computers that recorded and analyzed traffic data. Then after a year later Gates named their partnership as Micro-soft. In June 1980, Microsoft got their first break through, when IBM contracted Microsoft to develop languages for the PC operating system. Gates and Allen bought an existing operating system from Seattle Computer Products for $50,000, renamed it to Microsoft Disk-Operating System, and modified for IBM’s purpose. Before doing the job for IBM, they made an agreement that they can sell MS-DOS
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|Ethics and Social Responsibility | Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. SOUTH FLORIDA CAMPUS - MIAMI LC - KENDALL 13400 SW 120th Street Miami, Florida - 33186-7440 Phone: 305.378.2700 Dates: 03-06-2014 thru 04-03-2014 Meeting Times and Day: 6-10 Thursday Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for ethics and social responsibility in relationship to individuals
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|Ethics and Social Responsibility | | |PD12BSB07 ( 04/10/2013 - 05/08/2013 | Copyright © 2011, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for ethics and social responsibility in relationship to individuals, organizations
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|Course Syllabus College of Humanities ETH/316 Version 2 Ethics and Social Responsibility | |Copyright © 2011, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for ethics and social responsibility in relationship to individuals, organizations, and the community. Emphasis is placed on the interrelated nature of ethics, morality, legal responsibility, and social issues. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be
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discuss the drivers of unethical behavior at the Devil’s Den. The drivers of unethical behavior at the Devil’s Den are the lack of proper control by the management of College Food Services (CFS) which is a contract company that runs the restaurant business at the school. Because of laxity in management, employees get away with unethical behaviors and this only go to embolden them to keep on doing things they know is not allowed such as accessing the unlocked storage door to retrieve food for their
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Abstract: The case portrays the evolution of the partnership between software giant Microsoft Corporation and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative was created in 1999, as a bottom-up idea, when Microsoft employees initiated to help the victims of the Kosovo crisis. The outcome was a software registration system that today helps UNHCR administer their refugee camps in a more efficient and constructive way. The case illustrates
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Instructor's Name Course Title 2 February 2016 Microsoft Microsoft Corporation Introduction Microsoft Corporation is a multipurpose and multinational company based in America. The corporation is headquartered in the Redmond, Washington. It mainly focuses on the development, licensing, supporting and selling of the computer electronics, computer software, personal computers and the affiliate services. The corporation is mainly
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in International Business | Location & Campus (SGS or HN) where you study: | RMIT Vietnam | Title of Assignment: | Case study Assignment | Student name: | Tran Tuan Hoang | Student Number: | 3463819 | Teachers Name: | Thanapat Kijbumrung | Group Number: | 1 | Assignment due date: | 18/12/2015 | Date of Submission: | 18/12/2015 | Number of pages including this one: | 9 | Word Count: | 2339 | RMIT International University Vietnam Bachelor of Business Program
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Abide by Your Code of Ethics | Skill Set: Economics | TOPIC OR UNIT OF STUDY | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | CONTENT STANDARD(S) AND OBJECTIVE(S) | Students will * point out the areas in which businesses demonstrate social responsibility and ethics. * recognize consumerism. * determine current trends to improve the workplace for employees. * research how regulatory agencies protect consumers, workers, and the environment. | INTRODUCTION | Review with students
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Licensed to: iChapters User Licensed to: iChapters User Business Ethics: A Stakeholders and Issues Management Approach, Fifth Edition Joseph W. Weiss VP/Editor-in-Chief: Melissa Acuña Acquisitions Editor: Michele Rhoades Developmental Editor: Daniel Noguera Editorial Assistant: Ruth Belanger Sr. MarComm Manager: Jim Overly Marketing Manager: Clinton Kernen © 2009, 2006 South-Western, a part of Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced
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