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be seen as the embodiment of the norms, values and beliefs. These may be seen as isolated within the company, or reflections of th...

add to this there is also a general agreement that this is unethical as well as illegal. However, it is not always this clear-cut,...

If we look to Aristotle, Socrates and Plato there is an agreement that it is the good of the many that is important, therefore whe...

there is no singular set of ethical disciplines that are adhered to by all sectors. Distinguishing these moral and ethical action...

social order that refuses to acknowledge the elements of good and bad. Correspondingly, Fontana (2003) points out how the good "a...

the primary location where policy is derived. There are myriad ethical considerations in the daily world of business, and each on...

be perceived as compromising the companys decision making regarding suppliers, customers or anyone else, making certain all record...

for the Dallas-based airlines. As a direct result, not only are his passengers happy to fly his airline, but his "passionate, ded...

well without religious influence: Those who are dedicated practitioners meanwhile follow a multiplicity of religious paths. From t...

situations where lying is attached to a greater good, no one can predict the future. The premise is therefore sound as a maxim. In...

ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology often enter the picture. Mill (2001) for example, who is a utilitarian, claims that ...

can help to guide the decision making and create a firm foundations that will help to ensure that the outcomes are the best possib...

2000). Here is an example: A young person is in an accident and has been in a persistent vegetative state for months. The family...

element introduced when Utah encounters Bodhi, and is made to consider rather deeper philosophical aspects of life than the straig...

Businesses must maintain integrity and they do this "within a framework of the law and ethics" (2000, p.17). Some firms have imple...

exist for generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women w...

Probably not. The same is true for Enron management. We know now that Enron gave itself over to greed and arrogance in its busin...

informed consent as one would with other patients, who are not of this culture. Such questions that address the role of the law ...

to be research subjects; the difference was that in this case they were aware of the risks and the processes they would be subject...

sure treatment is safe before administering it has also restricted the way those suffering may be helped for example AIDs patients...

of ethics or if you face an ethical dilemma; cooperate with any investigation of a possible ethics violation and report ethics vio...

or private practice, we agree and understand that our ethical conduct overrides all other considerations" (p. 4). While this may s...

in death is a wise safeguard. In the early part of the twentieth century, rationalizations abounded in medical literature that def...

from discriminatory practices in the past. The proposed hiring policy of the Kosovo immigrant is a positive action directed towar...

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...

products. They sell images, values, goals, concepts of who we are and who we should be--they shape our attitudes and our attitudes...

global market Boeings response was to strengthen its forces. In August, 1997, Boeing completed a merger with another commercial j...

what serves the greatest number serves the greater good" (London A12), rather than what is favorable for a few. Indeed, this has ...

In twelve pages a company case study set in Germany is the focus of an examination of corporate ethics and programs that can encou...

code for further guidance. The medical professions are well known for their codes of conduct, these cover the total behavi...