Cross-Cultural Perspectives: AECOM Derrick Brown ETH/316 February 2, 2015 William Halstead Cross-Cultural Perspectives: AECOM AECOM is a professional technical services and management support services firm that operates in over 150 countries around the world. They employ almost 100,000 employees to provide services for global government agencies as well as privately own enterprises. According to “AECOM Fact Sheet” (2015), AECOM’s annual revenue for 2014 was $19.5 billion. These are some
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Cultural difference begins with the ethical variations of perspectives or business ethics of each individual international company. Language is a huge barrier when it comes to international or inter-cultural business dealings, but despite the language barrier one must consider business ethics when communicating. The rapid growth of globalization has prompted businesses to develop international codes of ethics that are used world wide as a standard of ethics no matter what culture or country one is
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competitors, and providing access to investment and funding opportunities. Part B: Ethics According to Investopedia, a stakeholder is, “a party that has an interest in an enterprise or project” (Investopedia, n.d.). The stakeholder in the case study on ethical behavior is Ray Pon. Ray is considered to be a stakeholder because he has self-interests in regards to his job. He is asking his friend, Marcus Lim, to help him adjust the figures in order to save his job. Ray is risking his friend’s job in order
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particular individual’s opinion being wrong. Ethics in general to some can be defined as respect of their personal religious beliefs. Ethics can also be defined as merely following what the law requires of us in respect of others in all areas such as professional differences, ethnic differences, as well as an overall feeling to be non-judgmental towards others. Ethics can also pertain to a patient’s right to reject treatment such as blood transfusions, chemotherapy, or any medical treatment they choose
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apply different ethical theories to practice. While demonstrating how these ethical theories could be applied to different scenarios, I was also able to learn how to and the importance of developing different ways of thinking in order to analyze and facilitate ADR sessions. Through the course, several assignments were instrumental in helping to accomplish this goal. Some of those assignments were: (1) Assignment 5: Comparing Ethics Practices, (2) Assignment 7: Ethical Egoism and Ethical...” “Technology
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Ethical Issues for Nurses Alexis Bushay HCA 322 Health Care Ethics & Medical Law Instructor: Jennine Kinsey August 18, 2012 Ethical Issues for Nurses Ethical issues have always affected the role of the professional nurse. Efforts to enact this standard may cause conflict in health care settings in which the traditional roles of the nurse are delineated within a bureaucratic structure. Nurses have more direct contact with patients than one can even imagine, which plays a huge role in protecting
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Block 1 1 Introduction to the Professional Ethics Training Responsible Conduct of Research (PET-RCR) The University of Oklahoma Block 1 2 Professional Ethics Training – Responsible Conduct of Research Thank you for signing up for the Professional Ethics Training – Responsible Conduct of Research (PET-RCR) seminar. Certification: All training participants are expected to attend and actively participate on both days of training. A certificate of completion will be issued to trainees
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psychological care, but also to critique and reflect on the standard of health care practices. For the nurses to do this, they must understand ethics and ways in which to utilize this knowledge in a constructive and systematic way. In doing so, they are able to deliver the care required by the profession and also expected by the society. The importance of the code of ethics for registered nurses guarantees that nurses are accountable for their actions, ethical problem are dealt with in a most appropriate way
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and other resources 2 • assess, weigh and manage risk in the face of uncertainty • recognize your strengths and areas for improvement • adapt to new environments and cultures This competency aligns with the following UVic Learning Outcomes: Ethical and professional reasoning and action / Intercultural knowledge and sensitivity Communication: This means that you’re comfortable using a broad range of communication styles, and you choose appropriate, effective ways to communicate to audiences in diverse
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