and social responsibility, some believe that it is being done was a public relations campaign. One of the most common ways to approach CSR is corporate philanthropy. This includes monetary donations and aid given to nonprofit organizations and communities. Donations are made in areas such as the arts, education, housing, health, social welfare and the environment, among others. Owner of Headbands of Hope, Jessica Ekstrom sells made-in-the-U.S. headbands and donates a dollar of each sale to childhood cancer research through the St. Baldrick's Foundation...
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...Management Planning at Boeing In this paper the planning function of management for the Boeing Company will be evaluated. In addition, this paper will discuss the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning at Boeing. The few of many factors that influence the company's strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning are profitability, innovation, and competition. W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., is chairperson of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company. McNerney oversees the strategic direction of the Chicago-based, $68.3 billion aerospace company. With more than 157,000 employees across the United States and in 70 countries, Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and a top U.S. exporter (Boeing, 2010). The Boeing Company's business is run by its employees, managers and corporate officers led by the chief executive officer, with oversight from the board of directors. The Board of Directors of The Boeing Company (“Boeing” or the “Company”) has adopted the following corporate governance principles to assist the Board in the exercise of its responsibilities and, along with Boeing’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and charters of the committees of the Board, provide an effective framework for Boeing’s governance. The Board believes these Principles should be an evolving set of corporate governance guidelines, subject to review and modification by the...
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...1- Because we can make distinguish between utilization and efficiency We must make a definition to the following 1-Efficiency 2-Performance 3-Utilization Efficiency is the measurement for complete factory/ line/ section etc. It is the simplest measurement and can be calculated as the ratio of output vs input. Performance is the measurement of productivity for one particular resource like human (operator) or machine. The input is considered after excluding all lost times/ off standard time or time not available to the resource. Utilization is the measurement of available time to a resource vs complete time available. By calculation, it is also the ratio of efficiency and performance. Hence Efficiency = Performance * Utilization Capacity decision is important to reach: * Policy Factors: Management policy can affect capacity by allowing or not allowing capacity options such as overtime or second or third shifts * Operational Factors: Scheduling problems may occur when an organization has differences in equipment capabilities among different pieces of equipment or differences in job requirements. Other areas of impact on effective capacity include inventory stocking decisions, late deliveries, purchasing requirements, acceptability of purchased materials and parts, and quality inspection and control procedures. * Supply Chain Factors: Questions include: What impact will the changes have on suppliers, warehousing, transportation, and distributors? If...
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... Environmental Factors Paper Business are affected by not only their internal factors but by environmental factors that they cannot control. In order for a business to market themselves accurately, they must understand the many environmental factors. In this paper, environmental factors that affect global and domestic marketing decisions of the Starbuck Corporation will be identified. The influence of global economic interdependence and the effect of trade practices and agreements will be analyzed. The importance of demographics and physical infrastructure will be examined. The influence of cultural differences will be analyzed. The importance of social responsibility and ethics versus legal obligation will be examined. The effect of political systems and the influence of international relations will be analyzed. The influence of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, and the influence of local, national, and international legislation will be analyzed. Finally, the effect of technology will be explained. Starbucks began in 1971 as a roaster and retailer of whole bean, ground coffee, teas, and spices in only one store in Seattle, WA. Today, Starbucks has approximately 18,000 retail stores in 60 countries. Their mission, which they take pride in, is to inspire and nurture the human spirit- one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. As a global company, Starbuck...
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...Case study 3 Procurement is a part of supply chain management. The main duty of procurement can include managing resources in productive firms which might be complexity. It is not all about purchasing, but also ordering and storage (Tumuhairwe and Ahimbisibwe 2016). However, it may not possible if the companies have no customers or partners to do a business with. The key factor that can keep the business to be insistent is to make contract to customers or business partners. The essay will analysis the case study and provide suitable solutions to solve all issues. Contract in business may be significant to keep relationship between firms and partners to the position that it should be. Contract management can be defined as the control of contracts which involved a company and its customers or partners (Lee, Lin and Pasari 2014). In order to create the business contract, all participants might be considering some relevant factors such as creation, negotiation, adherence, service level agreement, managing changes, documenting and analysing (Tumuhairwe and Ahimbisibwe 2016). According to the case study, there are two contractors such as police and Maybury Security Ltd (MSL) as well as there are serval sub-contractors in different part including facilities management, building construction, software development, data Centre management and systems integration. The issue was occurred by a failure of MSL’ s contract, the reason is because contractual performance was not attained which...
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...First Person Authorization…..Is Objection an Option? Cindy Sleeper Ottawa University December 7, 2015 First Person Authorization….Is Objection an Option? Midwest Transplant Network (MTN), is a not-for-profit Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), which provides procurement services for the recovery of organs and tissues utilized for transplant purposes. Some individuals choose, while living, to become donors of these tissues upon their death. This is termed a “first-person authorization” and is a legal binding document that cannot be revoked by the family or legal next-of-kin. However, there are occasions where families fiercely object to donation and MTN must reflect on what path is the most ethical to pursue; follow the wishes of the donor or concede to the objection of the family. This paper will examine the three theories of ethics: utilitarian, principle-based, and virtue and discuss which theory applies to this ethical dilemma. Introduction Midwest Organ Bank was originally founded in 1973 with the sole purpose of providing organ transplant and procurement services to transplant centers and hospitals throughout Kansas and Western Missouri communities. Organs recovered for transplant included kidneys, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and intestines. In 1990 Midwest Organ Bank added tissue recovery services to their scope of practice to enable the transplant of life-enhancing tissues. These tissues included heart valves, bone, skin, and blood vessels. In 1998...
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