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Carr's argument for bluffing as ethical business practice

Studies of business theory and organizational behavior have both classically and currently held with total consistency the importance of sound business ethics to the success of a business.

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Company X's workplace code of ethics and employee implementation

Company X is a privately owned small business that seeks to provide one-stop shopping for customers by providing both groceries and pharmaceuticals in one convenient location.

~13 min read

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Kantian and utilitarian ethics in Janet's tobacco marketing dilemma

Kantian would counsel the recent MBA graduate Janet to behave according to the dictates of the categorical imperative. Janet should behave as if she were setting the moral law for the entire universe, not merely herself. Janet believes that tobacco is a harmful product.

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The Socratic method in modern organizational ethics

With many organizations, the way to ensure ethical decision making has been to introduce a new code of conduct that reflects the present world and its business challenges.

~23 min read

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Ethical issues and trust in business-to-business e-commerce

The business-to-business -- B2B groups incorporates all applications proposed to facilitate or develop the association within the firms and between two or more companies. In earlier times this has largely been depended upon the application of private networks and Electronic Data Interchange - EDI.

~8 min read

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Applying the Baird Decision Model to Ethics Game simulation

The simulation presents some of the ethical issues involved in selling a product overseas. Safety standards are one of the key issues that was raised in the simulation, in particular the question of how to deal in countries that have lower safety standards than our own.

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Character and personality ethics in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's play titled Death of a Salesman is classic example of the transition experienced by those involved in the business world during the middle part of the 20th Century. Business ethics and the economy are interwoven and tied to the theme of achieving the American dream in the play.

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Ethics and social responsibility in corporate marketing and operations

WHAT IS THE RELEVANCE OF ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO BOTH MARKETING AND OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES? USE EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR ANSWER.

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Essay Undergraduate 1,573 words

Organizational Culture and Ethics: The Enron Case

Examines how Enron's toxic organizational culture and failed ethical leadership led to corporate collapse, and the role HR should play in preventing such failures.

Business

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Marketing Ethics: Identifying and Judging Private Corruption

A critique of Gopinath's 2007 article on private corruption, exploring how it differs from public bribery and why it is so difficult to identify and judge.

Marketing

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