...of management. I will explain the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning. Last I will analyze at least three factors that influence the company’s strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning, by the end of this paper I hope that I will have explained all the function’s related to management involving Tyco. Surrounded by actions accepted by the management team, planning is always the main task required where management will lay down the goals and foundation that the business will follow. From a professional viewpoint, goals are established in connection with the views related to the organizations general mission. Tyco has a mission statement that reads, "We will increase the value of our company and our global portfolio of diversified brands by exceeding customers' expectations and achieving market leadership and operating excellence in every segment of our company." (Tyco.com, 2004, 1). The best way of accomplishing such goals, calls for the management team to explain the best plan possible that would improve work for the organization. As those significant factors, must weigh greatly upon the management supervising the Tyco international divisions. Legal issues that would be related to management planning can be a bit overwhelming, it is essential to observe and obey certain factors affected by legal duties. Just as the general public is bind to comply with the laws in...
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...Concept: Six Aspects of Group Structure 6 Week 4: Leading 7 Concept: Early Leadership Theories 7 Concept: Contingency Leadership Theories 8 Concept: Contemporary Leadership Theories 8 Concept: Five Sources of Leader Power 9 Concept: Goals of Organizational Behavior 9 Concept: The Big Five Model 10 Concept: Attribution Theory 10 Week 5: Controlling 11 Concept: Control Process 11 Concept: Feedforward/Concurrent/Feedback Controls 11 Concept: Financial Controls 12 Concept: Balanced Scorecard 12 Concept: Benchmarking 13 Week 6: Business Ethics 13 Concept: Differences Between a Firm’s Social Obligations, Social Responsiveness, and Social Responsibility 13 Concept: Politics: Green Approaches/Shades of Green Model 14 Concept: Factors to Determine Ethical Behavior 14 Concept: Ways Managers Can Encourage Ethical Behavior 15 Week 2: Planning Ch. 8 of Management Ch. 9 of Management Concept: Strategies for SWOT Analyses |Details | |As a process of self-examination during her senior year of college, Casey decides to develop a SWOT analysis of her | |prospects relative to getting a...
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...Arturo Chavez Business Cornerstone Procter & Gamble Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that has been introduced and used by businesses well over half a century, Corporate Social Responsibility is all about contributing back to social society through various charity projects from where companies have earned. CSR is how Companies are doing businesses in a way that can separate them from the competition in the minds of consumers; it gives companies enormous amount of benefits such as; It helps to build good working atmosphere among its existing staff, Brand differentiations through CSR projects are also used to persuade governments and the wider public, that company is taking current issues like health and safety, diversity or the environment seriously and so avoid intervention. CSR programs also draw attention away from companies' perceived negative impacts e.g. the petroleum giant BP has run campaign to clean oil spill and also installed very visible wind-turbines on the roofs of some petrol stations in the UK. The Procter & Gamble Company P&G is one of the world largest consumer goods manufacturing companies with US $78.9 billion revenue (2010) employing over 127000 people. It is 6th most admired company in Fortune magazine 2010 list. Company is 172 years old and has grown through enormous amount of challenges and Depression. Through all this volatility, the one factor above all others that has enabled P&G to grow responsibly, which...
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...Phil Campos, MBA, JD | Instructor Phone | 214-202-8044 | Instructor E-mail | canuto.campos@strayer.edu | Instructor Office Hours/Location | 6pm – 7pm EST | Academic Office Phone NumberStrayer Online Technical SupportEcollege HelpDesk | 1-877-540-1733“As a student, you should choose 1 then 3 for academic issues from the automated menu.”1-877-642-2999“Used for problems entering the class”1-866-448-6703 or 1-303-873-0005“Used for problems once in the class” | INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL | Kubasek, N. K., Brennan, B. A., & Browne, N. (2009). The legal environment of business: A critical thinking approach (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2010). Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases (7th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company/South-Western/Cengage Learning.PLEASE READ SYLLABUS PART II in the Course Home tab, it contains important University policies.GETTING TECHNICAL HELPTechnical questions regarding eCollege or classroom issues should be referred to helpdesk@strayeronline.net. Or you may phone the helpdesk at 1(866)448-6703.If the question regards a Strayer system, technical support can be reached at 1(877) 642-2999. Any technical inquiries sent to the instructor will, as a matter of course, be forwarded to the Helpdesk. The eCollege helpdesk is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. Strayer Tech Support is available during normal Strayer Online business hours...
