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Hooker Chemical and Ford Motor: corporate ethics in the Love Canal and Pinto scandals

The Love Canal situation dealt with a chemical company that buried there toxic chemical waste and then sold the land that was contaminated. The Hooker Chemical and Plastics, Co. bought a canal that was unfinished because the owner went bankrupt before he got to finish it.

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Environmental responsibility and ethics in the casino industry

Every company regardless of the nature of their work is required to contribute to the community that sustains their growth. Casinos are therefore not an exception to this rule.

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Business responsibility for human safety versus consumer recklessness

Human life is immensely important and thus business must seriously consider the impact of their product or services on human lives. However there are instances where people take unnecessary risks and thus lose their lives.

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Ethical violations and exploitation in Walmart's business practices

Wal-Mart is one of the nation's largest and most profitable retail business organizations, largely as a result of its ability to provide consumer goods at such a low price that they can not be matched by competitors.

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The relationship between ethical behavior and business performance

The article has a rather broad set of stakeholders. The first of these is the general business community -- this includes all managers and decision-makers within business.

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ECIG Vaporizers: Ethics, Marketing, and Health Claims

Examines ECIG's ethical challenges in marketing e-cigarettes as healthy alternatives to tobacco, exploring UK vs. US perceptions and corporate social responsibility.

Ethics

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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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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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Ethics in Accounting: Standards, Codes, and Professional Conduct

Explores ethical standards in accounting, including AICPA codes of conduct, moral reasoning research, and the role of ethics education in the profession.

Accounting

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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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