Environmental Considerations and Recommendations Company X does not currently have any environmental initiatives. A few initiatives that would benefit the organization and be socially responsible would include going paperless, turning off the computers at night, and a telecommuting option. Each one of these can help protect the environment by reducing pollution in one manner or another. These are all small changes that could have a big impact. With a company size approaching 150 employees, we
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on faith, emotions and etc, but only on reason. Rand further explained that man has to hold on reason as his only guide to action and live by independent judgement of his own mind, Ethic of Emergencies Theory The Ethic of Emergency Theory is based on Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. This theory challenges the understanding of altruism where it argued about the self-interest of a man who she believes that the highest moral purpose is to pursue own happiness. She mentioned that altruistic persons
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provided for clinical nurses in their complex roles in care of patients, education, research and management of some parts of health care system in the country. A national code can provide nurses with culturally-adapted guidance and help them to make ethical decisions more closely to the Iranian-Islamic background. Given the general acknowledgement of the need, the National Code of Ethics for Nurses was compiled as a joint project (2009–2011). The Code was approved by the Health Policy Council of the
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The Complexity of Ethical Decision Making Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart remarked, "Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do." In parsing out a virtuous ethical identity, psychologists strive to embrace several American Psychological Association [APA]-worthy overarching principles, to apply the enumerated guidelines within the Code of Ethics, and to cultivate personal and professional integrity in their quest
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investigated in this paper is the ethical and social responsibilities and the marketing strategy of Apple, Inc. Our textbook states that “An organization that wants to prosper over the long term is well advised to consider business ethics, the standards of conduct and moral values governing actions and decisions in the work environment.” (Kurtz, 2013, p. 32) Large companies, such as Apple, Inc., that are known throughout the world as a global giant, have certain ethical responsibilities to consumers
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Ethical Code of Conduct Name Course Lecturer Date Ethical Code of Conduct Ethical conduct of employees All employees in this company must follow the following Codes of Conduct. * They should know the mission of the company and promote its progress by meeting the set standards and duly observing all our regulations. * Read well, comprehend and duly obey the organization’s procedures, both national and international. Where they do not understand the procedures, they should seek
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This supports ethical Principle 8.07 – Deception in Research The Bible has had a profound effect on billions of people, both believers and non-believers. Some ethical principles that can be derived from the Bible include the importance of caring for the stranger, the poor, employees, the environment, and animals. Demonstrating the importance of keeping honest records, Scripture (Proverbs 11:1, NIV): “A false scale is an abomination to God; but a just weight is His desire.” Researcher’s also have
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Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest 1. Ethical egoism holds that actions whose consequences will benefit the doer can be considered ethical 2. Ethical egoism does not, however, require moral agents to harm the interests and well-being of others when making moral deliberation; e.g. what is in an agent's self-interest may be incidentally detrimental, beneficial, or neutral in its effect on others 3. In the words
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Categorizing altruistic desires as authentic and individualistic desires as ones that are solely promoted by a current economic system ignores the dualistic nature of human beings. The reality is that we share both humanitarian and self-serving inclinations, and the dynamic interplay between the two is essential for a life of awareness. We are free because of the ability to choose in and of itself, not because of what it is we choose to engage in. Odonians, ignoring the darker half of human nature
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The word ego is often misinterpreted to have a negative connotation but for Prometheus having ego is a sacred opportunity. In Anthem by Ayn Rand Prometheus discovers his individuality in a strictly collectivist society by becoming a creator to his own idea of society/culture/civilization that embraces the selfishness and ego found in people. To Prometheus, being an egoist is to positively pursue the ideas he believes are right for society, for himself and his happiness. Being an egoist is something
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