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...Journal of Business Ethics (2007) 73:219–229 DOI 10.1007/s10551-006-9202-6 Ó Springer 2006 A Model of Ethical Decision Making: The Integration of Process and Content Roselie McDevitt Catherine Giapponi Cheryl Tromley ABSTRACT. We develop a model of ethical decision making that integrates the decision-making process and the content variables considered by individuals facing ethical dilemmas. The process described in the model is drawn from Janis and Mann’s [1977, Decision Making: A Psychological Analysis of Conflict Choice and Commitment (The Free Press, New York)] work describing the decision process in an environment of conflict, choice and commitment. The model is enhanced by the inclusion of content variables derived from the ethics literature. The resulting integrated model aids in understanding the complexity of the decision process used by individuals facing ethical dilemmas and suggests variable interactions that could be field-tested. A better understanding of the process will help managers develop policies that enhance the likelihood of ethical behavior in their organizations. KEY WORDS: decision making, ethical framework, ethics, process, stress Roselie McDevitt Sc.D. is Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Dr. McDevitt teaches financial and managerial accounting. Her Primary areas of research are accounting education and accounting ethics. Catherine Giapponi is an Assistant...
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...projects billions in savings over time.1 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Hear the True Story of how today’s managers do the right thing. Listen to what Derrick and Elaine have to say. “Ethics are crucial in the property management business. We are obligated to abide by fair housing laws in our dayto-day operations. Not only do we have an obligation as a company but also a social obligation to make sure our vendors and contractors are aware of these practices.” “The very nature and mission of my project is that of social responsibility. We are trying to do our part to help out developing countries in a way that an agricultural library is best equipped to do. Good workplace ethics translates into a better product for our subscribers. The better I and my employees perform, the better our product and the most useful it is to the end users, thus furthering the idea of social responsibility.” — Elaine Guidero, Library Manager — Derrick Hawthorne, Property Manager bat37233_ch03_050-071.indd 50 11/11/09 11:01:08 AM Confirming Pages WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ●● learning OBJECTIVES After studying Chapter 3, you will be able to: LO1 LO2 Explain how...
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...projects billions in savings over time.1 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Hear the True Story of how today’s managers do the right thing. Listen to what Derrick and Elaine have to say. “Ethics are crucial in the property management business. We are obligated to abide by fair housing laws in our dayto-day operations. Not only do we have an obligation as a company but also a social obligation to make sure our vendors and contractors are aware of these practices.” “The very nature and mission of my project is that of social responsibility. We are trying to do our part to help out developing countries in a way that an agricultural library is best equipped to do. Good workplace ethics translates into a better product for our subscribers. The better I and my employees perform, the better our product and the most useful it is to the end users, thus furthering the idea of social responsibility.” — Elaine Guidero, Library Manager — Derrick Hawthorne, Property Manager bat37233_ch03_050-071.indd 50 11/11/09 11:01:08 AM Confirming Pages WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ●● learning OBJECTIVES After studying Chapter 3, you will be able to: LO1 LO2 Explain how...
