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Military ethics and confidentiality in the global context

As globalism becomes more of a reality, and as various developing countries increase the amount of interaction they do with developed countries, many cultural issues arise.

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Ethical tensions in for-profit social enterprise business models

Conventional business wisdom suggests that the sole responsibility of a for-profit firm is to make a profit.

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Virtue ethics and confidentiality in nursing practice

The virtuous nurse must have beliefs that can be shared and learned by those around the nurse, and there are six dimensions to Audi's approach: a) in the field of work, virtue ethics emphasizes "how one reaches it"; b) the target for virtue ethics in nursing is the "well-being" of others; c) the…

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Normative ethical theories and honesty in modern business

Three normative ethical theories were developed in Western capitalist societies in guiding the ethical conduct of business (Fort, 2014). The stockholder theory considers the maximizing of profits as the sole objective of business and above all considerations.

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Business environmental responsibility and ethical decision-making practices

The purpose of the present paper is to discuss the issue of environmental responsibility.

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Defining research ethics across disciplines and professional standards

Research ethics is construed differently by different authors. According to Resnik (2010), ethics in research have to do with "norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior." Randall & Gibson (1990) view ethics more in terms of presenting valid evidence from…

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The ethics and public trust of the advertising industry

Ethics in advertising has in recent years become a much debated and contentious issue. In this regard it is important to understand what is meant by advertising ethics and why it is such an important issue particularly in the contemporary world.

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The ethics and motivations behind corporate price fixing

Price fixing is an agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand (Bork, 1966, p.377).

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Corporate ethics and technology as influences on management decision-making

Increasingly two major factors are influencing corporate decisions makers. The first is a reenergized campaign for corporate ethics. The second is technology and work-related stress. This paper describes why these trends are occurring and the results on how decision makers behave.

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Workplace ethics: evolution, accounting practices, and employee responsibility

The employee is faced with ethical requirements throughout their workday that must be met with knowledge and a trained attitude. Workplace ethics is one of the most crucial elements whether the person involved in an ethical dilemma is a high-level manager or an entry-level employee.

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