...My Reflection on Business Ethics Introduction: For the purpose of this paper, I will briefly talk about my experience in class this semester as a business student. The university has started a new academic period to complete a course. It was rough at first but as time when by, things became quiet and I became more involve in class. I had a great experience with class members who were totally engaged in the class and we had a lot of stimulating conversations. While the pace was so fast, a little hard to keep up with the time, I tried my best to stay on track. It has been a great experience with the new eight weeks process. It astonishes me how business ethics is an important part of the business world as ethic play a significant role in our daily lives. We as individuals need to know how to behave as we move around the world. There are so many people from different cultural backgrounds; we also have the responsibilities to learn about different cultures as we move around. Business ethic has prepared me as an individual to know these things. We come from varieties of backgrounds; ethics are viewed at different prospect in various parts of the world. I had a great Professor who has mastered the subject matter to the fullest, he clearly explain the course as we moved on to the end of the semester. My professor understands that student sometimes go through rough times and he willingly understood their problems. The professor is always physically present, so if there...
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...Assignment: Business Ethics Reflection Jessica Ybanez-DeLeon XMGT/216 April 3, 2011 Gary Cedrone Business Ethics Reflection Upon thinking back over several ethics dilemma I’ve encountered throughout my employment with the State of Arizona for 18 years, although there are many to choose from, only one comes to mind. My duties and responsibility were to establish and enforce child support cases. In this employment all employee’s were given access to many computer data base such as; social security information, all major credit bureaus, Department of Motor Vehicle(throughout all nation state database), telephone companies including mobile phones, apartment complex to verify tenants, and etc… One of the business ethics that was the most important ethic was the confidentiality, this ethic was not to be broken for there were very serious consequences for not just the business but for the parties related to the information. The dilemma in the business environment description is that I was a Lead Supervisor in my unit, and during my evaluation I’ve come across an issue regarding the confidentiality on a particular employee. The moral personal values that are important to me are as follow; acceptance, diversity, respect, loyalty, and success. But at work my moral ethics are; competence, responsibility, discipline, honesty and trustworthy. When the discovery was made that a female employee used the data base for her own personal purpose, I called her in the office to discuss...
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...Ethical and Moral Issues in Business October 24, 2012 Diane Marie Johnson Ethical and Moral Issues in Business Ethics and morals are often thought of as the same thing, but they are not. I will like to explain some differences between ethics and morals. Differences between ethical and moral issues, and the differences between personal ethics and business ethics. Morals are the basic guidance for personal character. They are what each of us has learned from our parents, church, teachers, friends, and society, and they habitually don’t change. They are what we believe morally, what our conscience allows us to feel. They serve as the standards we use as guides to control how we behave in our relationships with others. Ethics define how we act as individuals, how we structure our organizations, society, and laws. We have different types of ethics we have our general ethics, which are the standards we live by guided by our upbringing, and we have business ethics. Business ethics are the standards and expectations from our organizations. Business ethics guide how we behave within a business setting according to the organization for which we work (“Recent Work in Ethical Theory and Its Implications for Business Ethics,” 2010, p. 560). Many times a person’s morals may conflict or align with the ethical policies of an organization and may alter or influence our ethical decision-making process. Moral issues are the issues we face when we know we are doing the wrong or right...
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...Introduction Information is a valuable corporate asset and important to our business. With regard to the situation that Brawner offers me a large sum of money for the email addresses and phone numbers of all my customers, what should I do? This essay aims to provide my response and dig out the root reasons of my business decision-making from two aspects of information ethics and information security. Information Ethics With the rapid development of information technology nowadays, people pay more attention to ethics and security. In recent years, many increasingly frequent corporate scandals have shed new light on the meaning of ethics and security. When the behavior of a few individuals can destroy billion-dollar organizations, the value of ethics and security should be evident. As mentioned in the case, Brawner would offer me a large amount of money in order to purchase my customer lists, which include the customers’ email addresses and phone numbers. Undoubtedly, it is neither ethical nor legal for me to accept Brawner’s money and give him the customers’ information. Specifically mentions, privacy is one of the largest ethical issues facing organizations. As for the Broadway Café shop, the email addresses and phone numbers are its customers’ privacy. Unless the Broadway can effectively address this issue of privacy, the customers might lose trust in the shop, which would hurt its business. In addition, ethical dilemmas usually arise not in simple, clear-cut situations...
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...2011 Subject: Business Ethics in the Workplace This is an informative memo about “ethics in the workplace”. By Sharpe, F and Roe, A. The articles address the similarity of workplace ethics and their differences. Both articles examine how to adequately incorporate ethics in workplace. Both articles views on ethics in the workplace are similar as far as training program for all employees. Practicing positive workplace ethics within their organization was key issues in both articles. Both agreed not only should written policies be put into place but reinforce through ethical training programs and recommending ways to create a business culture of acceptable practices in the workplace by creating ethical business policies and guidelines. Both articles agreed on training programs to build a strong ethical workplace environment. In contrast Sharpe found that ethical practices improved business among employees relationship through honesty and respect which starts with management than staff. Sharpe focus was more social responsibility in business ethics, conducting workshops through the company style. Roe focus was more ethical practicing made mandatory through training to ensure that employees behave. I agreed with both articles but I lean more on the side of Sharpe because workplace ethics is a style. A style created through management which defines how and what employees do whether acceptable or not. I’ve identify with the honesty part of work ethic and how it applies...