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...Analysis | Bus | Table of Contents | Executive Summary...........…………………………………………………………………….2 Business Overview…………...………………………………………………………………...2 Organizational Strategies…………...……………………………………………………...3 Organizational Design and Effectiveness……………………………….………………4 Organizational Structure……. ...…………………………………………………………...5 External Environment………………………………………………………………………6 Internal Environment…………………...……………………………………………………8 Organizational Design for an International Environment……………………….….9 Products and Service……………………………...………………………………………...9 Information Technology and Control Systems………………….……………………..10 Company Size, Life Cycle and Possible Declines………………………………………..11 Organizational culture…………………………………………………………………...12 Ethical value…………………………………………...…………………………………...14 Decision making processes……………………………………...…………………………...17 Conflict, power and politics…..…………………………………………………………..18 Brief Summary of Key Findings……………….……………………………………………...20 References.……………………………………………………………………………..………21 Executive Summary This report is an organizational analysis of The Gap Inc. and its portfolio members. It describes a brief overview of the company to where it is now. It also outlines the major brands that are under gap inc. such as Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Piperlime. The strategies section goes through a brief analysis of the company under Miles and Snow typology, the company’s goals and objectives, the strategies the company has in place to achieve...
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...3 Sources of Moral Obligation by Josephson Institute on February 14, 2011 A duty is an obligation to act in a certain way. When the obligation is based on moral and ethical considerations, it is a moral duty. Often we think about moral duties in terms of rules that restrain us, the “don’ts,” as in don’t lie, cheat, or steal. Such rules comprise the so-called negative dimension of moral duty because they tell us what not to do. Since ethics is concerned with the way we ought to be, however, it also includes an affirmative dimension consisting of things we should do — keep promises, judge others fairly, treat people with respect, kindness and compassion. Sources of Moral Obligation Moral obligations can arise from three sources. The first, strangely enough, is law. 1. Law-Based Moral Obligations. Good citizens have a moral as well as a legal obligation to abide by laws; it is part of the assumed social contract of a civilized society. If a law is unjust, however, (such as those that mandated ethnic and religious persecution during the Nazi regime and those that discriminated against a person on the basis of race in South Africa and elsewhere) there may be a moral obligation to disobey it under the specific and demanding doctrine of civil disobedience. Many, but by no means all, of these moral standards of conduct are so fundamental to healthy social relations that they have been codified into laws. For example, most aspects of the moral duty to not endanger or harm others...
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...ENGINEERING ETHICS Concepts and Cases This page intentionally left blank F O U R T H ENGINEERING ETHICS Concepts and Cases g E D I T I O N CHARLES E. HARRIS Texas A&M University MICHAEL S. PRITCHARD Western Michigan University MICHAEL J. RABINS Texas A&M University Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases, Fourth Edition Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard, and Michael J. Rabins Acquisitions Editor: Worth Hawes Assistant Editor: Sarah Perkins Editorial Assistant: Daniel Vivacqua Technology Project Manager: Diane Akerman Marketing Manager: Christina Shea Marketing Assistant: Mary Anne Payumo Marketing Communications Manager: Tami Strang Project Manager, Editorial Production: Matt Ballantyne Creative Director: Rob Hugel Art Director: Cate Barr Print Buyer: Paula Vang Permissions Editor: Mardell Glinski-Schultz Production Service: Aaron Downey, Matrix Productions Inc. Copy Editor: Dan Hays Cover Designer: RHDG/Tim Heraldo Cover Image: SuperStock/Henry Beeker Compositor: International Typesetting and Composition c 2009, 2005 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution,...
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...York, NY, 10020. Copyright © 2010, 2008, 2005, 2003, 2000 by The McGraw‐Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw‐Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. McGraw-Hill Irwin Chapter 1: Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior 1 Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, students should be able to: 1. De1ine organizational behavior and organizations, and discuss the importance of this 1ield of inquiry. 2. Diagram an organization from an open systems perspective. 3. De1ine intellectual capital and describe the organizational learning perspective of organizational effectiveness. 4. Diagnose the extent to which an organization or one of its work units applies high‐ performance work practices. 5. Explain how the stakeholder perspective...
