Ethics Essay By Christopher Matthews Business Law 210 May 14th, 2012 Professor Scott Bergstedt Stance on Merck/ Overview: It is the view of the author to discuss in detail why and how Merck caused gross negligence in its marketing and labeling practices. During this discussion, I will outline several instances where Merck has plead guilty to numerous law suits spanning from the United States to Great Britain (UK). In addition, I will define ethics and based on ethical
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PRACTICE OF BUSINESS ETHICS MMUI J131 • Rotua Veronika Ariester • Sarah Afifah • Samuel Krissandi • Ronald • Eldhie Sya'banni • Reffit Gustaroska ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS DEFINITIONS Organizational Culture: The values, beliefs, and norms that all the employees of that organization share Value Chain: The key functional inputs that an organization provides in the transformation of raw materials into a delivered product or service ASTRA CREDIT COMPANIES Vision: Become the 1st
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Assignment 3: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Major Dr. Lynn MacBeth Law and Ethics in the Business Environment September 8, 2013 Ethical issues related to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety. “Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade…it is a great power…part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind” (Halbert, 2012). This is a very powerful statement
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NAME: AQSA MAQSOOD ID # 7489 PROGRAM: BBA COURSE: BUSINESS ETHICS COURSE INSTRUCTOR: MA’AM SYLVIA TOPIC: CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT # 01 DATE: 16-07-2014 QUESTION: 01 (A) What are the relevant facts? * Greg is working on XYZ Marketing Research. The firm is a large, well-known, highly respected, very successful supplier of marketing research. * Each project ends with an analyst preparing a written report with marketing strategy recommendations based on his/her interpretation of the
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Personal Worldview & Business Ethics Paper Liberty University BMAL 560 January 25, 2015 STEP 1 To what extent should personal religious beliefs impact our decisions about business ethics? Personal religious beliefs should impact all decisions about business ethics. If your beliefs are truly mandated in your life, then you have no choice but to be fair and honest about your business decisions. Business decisions can sometimes be difficult and harsh, but that is no reason to comprise
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situation. They are requesting we direct our advertising towards girls aged 8-10 years old which raises grave ethical concerns. Marketing can lead to ethical dilemmas due to the content and methodology used to pursue market growth and revenue. Many techniques that we ourselves have utilized have included heavily targeting the youth because of their susceptibility to marketing tactics. Targeting children is treading in dangerous waters and can have negative repercussions on all parties involved. Ethical
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One of the most frequently asked questions at this site - and probably for all those individuals and organisations dealing with CSR issues is the obvious - just what does 'Corporate Social Responsibility' mean anyway? Is it a stalking horse for an anti-corporate agenda? Something which, like original sin, you can never escape? Or what? Different organisations have framed different definitions - although there is considerable common ground between them. My own definition is that CSR is about how companies
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Considerations in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Kellie L. Plowden LEG 500 Doris Mitchell December 12, 2013 Everyone knows that direct- to consumer-marketing is focused on the patients. There are a lot of ways to get the attention of these patients. Advertising can be done through social media, print, radio, television, and word of mouth. “Prescription direct-to-consumer advertising has become a highly scrutinized and researched topic in healthcare marketing,” (Rollins, B
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Diageo – Marketing to Remember Introduction The case is about Diageo, a drinks company and a leader in corporate social responsibility issues. The company is running a CSR program from within the marketing function. In 2007 they launched the ‘Choices campaign’, aiming at 18-to-24 age group. The campaign ended with the sentence: ‘A night to remember? Or one to forget? The choice is your’. With this they showed that responsibility is at the heart of all their marketing, with the aim to change the
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Personal Values and their Interaction with Organizational Ethics Carl Stevens Old Dominion University Abstract Boone and Kurtz (2011) define business ethics as “the standards of conduct and moral values governing actions and decisions in the work environment” (p. 34). This paper discusses how an individual’s value system may clash (both positively and negatively) with the ethical standards dictated by an organization. Our exploration deals with the study of how organizations define ethical
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