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...Ethics Essay In my opinion I would define ethics as having a set of minimum standards for doing what is right. Ethics are a part of everyone’s day. It is how a person conducts themselves as they go through their day. Many areas of studies have their own specific set of ethics or minimum standards that they follow. At Xavier University I have many classes that have established ethics specifically for their area of study. We discussed in class that ethics is to be the most moral human you can be throughout your life. Since my father is a CPA, I am familiar with various types of ethics which he has to follow. All throughout my life he has taught my siblings and I to always try to do the right thing. He has also taught me how in business everyone must deal with ethical situations. In accounting there is a “Code of Ethics” which all accountants must follow. He told me some of the rules include being responsible, due professional care and maintaining integrity. CPA’s help ensure companies are conducting business in the right way and protecting the owners or shareholders of the company. I think CPA’s are ashamed of the companies that are involved in the recent significant scandals. It just makes all CPA’s look bad, even though only a few companies disobeyed their ethical code. People may have a bad opinion about CPA’s when they see companies are trying to steal and be misleading. I always try to do what is right, so I consider myself as to following my own set of ethics. Although...
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...must be considerately created and administered with care. I will analyze the concerns of CRAs at workplace, critics of CRA, the ethical intensity of CRSs from the perspective of the employer, specific ethical principles of CRSs, argument against and for the use of CRAs in my current workplace Ruby Tuesday restaurant. The Find Law website mentions a survey developed more than 15 years ago, on 1995, estimates that 80 percent of all employees have either observed or been involved in a romantic relationship at work. Employees have asserted claims for sexual harassment based on the theory that they can't receive the same benefits because they are not "sleeping with the boss." However, most courts have rejected this argument because such a consensual relationship disadvantages both male and female employees equally. The exception, of course, is where a supervisor propositions many employees, and only those who acquiesce receive preferential treatment. Although different initiatives that companies have been taking to discourage and regulate this practice, romances within coworkers tend to keep on increasing. Within my current work environment at Ruby Tuesday, we have Code of Ethics which regulating a consensual relationship agreement issue. These consensual relationship policies address the concerns of any sexual,...
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...Honestly I can say that BSAD 460 or the business ethics for leader’s course was very insightful. On the 6 week journey I learned a lot of information that I otherwise would have gone on without acquiring. It was nice to be able to relate real life situations along with the material, it made it that much more intriguing to learn. Simply being able to relate situations to real life really helps you be able to grasp the knowledge. With that said the most significant points I have learned are; why being ethical is important, the eight steps to ethical decision making, emotions in ethical decision making, conducting ethical communication and global business ethics and practices. Most of us think of ethics and then we tend to think feelings and emotions. This is not the case; ethics is more of a moral code. However, a lot of decisions that we do make are based off of the way we are feeling emotionally about something. So with that said we end up either following good ethics or going against the code. Ethics is important it almost defines us as people, the way we act or how we handle situations these are all factors that make up our character as a person. Even with a code not all of us will agree to all ethic codes, therefore we may not always follow them. Business ethics is extremely important. If employees do not follow the code they can be fired and if they are not doing honest work for the company it can jeopardize the business as well. “For a business to achieve long-term profits, customer...
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...Ethics can be defined as principles or right or wrong. Business decisions should be ethical, but the evidence suggests that is not always what happens. (Hollenbeck, Gerhert, Noe, & Wright 2004) A recent study has shown that 4 out of 10 executives stated that they had been asked to behave unethically. As a result of unfavorable perceptions of U.S. business practices and an increased concern for better serving customers, U.S. companies are becoming more aware of the need for all company representatives to act responsibly (Hollenbeck, Gerhert, Noe, & Wright 2004) A recent article published in Tribune-Star discussed corporate ethics to university students in Indiana area. Over 370 were in attendance to a business conference host by Networks Professional Development Program. Students from Indiana colleges and universities as well as students from DePauw, St Mary-of-the-Woods and Rose-Holman Institute of Technology were in attendance of the conference which was hosted by fellow students. The event, organized by juniors in the Networks Professional Development Program at ISU, included speeches, panel discussions and break-out sessions on business, public policy and corporate ethics. (Foulkes, 2007) The conference would also help prepare students for the work force when they graduate. "We wanted to prepare students for when they go out into the work force" and face actual ethical decisions, said conference executive director Amber Williams, a junior in the Networks program. (Foulkes...
