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Ethical standards, codes of ethics, and societal norms in professional practice

Ethical standards and codes of ethics can be defined as the common standards of practice within a profession. All professionals within the discipline can be said to agree upon the correct way of practicing their work and their dealings with other professionals as well as clients.

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Social ethics of negative advertising and its consequences

Although most marketing professionals and consumers agree that people buy more when they feel better, a great deal of advertising has gone negative. Despite its recent popularity, the continuum of negative and positive advertising is not a new topic.

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Sun Tzu's principles of leadership and strategy in modern business management

What does an ancient Chinese classic about the nature of a now-obsolete form of warfare have to teach us, in modernity, about how to manage others and navigate the current business environment? A great deal, The Art of War's presence in many business class syllabuses would suggest.

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Ethics and the "at will" employment doctrine in America

Current debates over employee rights raise numerous questions that affect nearly every facet of our society. The modern world, many would argue, is fundamentally different from the world in which the traditional common law relationships were formulated.

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The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and congressional ethics violations

Lobbying has been used for decades now to try to influence policy decision and policy making. In theory, the process takes into consideration a specific legal framework set rigorously by the legislative branch in any developed country. The U.S.

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Jose's mobile internet cafe business and contract law disputes

Jose always admired successful entrepreneurs who have started their own businesses and then expanded them successfully. Among those ventures that he most wanted to emulate is Starbucks Coffee; it seemed to Jose that a new Starbucks opened up every week in the community where he attended college.

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Business protocols and cultural values across Japan, America, and Europe

How do business protocols differ among cultures? Give specific examples from the readings of variations among at least three cultures.

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Environmental ethics, capitalism, and political inaction in developing nations

It is an awe-inspiring natural world that humans have evolved into and inherited. In it, through it, and notwithstanding its fragile underpinnings, for better or for worse (more on the "worse" side than the "better") humans have carved out cities, countries, societies and standards of living.

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Ethics and viability of genetic organism research using advanced computers

doctor has suggested, using advanced computers to create new types of organisms can be justified as the next step in medical exploration since it is based on research already completed by those who have gone before him.

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F. Lee Bailey's disbarment and criminal justice ethics violations

In March of 1996 F. Lee Bailey became the focus of criminal prosecution after he and the United States government had a difference of opinion over who was allowed millions of dollars of stock previously owned by Claude Duboc, a drug dealer and client of Bailey's.

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