htm SAJGBR 2,1 Profiting from poverty: ethics of microfinance in BOP Linda M. Sama and R. Mitch Casselman Department of Management, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, New York, New York, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the ethical dilemmas that emerge when offering microfinance services in BOP markets. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing the ethical lenses of deontology, teleology, virtue ethics and moral relativism, the paper builds on prior
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doesn’t disclose financial details on the green initiative, it says the program is already saving money and resources, and it projects billions in savings over time.1 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Hear the True Story of how today’s managers do the right thing. Listen to what Derrick and Elaine have to say. “Ethics are crucial in the property management business. We are obligated to abide by fair housing laws in our dayto-day operations. Not only do we have an obligation as a company
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ETHICAL CULTURAL ANALYSIS: Pfizer Incorporated Prepared by Benjamin Smith Submitted in partial fulfillment of Thomas Edison State College course: 2014AUG PHI-384-GS004: Ethics and the Business Professional. October 23, 2014 [pic] Introduction Pfizer is the second-largest biopharmaceutical company in the world, and largest research-based company in the world (Herper 2014). They are the producers of some of the most popular names in prescription drugs, including Lipitor®, Viagra®
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from Phil Devon, a consultant in southern California, who had recently been involved in the design and start-up of a plant for a European firm. If successful in obtaining such information the marketing manager, in charge of the Silicon 6 project, proposed to double the original fee agreed upon. The marketing manager also stated that he had 10 more equally lucrative projects like the current one. Problems faced by Martha McCaskey Martha McCaskey had serious doubts as to both the propriety of
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SEMESTER 2 2011 CPA 118 ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE CPA - ETHNIC SEMESTER 2 2011 MODULE 1 ACCOUNTING AND SOCIETY 1.05 1.05 Part A: Ineraction with society Depictions of A/cting Depiction Defeating depictions defeat Fig 1.1 new bean counter How to become professional? 3 aspects 1.06 Recruiting the best Beard(1994),Smith and Briggs(1999) and Simnik and Felton(2006) Friedman& Lyne(2001);Albrecht and Sack(2000);Coate et al.(2003) Jeacle: colourful accountant linked to corporate collapses 1.07 Moral agency
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very questionable behavior. Companies like Goldman and Sachs utilizing questionable trading techniques in order to gain a financial profit while leaving behind companies in the dust and eliminating hundreds if not thousands of jobs in the process. Ethics is more than doing what’s right or wrong. It’s a way of life and how we can have an effect on others. Question 1: Go back through the case and make a list of each action or practice that could be called a gray area. The Layering Strategy: This
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which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims. The most important thing why companies should have Human Resources Management? Is because Technology, Trends and Challenges in Human Resources and Human Resource Ethics. Technological advancements have improved the ways we communicate, revolutionized how we learn, and expanded our capabilities. Whether it is the invention of a new machine, moderations to an existing one, or the discovery of a new application for
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Leadership and Ethics Institution Name Date Leadership and Ethics Summary Since Coca-Cola’s first soda fountain sales in 1886, it has been a driver of marketplace innovation. However, it has been coupled by various ethical issues especially the discrimination of employees. In the 1980s, the brand was reported to have had various instances of employee discrimination. It has been alleged that the minority employees work in an environment of racial discrimination. It is an endemic
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In classical Greek, the word “ethics” entails the “beliefs of the people” - the analyze of what is right and good in human conduct and the explanation of such claims. Already has applied to the complex and multifaceted world of healthcare, it is a formidable task to try and uncover the fundamental principles involved in “right and good conduct”. Without a doubt, this task is not simply about setting up a list of rights and wrongs. Rather, it is a discussion, a process that helps to tease out the
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