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...Syracuse University SURFACE Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects Spring 4-1-2007 Ethical Marketing Controversial Products and Promotional Practices Jared D. Cohen Follow this and additional works at: http://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone Part of the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Commons, and the Marketing Commons Recommended Citation Cohen, Jared D., "Ethical Marketing Controversial Products and Promotional Practices" (2007). Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects. Paper 596. This Honors Capstone Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact surface@syr.edu. Abstract In the field of business ethics, there has been much written and discussed about ethical matters in areas where there is a distinct right and wrong, but relatively little written about how to make decisions when the ethical issue isn’t as black and white. When marketing a product, it is one’s hope that ethical issues are typically not inherent to the marketer; however, when one has the unenviable task of marketing a controversial product, it becomes a true question of “grayarea” ethics that makes marketing decisions more difficult to make. Companies depend on marketing...
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...3M Marketing Audit Jeremiah Lindgren University of Mary 3M Marketing Audit 3M was founded in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota by five businessmen, with diverse occupations, who wanted to mine a mineral deposit for grinding-wheel abrasives (3M, 2012). The founders did what many others did in that time and that was incorporate first and investigate later so soon after their start the company moved to Duluth, Minnesota to focus on sandpaper products because the mineral deposit was of little value (3M, 2012). 3M struggled for many years, then they got the quality production and supply chain down they attracted new investors. The company moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1910 and in 1916 they paid their first dividends of 6 cents a share (3M, 2012). In 2004, their sales topped $20 billion for the first time and currently they are in 25 different countries worldwide. When most people think of 3M they think of Post-It notes and Scotch tape but 3M actually has many other businesses besides office supplies (3M, 2012). They currently have a very high technology platform which gives them the ability to have a graphics business that people rely on every day along with an electronic and communication business that contribute reliable sources of electrical power to markets around the world (3M, 2012). They supply innovative and reliable products that are used by health care professionals. These products make them a global leader in medical and oral care products, and drug deliver and...
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...25 Free Will and Determinism………………………………….……p.28 Conscience.......................…………………………………….…p.32 Virtue Ethics………………………………………………………..p.36 Sexual Ethics…………………………………………………...….p.40 Environment and Business Ethics……………………………….p.44 Religious Language Introduction The problems of religious language: • If we use language univocally about God, then we are limiting him / making him like a human • If we use language equivocally about God, we cannot be sure what the word means when applied to God • Are statements about God supposed to be cognitive – if so, what evidence proves / disproves them? • Are statements about God supposed to be non-cognitive – if so, do they have any meaning? The Verification Principle The Vienna Circle This group of philosophers argued that a statement is only meaningful if it can be verified empirically, or if it is a tautology. This idea is known as the verification principle, or sometimes the strong verification principle. For example, ‘the chair is blue’ is easy to verify with our senses; ‘the widow’s husband is dead’ is a tautology. Both of...
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...! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!! ! ! Did Wal-Mart Wake Up? How Strategic Management Handled Wal-Mart’s Reputation [ABSTRACT] The nation’s largest private corporation and retail giant Wal-Mart has faced multiple opposition from labor unions, grassroots organizations, religious groups, and even from its own employees, impacting its corporate reputation and ultimately its bottom line. This case study will demonstrate the strategic communication Wal-Mart used for its corporate reputation management (CRM). In particular, the case describes the company’s response to criticism regarding its current business policies and practices. Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………3 1. Company History……………………………………………………..5 1.1 Wal-Mart’s Early History: 1960s to 1970s…………………………….5 1.2 Wal-Mart Expands and Goes International: 1980s to 1990s…………...6 1.3 Attack of the Advocacy Groups: 2000 to present……………………....7 1.4 Repercussions…………………………………………………………...8 2. The Issue: Employee Relations and Workers’ Rights…………………9 3. Opposition…………………………………………………………….10 3.1 Labor Union-Funded Groups…………………………………………...11 3.2 Gender Discrimination………………………………………………….12 3.3 Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price……………………………………..13 4. Wal-Mart’s Response……………………………………………………15 4.1 Response to Labor Union-Backer Groups………………………………...16 4.2 Response to Gender Discrimination Lawsuit……………………………..17 4.3 Response to Greenwald’s Film……………………………………………18 4.4 Wal-Marting Across America:...
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