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Distinguishing legal ethics from professional responsibility standards

Legal ethics and business ethics are alike in that they dictate, either by law or general standard, what is acceptable and what is not. They are different in that legal ethics are usually ensconced in laws and other enforceable standards whereas business ethics are not always a matter of law.

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The fall of Enron and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's response

Ethics in business has continued to be a growing concern in the twenty-first century. In order to protect and attract stakeholders, companies have enforced social responsibility, while law has protected and ensured security to stakeholders through the passing of laws.

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Ethical issues in modern business: causes and prevalence

Ethics may be termed as the inner guiding moral principles, values and beliefs people use to indicate and identify what is acceptable and appropriate behavior whilst straying away from the opposite (Jones, 2007).

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The six steps of ethical decision-making in business

Ethics refers to what we believe is right or wrong and shows in what we do or do not do (Walsh 2003). It does not provide all the answers or clear answers about what is right or wrong to everyone at all times. But it does propose what is acceptable universally in all or many of the aspects of life.

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Strategic recommendations for Google's operations in China

A core part of Google's culture is the concept of being able to be a profitable business without doing evil, as they have mentioned several times throughout the corporate information part of their site.

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Ethical boundaries in competitive intelligence practices

Ethics and competitive intelligence: Competitive or business intelligence contributes to the strategic plan of an organization by providing needed information so that the business can accurately judge the market, market needs, and apply their own resources using hard data rather than suppositions.

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Wal-Mart's ethics evaluated through deontological perspective

Wal-Mart's business ethics are subject to considerable debate. Ultimately, the ethics of Wal-Mart depend largely on the viewpoint taken. From a deontological point-of-view, Wal-Mart succeeds largely on its ability to execute very well within the confines of our ethical prerogatives.

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Profit versus public health in pharmaceutical industry ethics

Generally, business ethics is a concept that has not been upheld or exemplified to any high standard by the modern pharmaceutical industry.

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Ethical dilemmas in international marketing and corporate conduct

Humanity has long struggled with the question of what constitutes ethical behavior. The answer to this question has not always been simple or easy especially in the midst of conflicting interests.

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The Gail Rosenberg whistleblower case: ethics and workplace dishonesty

Ethical issues in business can often be stormy waters to navigate. The reason for this is that the human tendency is towards gaining as much as possible for as little effort as possible.

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