Philosophical ethics investigates what is the best way for humans to live, and what kinds of actions are right or wrong in particular circumstances. Ethics may be divided into three major areas of study. Meta-ethics, about the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions and how their truth values (if any) may be determined Normative ethics, about the practical means of determining a moral course of action Applied ethics draws upon ethical theory in order to ask what a person is obligated to
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(particularly if you are covering a national "chain" business): 50 points * Quality of analysis and thoroughness of research and discussion of the required topics, including the incorporation of concepts reviewed in the textbooks and use of any outside resources or research as you see fit (a minimum of 3 of the 7 topics outlined in the syllabus must be covered, the paper will be marked down by 50 points if only 2 of the topics are covered, and will be marked down by 100 points if only 1 of the topics is
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stakeholders. These groups are influenced by business, but they also have the ability to influence businesses; thus, the relationship between companies and their stakeholders is a two-way street. Stakeholders provide resources that are more or less critical to a firm’s long-term success. These resources may be both tangible and intangible. Primary stakeholders are those whose continued association is absolutely necessary for a firm’s survival; these include employees, customers, investors, and shareholders
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There are a variety of moral and ethical issues that involve management. Managers will be faced with moral and ethical issues during the duration of his or her career. As a manager, the individual may have to use what was taught to them and re-evaluate what is to be moral and ethical, it is not only for themselves but for the company itself, the employees, and especially the customers. Management in all business and organizational activities are the acts of getting people
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Assignment 2: Employment Laws Carla Griffin Dr. Queensberry Health Services Human Resource Management July 29, 2012 This paper will discuss employment laws that need to be most closely monitored in your organization and state, a sample job description for the role I am employed within an organization and how I would protect the organization from claims that what employees are asked to do once hired were not a part of the job description, the steps that should be taken to protect the organization
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data pertaining to students and their families are used in developing the school mission and goals 13. Barriers to achieving the vision are identified, clarified, and addressed 14. Needed resources are sought and obtained to support the implementation of the school mission and goals 15. Existing resources are
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Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Paper Brian Ruddick MGT/567 Nov 13th, 2012 Dr. Burgoon Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Memo To: Company owner From: VP of Human Resources Subject: Reduce incentives and layoff proposal Sir, as VP of Human Resources, I would advise you to highly reconsider your proposal to reduce incentive payments for salespeople and implementing a month-long layoff for all production workers. Although you are legally within your rights to do
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should we discipline them and should there be additional education offered / required for poor ethical behavior? If we discipline, what do you expect the message to the organization to be.... in other words how will the organization perceive the discipline.... as a good thing or a bad thing? There are company policies, protocol, and procedures that needs to be abide. Employees’ are aware of this ethical expectations in the company’s mission statement and employee handbooks when they’re hired.
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Riordan Manufacturing Corporate Compliance Plan LAW 531 – Business Law Facilitator: Gregory Schumacher March 30, 2009 University of Phoenix – Online Campus Riordan Manufacturing Corporate Compliance Plan Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. has been an industry leader in the plastics molding industry for nearly 20 years, and its success has been built on a formula of state-of-the-art research and development, strong customer relationships, and innovative, team-oriented employees. The current economic
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Sime Darby's scandal 2010-11-18 12:20 World's leading listed plantation company Sime Darby has just celebrated its 100th anniversary and it has once again become a focus recently due to a project cost overrun scandal involving malpractices. When Sime Darby was said to have suffered a loss of RM2.1 billion in May this year, the market was shocked as Sime Darby has been a giant multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors with a total annual turnover of about RM33 billion. Even
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