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Legal and illegal insider trading on Wall Street

It is a little known fact that there two types of insider trading -- legal and illegal. Usually, when we think of insider trading, we think of only the illegal, unethical acts of individuals trying to make their millions in a shady, underhanded way. Not necessarily true.

~11 min read

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Ethical responsibility for illegal music downloads under the U.S. Copyright Act

Serving as the catalyst of the debates, litigation and ongoing legal precedents that seeks to define the ethical responsibility for illegal music downloads and copyright infringement is 17 U.S.C. § 106(3) which defines the exclusive rights in copyrighted works.

~13 min read

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Ethical leadership and sweatshop labor in the Kathie Lee Gifford scandal

One of the biggest advantages of globalization is that many different companies are able to receive cheap labor to produce a wide variety of products that are sold at numerous retail stores in the United States.

~17 min read

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Ethical dilemmas in human subjects research: Tuskegee and Milgram

This paper deals with the ethical and moral dilemmas of researchers and scientists when conducting their research on their fellow man.

~12 min read

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3,403 words

Comparing the economic impacts of monopolies and corporate mergers

While there are vast differences between the two situations, they also have many similarities, and both can have drastic effects on competition, pricing, suppliers, product quality, innovation, and the economy in general.

~18 min read

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How moral development levels shape ethical decision-making in organizations

The process of making a moral or ethical decision is governed largely by the values that are applied when making the decision. In any case where a decision is being made, there are a range of values that can potentially impact the decision.

~8 min read

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Ethical violations in academic publishing and intellectual property

Several ethical issues emanate from this scenario. I was not informed as the member of the faculty about the main objective behind the issue to be discussed. It did not communicate clearly the sole purpose for the issue discussed.

~7 min read

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Ethical leadership and employee voice in Birds Barbershop

For the purposes of this paper, the subject is the Responsibility Project and ethical issues found in films on the website. The short film chosen for this paper is called "The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Birds Barbershop.

~4 min read

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Causes of unethical practices by U.S. federal contractors and prevention strategies

There have been a number of high-profile cases of corporate wrongdoing in recent years that have involved federal contractors, and these cases have created calls for improved ethical practices in the public and private sectors alike.

~8 min read

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Ethical challenges in Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Lubrizol Corporation

This report presents an analysis of the ethical challenges faced by two organizations -- one in the not-for-profit sector named Susan G. Komen for the Cure and one in the for-profit sector named The Lubrizol Corporation.

~18 min read

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