Ethics of Selling on eBay When first examining the inventory of items available on eBay, I was impressed by the degree to which there is freedom to sell almost any kind of item. eBay is a service, and a means for individuals to buy and sell the items which they want. As such, I did not believe that eBay had either the right or the duty to police what was sold using its service. That is, eBay itself is the broker, not the seller, and I did not think it should be held liable for the ways in which individuals used its service. However, as I looked further at the items that were for sale, I changed my opinion. I believe eBay must be responsbile for conforming with laws of the country in which it operates, both on the side of the buyer and the seller. In other words, eBay should restrict the sale of items that are illegal to sell or purchase in the country in which either the buyer or the seller resides, because eBay is doing business in that country and should be bound...
While my personal beliefs lead me to believe that individuals should be allowed to purchase anything that does not cause direct harm to another human being, these beliefs are not applicable to a company that must work within the laws of many countries at once. In fact, eBay prodes a service to sellers that allows one to confirm the legality of selling items to other countries. This adherance to law helps solve the problem of individuals objecting to what is being sold. eBay can fall back on the fact that they are obeying the laws, and that the laws themselves must be changed, not eBay's business practices.
In order to implement the policy, a preliminary general meeting, as mentioned above, can be held. The issues relating to the policy will be discussed, and modifications made as necessary. A final policy will be created and provided to each employee. Employees will be provided with the opportunity to participate at any time when they choose to do so. The policy can be enforced via providing each participating personnel member
The proclaimers of baby selling argue that the moral implications are not as negative as generally perceived by the society, but that trade with babies exists in numerous markets and in numerous forms and the legalization and embracement of such procedures would only be natural. "These markets are centered around the production and acquisition of babie - babies in the form of component sperm and eggs, babies in the form
Leadership Ethics on Facebook The milestone in the history of social networking world was created with the advent of Facebook. It was initially created by Mark Zukerberg for the students of Harvard as a platform for social networking. The innovation, creativity and most importantly strong leadership has made this social networking portal an internationally recognized social networking site translated in almost 70 languages. In today's era where the definition of
online retailing operates, what kind of problems they face and the kind of environment they operate in. The author has also focused on Asian online retailing and special focus on Hong Kong online retailing. It has 22 sources. Access of basic necessities of life has followed the conventional method of buying and selling. This pattern changed in the last decade with the emergence of information technology age. When consumers have
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Internet Ethics and the consumer's private existence in an unstable regulatory environment -- untapped economic waters in a wild, wild west of identity theft and chronic consumption When it comes to Internet ethics, even in the absence of legal requirements, businesses must themselves self-regulate when it comes to consumer privacy. If they do not, it is likely that the government will step in to do so, as the government has done
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