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Hobbes, Business Ethics, and the Nature of Self-Interest

A reflection on Hobbes' natural condition of mankind applied to business ethics, agency theory, virtue ethics, and the dark side of leadership.

Ethics

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,223 words

Customers vs. Investors: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Explores whether businesses should prioritize customers over investors, and examines the role of ethics and social responsibility in corporate decision-making.

Ethics

~7 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,160 words

Kant vs. De Waal: Business Ethics and Moral Decision-Making

Explores how Kant's categorical imperative and De Waal's empathy-based morality apply to business profit decisions, wages, and ethical management.

Ethics

~6 min read

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2,087 words

The SWOT analysis, business ethics, and organizational viability

The SWOT analysis is one of the most commonly used outlook tools in business assessment.

~11 min read

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1,042 words

Is commerce ever ethical? Business ethics from Friedman to Sarbanes-Oxley

Commerce ever Ethical? The issue of ethics in business has become increasingly important in recent years, in particular in light of the wave of frauds and accounting scandals in the early 2000s that led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

~6 min read

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727 words

Moral compassing and Josephson's six pillars of character in business ethics

What is moral compassing? Does it make sense? What about the six pillars of character? Do you agree that these serve as the template for ethical behavior? Are their other considerations?

~4 min read

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1,439 words

Does greed reflect survival of the fittest in business ethics?

Greedy Individuals Have a Survival of the Fittest Mentality? It is first necessary to discuss where the saying "survival of the fittest" comes from and then apply it to the concept of greed.

~8 min read

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643 words

Diane Dreher's Tao of Personal Leadership and business ethics

Dreher, Diane. The Tao of Personal Leadership. Harper Business, 1996. After having written several books on applying Taoism to the modern world and to Western society, Diane Dreher offers her interpretation of how Taoist principles can be applied to business and leadership.

~4 min read

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875 words

John F. Killian on ethics and corporate responsibility at Verizon Business

John F. Killian was the interviewee. John F. Killian is the president of Verizon Business and an important decision maker in the company.

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,025 words

Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships, and Business Liability Ethics

Explores sole proprietorships, personal guarantees, general partnerships, and franchisee liability through real case studies and ethical analysis.

Business

~6 min read

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