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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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H&R Block Code of Ethics: Deontological Analysis

An analysis of H&R Block's code of business ethics, exploring its deontological foundation, managerial responsibilities, and impact on professional conduct.

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Ethics and Morality: Navigating Health Insurance Decisions

Explores ethical decision-making in a small business health insurance conflict, applying Rest's model, value-based leadership, and the Affordable Care Act.

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Ethical Issues in Marketing: Rip Curl and Commonwealth Bank

Examines ethical marketing failures at Rip Curl (North Korean slave labor) and Commonwealth Bank (CommInsure claims scandal) with policy recommendations.

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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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