problem of women’s equality in our society. According to the Guttmacher Institute, each year, almost half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended. About half of these unplanned pregnancies, 1.3 million per year, are ended by abortion (par. 1, 3). In 1973, the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade ruled that women have the right to an abortion during the first 6 months of pregnancy, thereby legalizing abortion. The court asserted that abortion is a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution (Jost
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Nick Backus, Western Oregon University Abstract In this paper we demonstrate how to focus an empirical application in reaching an ethical decision by working with the Potter Box, a model created by Ralph Potter as an analytical tool assessing the ethics of corporate decision-making, The facts emerging in news accounts regarding lawsuits against the pharmaceutical company Merck and its painkiller Vioxx are analyzed for ethical consideration. Utilizing the Potter Box model, the case against Merck can
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Running Head: General Dynamics Ethics Program General Dynamics Ethics Program General Dynamics Ethics Program Abstract General Dynamics Corporation is ranked 291 amongst the World’s Fortune 500 Companies. General Dynamics maintains the highest ethical standards in business practices and employee relations. Its formal ethics program started in 1986 and applies to all employees. The ethics policies of General Dynamics clearly state the company’s
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The World Bank ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Week 1: Business Ethics and International Responsibility - Discussion This week's graded topics relate to the following Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs): A | Given an organizational requirement to conform business practices to both the law and best ethical practices, apply appropriate ethical theories to shape a business decision. | I | Given specified circumstances of a business decision to expand to international
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World View (1983). Holmes, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions (2008). Wood, Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous (1998). WEEK/ MODULE READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS POINTS DUE DATE 1 3/17-3/24 Foreman: chs. 1-3 3 presentations 3 study guides Course Requirements Checklist Class Introductions Quiz 1 0 0 60 Wed,3/19 Mon,3/24 Mon, 3/24 2 3/25-3/31 Foreman: chs. 5-7 2 presentations 3 study guides Quiz 2 60 Mon, 3/31 3 4/1-4/7 Hasker: chs. 1-3 1 Word document 4 presentations
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Many retailers are now embracing ethical issues by emphasising, for example, that they take care of the production methods and working conditions pertaining to the goods they offer. Keywords: Global Supply Chains; Ethics; Fairness; Global Markets 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Despite all technological advances, global supply chains are always based on the interaction of people. And wherever people interact, a kaleidoscope of ethical issues emerges. Starting at the origins
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200 1. Finding ethical standards when doing International Business is tremendously tough since each country has it’s own form of ethics. For example, According to Donaldson, the people in Indonesia tolerate bribery from their public officials, yet in Denmark or Singapore this isn’t acceptable (p. 48). So when doing business internationally it’s difficult to not only understand others’ ethics but to cooperate with them. Usually when one is raised with specific morals and ethics it’s very difficult
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Business Ethics Assignment 2 Code of Ethics Rightway Consultants exist for the purpose of guiding nonprofit organizations. Consultants for Rightway must realize that it is a great responsibility to help each organization reach its full potential. Consultants must keep a step of ahead of the clients by knowing the changes and developments regarding nonprofit culture. A Consultant must be aware at all times of the government regulations and procedures that guide Rightway’s mission. A Consultant
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Course Schedule Course Schedule of Assignments Overview Session | Topic | Assignments | 1 | The Manager as a Systems Thinker | Discussion Activity 1 | 2 | The Manager as a Critical Thinker | Individual Paper 1 | 3 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business: The Manager as an Ethical Decision Maker | Discussion Activity 2 | 3 | Team Work Plan | Team assignment | 4 | Organization Theory and Design | Discussion Activity 3 | 5 | Organization Theory and Design in the Global Environment
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