Who is WorldCom? The company began as Long Distance Discount Services, Inc. (LDDS) in 1983, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1985, LDDS selected Bernard Ebbers to be its CEO. The company went public in 1989 through a merger with Advantage Companies Inc. The company name was changed to LDDS WorldCom in 1995, and later just WorldCom. The company’s growth under WorldCom was fueled primarily through acquisitions during the 1990s and reached its apex with the acquisition of MCI in 1998. Among
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Throughout life, people face ethical decisions and dilemmas. On many occasions, these ethical dilemmas spread into the business world. The problem that arises from moral obstacles faced in the work place is the legal matters that may result. Before taking the time to diagnose, one must begin at the core; pulling the details of the scenario allows for an outside party to understand all parties involved. The following is an overview of a predicament faced by a small, architectural firm; plagued by
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Deontological and Utilitarian points of view, we notice a complex behavior in all characters involved, especially Terry McCaleb. The main character, Terry McCaleb, has the most complex behavior of all as he has the tendency to jump the fine border between Deontology and Utilitarianism multiple times back and forth. Throughout the entire movie, McCaleb faces multiple Deontological dilemmas but the biggest and most important of all of them is his decision to self-sacrifice for the good of others. He makes
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Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Anthony D. Mcilwain Professor Traubert LEG 500 05/10/2013 Synopsis Corporate governance and ethical responsibilities are the key components for executive teams to make proactive decisions within the organizational environment. “The Ethics & Compliance Office has operational responsibility for education, consultation, monitoring and assessment related to the Code of Business Conduct and compliance issues” (Cola, 2013). Unethical behaviors
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citizen in a nursing home. Is animal abandonment ethically and morally wrong no matter what the circumstances? It would depend on each individuals’ specific upbringing and belief system. Does Utilitarianism apply in the matter of abandonment? Does Deontology play a role in decision making? Does all of this mean that as long as a companion animal is put in a better home than you provided that the act of abandonment is alright to choose? It all would depend on your
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Coursework Header Sheet219292-379 | | Course | BUSI1314: Business Ethics | Course School/Level | B/UG | Coursework | Portfolio | Assessment Weight | 40.00% | Tutor | Mr. Rajaram Segaram | Submission Deadline | 24/11/2014 | Coursework is receipted on the understanding that it is the student's own work and that it has not, in whole or part, been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged in accordance
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Natural Law Theory & Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, & Recent Theories of Rights: Rawls & Nozick. Natural Law Theory: Natural Law theory in ethics is not to be confused with the laws of nature as put forward by physicists or other natural scientists, but they are related and do overlap. In moral domains, we are not concerned to give a mathematical, experimentally based theory of ethics or justice, but we are concerned with the general order of nature and how human life is nestled in and depends
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1. Discuss the market system and the need for ethics in business and distinguish it from the law and concepts of virtue and morality. 2. Discuss ethics in the context of relativism, psychological egoism, utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. 3. Discuss the ideas of character ethic, female ethic, human rights, and ethical action. 4. Discuss the factors influencing employee issues including the right to work, employment at will, due process and employee participation, health and safety
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guidelines and include them after the table. |Theory/System and Brief Definition |Other Names |Real-World Example |Workplace Example | |Duty-based ethics |Deontology, pluralism, |C. I believe people
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Moral Theory, Depression, and the Medication By: Vincent Vuong (20315765) 3B Environment and Business Depression is a condition where the patient is in a constant state of unhappiness. It is like a parasite that slowly consumes life. It eats away at members of society, and debilitates them. Thus, victims of this condition are unable to enjoy the beauties of life and engage the things they love; Business decreases in efficiency because of increased absenteeism; and in severe cases, patients commit
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