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Social responsibility and ethics in tobacco marketing

Over the last several years, a wide variety of companies have been practicing social responsibility. This is when they are engaging in actions that will give something back to the community. In the tobacco industry, their track record has been mixed.

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Ethical conduct and organizational culture in business leadership

In a growingly dynamic business community, economic agents seek new ways to become competitive and create points of difference. One specific effort in this sense is represented by the integration of ethical conduct within the organizational setting.

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Becton Dickinson's business conduct compliance in emerging markets

Based on discussions which you and I have had over the preceding months, the issues of business conduct and compliance are of the utmost importance to you and your team which spearhead our Chinese operations.

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The ethics of file sharing and artist support

When I first discovered file sharing, Napster was still around in its original free form. Napster had an excellent graphical user interface and was easy to use. When Napster was shut down, file sharing became gradually more of a chore.

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The ethics of tobacco marketing in developing nations

This case study is about how the tobacco industry has been selling their products to third world nations.

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760 words

Judicial misconduct and ethics violations in magistrate authority

In the U.S. legal system, magistrates have been given tremendous amounts of power. This is because they play a central role in reducing the workloads for the courts. In a number of cases, they can work on special assignments for them.

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Ethics training needs for United States public health professionals

Public Health Ethics Related Training for Public Health Workforce: An Emerging Need in the United States" by a. Kanekar and a. Bitto (2012)

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Virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics compared

Generally, virtue ethics emphasizes the motivation, or reason, for any particular act to determine whether or not it is ethical (Hursthouse, 1999).

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Utilitarianism, Kant's categorical imperative, virtue ethics, and Confucianism

One of the most intuitive ethical philosophies is that of utilitarianism, an ethical ideal that suggests that ethical decisions should be made based upon what decisions will achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

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Managerial ethics and organizational decision-making responsibilities

Ethics are "an individual's personal beliefs about whether a behavior, action, or decision is right or wrong" (Griffin, 2010). Is everyone considered a manager? Why, or why not?

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