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Cultural and economic factors in international business corruption

Whether or not some countries have more corrupt business practices is a delicate question. Corruption is in the eye of the beholder.

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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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Ethical issues in Apple Inc.'s child labor practices

Ethical issues and dilemmas have always been hitting the operational performance and sustainability of business organizations.

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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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The ethics and economics of employer-provided health benefits

In the United States today, employers are usually not legally responsible for providing employees with health benefits. Only a few states require employers to provide workers with health care insurance.

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The ethics of performance-enhancing supplements in athletics

The objective of this work is to research the issue of the use of supplements by athletes and how society views and deals with this issue including the moral theories and implications of this issue.

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