Weekly Reflection ETH/355 Understanding Ethics Learning Team Reflective Summaries Team B is nearing the end of their Ethics journey and we each provided a summary to provide our thoughts on week fours discussion topics and what we found of interest. As we near the end of our ethics journey we are gaining a greater understanding of the different viewpoints on moral and ethical behaviors. Claudette Nelson stated that Week four's discussion was a lot to take in. She felt that the burning building
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not my job." Or, as Lisa Snyder, the AICPA's professional ethics director, comments, "If a spouse invests in a CPA's client, even though the CPA does not `control' her spouse, she would no longer be independent." ET Section 100-1 Conceptual Framework for AICPA Independence Standards: Rule .20: Safeguards are defined as controls that eliminate or reduce threats to independence to an acceptable level. Violation No. 3: If anyone can bypass the CPA and order the CPA's subordinate to do something
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The characteristics of virtue ethics are a force that drives ethical behavior, instead of rules or deontology. Normative ethical philosophies are a collection of virtue ethics that stresses being rather than doing. Virtue ethics are focused on the characteristics of morals not rules and consequences. Virtue ethics and deontology are different in the way that moral dilemmas are approached and solved (Virtue Ethics, n.d.). Telling lies is wrong even if the results are good according to deontologists
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thical pluralism is the idea that there are many theories about what is “right” and “wrong” (moral norms) which may be incompatible and/or incommensurable with your own personal moral norms. International engagement involves working within other societies where you are likely to be faced with different norms. Deciding when it is appropriate to act under one norm or another requires careful consideration. An example of a moral norm may be: “it is wrong to physically harm a child, and those who do
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could happen if his boss found out about the clock. He should explain the ethics policy set in place at his job and that he could lose his job if word got back of them accepting the clock. Finally he should explain to her that he is looking out for the company’s reputation as well and wants to behave in an ethical manner. Stressing the fact that “ethical buyers do not accept outside gifts or favors that violate their firm’s ethics policy”( Handfield, Giunipero, Monczka, & Patterson, 2011). Another
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retesting reveals similar results, we can sell the current shipment to an older age population. The lead testing, and acceptable levels are very specific to a certain age population. The lead level was too high for the children 7 and under but might be acceptable for children over the age of 7. If this alternative is not an option then we will be forced to reproduce additional products to meet the demand for this toy. 3) Reproduction of the toy, if necessary, can be done by using alternate product
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Ethics and Your Career Path Ian Hughes Broadview University Abstract This paper takes a look at how to find a fulfilling career, and the importance of finding a company that operates in an ethical way. The importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is explored, and we look at ways to keep yourself on track and being able to maintain separation between your personal and professional lives. This covers some steps in finding and maintaining a fulfilling career, and how to keep your eye
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Date Ethics Ethics is a general term used to stress on the character role and the moral philosophy instead of people just acting so that they can bring real consequences. Aristotle is the father of the virtue ethics, and he concluded that the people who have ideal character traits were virtuous. However, once these characters are established, they need to be nurtured so that they can become stable. For instance, a moral person is kind in very
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What is Business Ethics? According to various individuals, each has their own meaning of Business Ethics, but generally it is the understanding of knowing what is right and wrong in the workplace in regards to the effects of products, services and the relationship with stakeholders. According to Wallace and Pekel, the attention to business ethics is condemnatory throughout fundamental change, i.e the circumstances that businesses now face both for non-profit and for
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