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Ethical management and bribery at Wal-Mex in Mexico

Clifford and Greenhouse (2012) outline an ethical situation that occurred with Wal-Mart in Mexico. The company found that its subsidiary, Wal-Mex had commonly used bribery in order to pay off public officials in order to have their stores built.

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Balancing public safety and individual rights in law enforcement

The balance between public safety and individual rights is a delicate one. Assuring public safety as well as privacy and freedom from unnecessary harassment and security procedures is usually not all that hard to pull off but there are situations and instances where it can be very dicey.

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Nanotechnology as a solution for global healthcare improvements

I am looking at the use of nanotechnology as a means of helping to address many critical health issues.

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Dishonesty in workplace evaluations and its personal consequences

I once attended a training program at my place of work that focused on providing good customer service.

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Founders' agreements and legal dispute prevention in entrepreneurship

What is a founders' agreement? Describe the purpose of a buyback clause and why it's important. A founder's agreement is the 'founding' agreement of a corporation and defines the "the roles and responsibilities of the founding team, equity ownership and vesting and IP ownership" (Yaghmaie 2015).

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Resolving ethical dilemmas through personal moral values and truth

Major message: What is the major message of the chapter? One of the most difficult dilemmas anyone can face is a "right vs. right" conflict. This is a conflict in which the individual must choose between two potentially beneficial outcomes and weigh the costs and benefits of both.

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Evolution of risk management in finance from World War II to derivatives

The historical development of risk management grew out of the need for investors to insure their investments and to hedge against overexposure/risk.

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Government intervention and the limits of negative liberty

The role of government in regulating the behaviors and activities of certain people and/or in certain situations is not generally questioned by most people. On the same note, the right of people to generally live their lives and be left alone is also presumed to be true in many to most cases.

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Ethical dimensions of the 2008 financial crisis and corporate culture

The 2008 financial meltdown has been rated as the worst global economic crisis after the Great Depression of 1930. It shook the financial fabric of all the nations regardless of their economic status. It also led to the closure of most of the world's renowned banks and other financial institutions.

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Corporate culture messaging at BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil

I decided to look at the corporate culture at BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil. The corporate culture at BP has come under fire for emphasizing cost-cutting over things like safety and the environment (Hays, 2013), so the company has had to take a look at how it defines its corporate culture.

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