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Corporate social responsibility practices and corporate image building

During the past couple of decades companies that had been previously concerned only with their bottom line and profitability have changed course and taken new directions that include corporate social responsibilities such as health, safety, environment, and even community relations.

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Leadership crisis at Boeing under Philip Condit's tenure

Boeing to Pieces, Fortune writer, Jerry Useem, focuses on the crisis at once the world largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and the biggest U.S. defense contractor, which had led the company into a nightmarish situation.

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Buyer's recommendation to cease purchasing from Acme Furniture Manufacturers

Also, I honor the company and hope to preserve our integrity by continuing to provide the quality of product and service that our customers expect. It is with this attitude of respect that I am writing this letter.

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Ford's Pinto fuel tank design defect and cost-benefit analysis

In the early 1970s, Ford was rushing to design its Pinto model automobile to capture the entry-level car market.

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Company Q's failures in corporate social responsibility

Company Q's current attitude towards social responsibility is not positive. Social responsibility is "an obligation, beyond that required by law, for a business to pursue long-term goals that are good for society" (Riley, 2012). Company Q.

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Ford's Pinto case and corporate product liability ethics

Was Ford to blame in the Pinto case? Ford's behavior regarding the development of its Pinto is an example of one of the most egregious cases of corporate callousness in American history.

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Personal ethics and moral philosophy in professional workplace contexts

Human ethical values derive from numerous different perspectives with very different bases of their philosophical origin. Character/virtue ethics emphasize the attributes of the underlying motivation of the individual rather than the ultimate result of choices and actions.

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Developing a personal ethical framework using virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology

Ethics is a set of principles or values that helps us define what courses of action in life are good and distinguishes them from courses of action that are bad.

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Ethical principles in business and their relationship to law

Identify three companies in the news or which you are familiar with that operate ethically. What are the reasons these companies/organizations are ethical?

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The Enron scandal and competing ethical frameworks in business

In 2000, immediately following the 2000 Presidential election fiasco, the biggest news story was the Enron ethical scandal in which top executives lied outright to shareholders about the value of the company's stock.

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