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Ethical business cultures across thirteen countries: Anglo, Asian, European, and Latin American perspectives

Dimensions of ethical business cultures: comparing data from 13 Countries of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. By Ardichvilia A. et.al

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Utility ethics and corporate failure at Enron

Utility ethics are considered to be universal, growth-driven, and offer service to the organization with the only consideration of the right and the wrong. Utility ethics is a valid way of deciding the right and wrong because growth does not always mean that it is right.

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Business structure options for X-Flies fence repair company

Legal or ethical? Given the situation that has been explained in case, there are two options before X-Flies. There are options of going for a sole proprietorship form of business or enter into a partnership form of business.

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Ford Pinto Case Study: Ethics, Safety, and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Analyze the Ford Pinto case: how Ford's cost-benefit analysis ignored safety risks, the alternatives available, and the lasting damage to its reputation.

Ethics

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The ethics of celebrity endorsements and corporate social responsibility at Nike

The world is more transparent than ever before, as consumers demand that celebrities who espouse a given set of values actually live by them (Dodds, 2008).

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Starbucks' approach to corporate social responsibility and ethics

One does not generally associate capitalism and corporations with the notions of ethics, social responsibility, or global corporate citizenry.

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Utilitarian ethics and the greatest-happiness principle

Ethics is a moral philosophy that attempts to discover a systematic understanding of the nature of morality and what it requires of people -- which, in Socrates's words, would simply come down to "how we ought to live" -- and why (Rachels & Rachels 2009). But, who is to say how one ought to live?

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Technology's role in establishing and managing workplace ethics

Companies and corporations around the globe are utilizing ever-expanding technology to help set and manage ethical standards and guidelines within the workplace. Additionally, utilizing such technology can help to shape the type of work environment or work culture that a company hopes to promote.

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Cultural considerations in international business operations

International business is a term that is used to describe issues that relating to a firm's operations with interests in many countries. Such firms are referred to as multinational corporations. The main important area of concern in the international business arena is cultural considerations.

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The ethics and necessity of animal testing in medical research

Many cures and treatments have been developed in the last three hundred years due to advances in medical technology.

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