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...Chipotle Code of Ethics Strayer University Business 100 December, 22, 2013 Chipotle Code of Ethics The use of a standard code of ethics is vital for the survival of any business, since it helps in guiding all managerial decisions, creating a framework from which all the decisions are based. The significance of this will not only help in creation of an understanding within the boundaries of the business, but also help in setting of standards for interaction with the external stakeholders (Halbert & Ingulli, 2009). With this knowledge, I believe that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. will be able to provide high quality services to all its customers and also be able to hire highly qualified personnel who understand the mission of the business (Mika, 2010). From my own perception and experience Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. had provided me great service quality. The key areas of my Business’s code of ethics are the “Integrity Statement”. Through this code, employees are expected to act in an honest manner and always be real, even when the supervisor is not watching. It is a known fact that business relationships are primarily based on trust, which is required for a healthy restaurant - customer relationship and improvement of the employer – employee relationship (Halbert & Ingulli, 2009). Employees who are able to earn the trust of their employers are able to enjoy a certain level of independence. For example, if there is...
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...Ethics Reflection Paper STR 581 Ethics Reflection Paper A company is defined by its mission; the mission in turn is a company’s approach to social responsibility. Serving several groups of stakeholder is never easy, each group has its own set of interests and expectations of a company. Through several steps a company can identify, understand, reconcile and coordinate the demands to define its social responsibility. Ethics and Social Responsibility “Corporate social responsibility is the idea that a business has a duty to serve society in general as well as the financial interests of its stakeholders.”(Pearce, 2013, p. 52) Dividing the stakeholders into two distinct groups, internal and external, despite its numerous situations a company can determine how to meet its social responsibility. There are four types of social commitment that strategic managers must consider: economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary social responsibility (Text) Maximizing profits is at the core of economic considerations while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations are taken into account under legal commitments. “Ethical obligations are the obligations that transcend legal requirements” (Pearce, 2013, p. 54). All other voluntarily assumed duties comprise the discretionary responsibilities of a firm. While the demands of stakeholders may overlap these responsibilities only some are required in the mind of the general public. Not only does social responsibility comes with both costs...
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...Organizational Ethics Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question I believe that my moral perspective and ethics are pretty strait forward. As with any individual my life experiences and personal influences have influenced my ethical and moral decisions along the way. I grew up in a very positive and encouraging environment where my parents showed me what was important in life and also taught me to be fair. I feel I act this way in both my personal life and professional life. I have been told as a manager I am firm but fair and you always know where you stand. I feel that this course has confirmed my beliefs on business ethics and has encouraged be to do the right thing even more. I realize more now that ethics play a key role in management decisions that I make on a daily basis and must be considered in daily activities. This class has also taught me that sometimes you must keep your personal beliefs out of the decisions you make a work. Your personal ethics are important but that can’t cloud your judgment when it comes to the ethics in your organization. I have applied personal and business ethics in the workplace even though it has lead to unpopular decisions at work. For example, I was in my office working on a procedure when in casual conversation another employee stated to me that a few weeks prior there was member of the leadership team that committed a safety violation on the floor. When I asked the employee who it was they told me it was one on the other managers...
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...Moral Leadership What is at stake when business leaders ignore good ethical practice and companies lose their ethical reputation? This can be illustrated by one of the latest scandals. Siemens was embroiled in a huge corruption scandal that has severely shaken the confidence of a once proud and self-conscious Siemens “community,” tarnished its reputation, and caused substantial financial losses. Most of the $ 1.8 billion that Siemens paid out in bribes was to secure contracts. German law permitted companies to pay bribes outside Germany up to 1999, and even allowed these payments to be tax-deductible. On November 15, 2006, German prosecutors raided offices and homes of Siemens AG staff as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery. The subsequent investigations covered business representing 60% of Siemens’ revenues and spanned operations in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle east and the Americas. Through interviews with key Siemens executives, this case looks at how one of the world’s largest companies faced corruption head on. Siemens was fined and disgorged profits for $ 1.6 billion and paid $850 million in investigation costs, as well as probably millions more in focusing in fighting corruption rather than developing new innovative products. In addition, its top management team was fired, faced legal consequences, and paid hefty fines. Like most large corporations, Siemens had a code of ethics and a code of business conduct, was an early subscriber (2003) to...
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...It seems right in theory but does it work in practice. Business Ethics BA 225 It is not uncommon for business to find the conclusions of an ethical theory as it applies to a case in business to be persuasive, but nonetheless not accept the conclusions because to do so would be impractical from business point of view. For this it might be right in theory but is not practical in business. If ethical theories are to serve as a foundation for business ethics, it must be that these traditional theories are not only persuasive as theories but also applied practically to actual business. The author talks about how Kantians may accept the moral answer as the definitive for action, business people will not. Business people tend to think more of what will benefit the business rather than include some sense of morality in the decision making. If doing the right thing undermines my business why should I do it? This is the question that every business person asks. Business and ethics are always intertwined in business activity. A manager should make decisions that are ethically and business sound. The author also goes on to show the categorical imperative. The example of stealing, if I am in a financial difficulty then I should be able to steal. The question you have to ask yourself is “is it morally acceptable for me to steal because I am in a financial circumstance?” The author also gave the example...
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...You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. | | MGT7019-8 | Dr. Chad McAllister | | | Foundations for Doctoral Study in Business | SIMMONSMGT7019-8-ASSGN#1 | | | All work submitted is original and my own intellectual property. I am open to guidance and instruction that enable me to achieve my educational goal of excellence. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Faculty Use Only ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Writing Score> <Date...
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