a company. A person who is directly or indirectly affected by the functioning of a company is a stakeholder. Stakeholders are directors, employees, creditors, government and its agencies, shareholders, owners, unions, suppliers, and the community from which the business draws its resources. Stakeholders can be affected by the organization’s objectives, policies and actions. A company’s customers are entitled to fair trading policies; they are not entitled to the same consideration as the
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Actions are judged by how much they benefit the majority. The greatest good for the greatest number of people. It is ethical to make the minority unhappy or suffer to create the greatest good The various ways of defining the greatest good should be taken into consideration. Promulgated by John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham Act Utilitarianism Every act has an individual moral obligation. Rule Utilitarianism Apply utilitarianism to a set of rules that will benefit the majority. Kantian Ethics
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and cancellation of membership was found to be excessively difficult. Premier Fitness also was found to be withdrawing money from cancelled customer accounts which is also unethical behavior on their part. It is ironic that focusing on profit oriented objectives and the resulting unethical activity lead to the payment of a $200,000 fine by Premier Fitness for their unethical actions. Social usefulness was sacrificed by producing misleading advertisements that would lead customers to come to incorrect
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Ethics of Motivation Strategies There are a number of ways to successfully motivate individuals in the workplace which are professional and ethical. Using unethical practices to motivate individuals is not only unprofessional and unethical, but can also be emotionally harmful. They can potentially create an environment of distrust and animosity. Applying legal, professional and ethical motivation strategies is a very important rule for every business to follow and healthy for the organization
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a strategic plan. Furthermore, it will provide an example of an unethical action and present an alternative method for handling the situation. Influence of Ethics The Free Dictionary.com (2012), defines ethics as a set of principles of right conduct or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession (Ethics). Although many believe that ethics and business cannot exist simultaneously, the cost of unethical behavior in organizations is unacceptable. According to Wheelen
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Questionable cost-benefit analysis by Ford In 1968, Lee Iacocca, president of Ford Motor Co., faced fear of losing market share in subcompact auto market by German Auto, Volkswagen. Although the automobile preproduction process usually takes three and a half years, Ford made it within two years from designing phase to releasing to the market. Market seemed to be impressed by Ford, but it did not go last that long. Pinto had a critical problem that its fuel tank cannot withstand any rear-impact
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis University of Phoenix Principles of Accounting 2 ACC/291 May 27, 2012 Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis In this paper I will identify situations that might lead to unethical practices and behavior in accounting. I will also examine the effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on financial statements. Since the Enron scandal at the end of 2001 there have been several reports of unethical practices as well as poor behavior
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Unethical Business Research RES 351 May 13, 2013 Unethical Business Research Unethical business research can be described as many things. From asking inappropriate questions, to using participant information for unintended purposes such as selling goods or services, these acts have caused major scandals in the business world. Good business ethics are the foundation in which a company is built on. All businesses have a code of conduct that is set out by human resources and upper management
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with ethical decision making Ethical is a criterion that people used to measure that whether their behaviour is acceptable by others or social. However, Unethical behaviour will hurt organizational reputation. According to this article, one of the reasons for the Husi Company falling into food safety scandal was that they were doing unethical work practices. People in the company did not apply ethical decision making criteria. This can be seen with three dimensions. Firstly, workers were forced
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charged with insubordination. Lybarger had a lawyer present and Lybarger, after conversing with the lawyer, had decided to exercise his right to not cooperate with administration. Lybarger had then be charged with insubordination and thus was terminated from his duties, which he then later would appeal his termination to the superior court.
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