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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ETHICS PROGRAM Michelle Bennett EST1 11/23/2015 Ethics can be defined as a behavior or action of distinguishing between right or wrong doing and choosing to the right thing. In today’s corporate America, ethics program has become one of the integral parts of the organization as it helps to communicate the vision, mission and the direction of the company. It also helps to restore trust among all stakeholders – employees, investors, regulators, suppliers, buyers, distributors etc. Part A –
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__________________________________________________________ ETHICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN Vipul Chalotra* __________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT: Today, supply chain management is a well recognised area of academic debate. It has an international presence, with both practitioners and academics alike recognising that it’s an important area of management. An ethical supply chain is paramount to the success of modern business. Through fair and ethical interaction with suppliers
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Department of Business Administration Course Title: Course Code: Pre-requisite Courses: Credit Hours: Semester: Degree: Human Resource Management MGT323 Principles of Management Three (3) Sixth BBA Program Course Description: Human Resource Management is a course designed to make the students familiar with the concepts of managing human resources. It is rightly said that the organizations need effective people not efficient people. The course also describes the bench mark practices
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legislation was imposed on employees of public companies who are responsible for disclosing financial statements. Although this legislation seemed new, it can be argued that all the issues addressed could have been covered by enforcing already existing code of ethics within any of these organizations.
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Stay True Travel Staying True to You™ Final Strategic Plan BUS475 Week 5 Professor Dhillon February 14, 2012 Stay True Travel Staying True to You™ Final Strategic Plan Introduction Being a successful business, or corporation, is composed of more than simply having the best logo, slogan, or advertising campaigns, but rather it is about how each individual aspect of an organization is constructed and built from the ground up. With money being tight, budgets shrinking, and uncertainty
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INTRODUCTION Koss is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Koss designs, manufactures and sells stereo headphones. KOSS went public in 1965. Over the last ten years, its stock price has ranged from $8 in July 2002, to its peak at $15 in July 2006 to its low at $4 in July 2010. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael J. Koss (MJK), the founder’s son, and his family directly or indirectly own in excess of 70 percent of the company’s 851,000 shares. A
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presents a review of current literature on ethical theories as they relate to ethical leadership in the virtual business environment (e-ethics) and virtual project leadership. Ethical theories are reviewed in relation to virtual project management, such as participative management, Theory Y, and its relationship to utilitarianism; Kantian ethics, motivation, and trust; communitarian ethics, ethic of care and egalitarianism; Stakeholder Theory; and the use of political tactics. Challenges to e-ethical
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Business ethics Classification Codes: 9175: Western Europe 9140: Statistical data 6100: Human resource planning 2400: Public relations Geographic Names: United Kingdom UK Abstract: The relative absence of debate about ethical issues within the area of human resource management is addressed. IT is argued that ethics is not about taking statements
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“IF ONLY THEY HAD LISTEN” Marketing Management 521 Hitesh Kapadia Ethics- Ethic is a science of morality. It tells us about what is good or bad and what is right or wrong? The value System of good or bad and right or wrong is the base for smooth and satisfactory functioning of the society. Ethics are standard of conduct. To act in an ethical way is to confirm to accepted standards or moral behavior. It is true that all people like to behave ethically but when person
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