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Gender double standards and sexual harassment in the workplace

One of the most common themes throughout Western social mores is the different sexual expectations assigned, practically as though by rule, to the two genders.

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Employee stock compensation and the Enron collapse

In the case study, Enron is taking advantage of the tremendous amounts of deregulation in the electric, natural gas and water utility markets. This has made the firm one the largest suppliers of electricity and natural gas to the State of California during the late 1990s.

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Ethical issues in a patient referral company

Our patient referral company fields calls from clients with physical or mental disabilities and refers them to appropriate social workers, therapists, or doctors.

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Puffery and express warranty in contract law

As a general principle of contract law, there is a distinction between the types of pre-sale statements that sellers are permitted to make and those that they may not make, at least not without creating an express warranty.

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The Tyco fraud scandal: Kozlowski and Schwartz's embezzlement scheme

Introduction (Summarize the overall viewpoint of the author, and discuss the major issues presented in the case.) In the case, the author is showing how Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Schwartz were at the top of an elaborate scheme to defraud Tyco.

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Don Carmen's deliberate slowdown during Timmon's Manufacturing time study

Timmon's Manufacturing Company employee Don Carmen was used by DeVito Management Consultants as part of a time study in the painting of a new product. That time study will be used to establish the labor time standard for the next 6 months.

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Ford's Pinto gas tank fires and unethical cost-benefit analysis

The Pinto gas tank vulnerability situation in the 1960s and 1970s was an embarrassment for the Ford Motor Company but moreover, it was a defining moment in a corporate decision-making process that was highly unethical and hence, in hindsight, repugnant to the American public.

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Affirmative action and the myth of hiring the most qualified

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Ethical dilemma of marketing "free range" chicken labeling

The marketing Vice President of one's organization (engaged in chicken processing), where one holds the post of Chief Executive, suggests that by putting the "free range" label on their chickens, they can raise the price they charge by 20%, thereby significantly enhancing the company's profit…

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Moral failures and ethical leadership in a Police Benevolent Association web project

Because most significant projects require a group effort, self-directed groups are becoming increasingly commonplace in companies of all sizes and types today (Johnson, 2016).

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