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Johnson Bank's "treat you like family" promise and business reality

It connotes the idea of a very warm environment, where customers, employees, and business owners are all involved in a very functional work environment which is backed by good will and good intentions towards one another.

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AngliCORD's response to charity accountability concerns in Australia

This memo aims to address a recent and rather disturbing article in the March 24-30, 2005, Australian Business Review Weekly entitled "Charity Inc." I rather suggest that each of you obtain a copy and read it so as to get the full effect of what I am about to address.

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Starbucks' mission, values, and ethical business practices

Today, the name "Starbucks" is associated with the highest quality of coffee. The company has a history that started during the 1970s and culminates in what the company is known as today.

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Global warming, business responsibility, and energy conservation benefits

This document is designed to discuss the issue of global warming as it relates to business and society. This document will also discuss how global warming can be reduced through simple means. The document will also discuss why this issue is important to both society and the business community.

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Distinguishing profit from cash reserves in the Choi bed and breakfast

As Jim & Judy Choi's banker, no, they should not be congratulated on their "profit." Since they have not done anything related to their actual business activities and have not actually made any money from their business, there is no profit to address.

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Aristotle's concept of civic relationships and friendship in Nicomachean Ethics

Human relations to each other in the society are usually discussed and examined through examining the simplest kinds of relationships between family and friends. It is customary for people to go back to these simplest forms of relationships because they are considered as intimate relationships.

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Science corrupted by corporate interests: food, military, and ethics

Science is a neutral human pursuit. It is only the application of science that raises potential ethical questions. Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle perfectly exposes the ways science can be manipulated by the hands of its sponsors.

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Unethical marketing practices and artificial need creation in modern business

The paper identifies basic ethical issues explaining how customers are trapped and they lose confidence in the organizations and their marketing campaigns.

~13 min read

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Kodak and Fujifilm's approaches to innovation and business strategy

Founded in 1934, Fujifilm has in the recent past "expanded to become an innovative leader in a variety of business fields" (Fujifilm, 2013).

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Delaney's analysis of corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy as business strategy

Kevin J. Delaney's book "Strategic Bankruptcy: How Corporations and Creditors use Chapter 11 to their Advantage" clearly illustrates the sociological ramifications of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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