ethical implications of a business polluting a third world country are fairly straightforward -- at first. Businesses are able to do such things in third world countries because of a number of factors that are intrinsically related to the innate poverty that exists in these nations. As such, it appears as though businesses are forsaking the health concerns of local inhabitants in order to maximize their profits and increase their commerce and productivity.
Doing so, of course, from a perspective that completely disregards basic humanitarian concern for citizens who have to live in polluted areas -- who breathe contaminated air, drink and bathe with contaminated water, and eat food raised from contaminated land and water sources -- is ethically irresponsible. This line of thinking presents a skewed cost-benefit analysis in which the ultimate costs of such an action are not the monetary ones a business must pay to dump or…...
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Environmental Protection Agency. (2012). "National uniform emission standards for storage vessel and transfer operations, equipment leaks, and closed vent systems and control devices; and revisions to the national uniform emission standards general provisions." Federal Register. Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/03/26/2012-5760/national-uniform-emission-standards-for-storage-vessel-and-transfer-operations-equipment-leaks-and
Lawrence, A.T. (2008). Business and Society. New York: McGraw Hill Higher Education.
Wheeler, D. (1999). "Racing to the bottom: foreign investment and air pollution in developing countries." Development Research Group World Bank. Retrieved from http://elibrary.worldbank.org/docserver/download/2524.pdf?expires=1354319083&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=4DC6E96B9DC60BCE836D7375AAE10761
For example, fast food companies' decision to target African-Americans and Latinos in their promotional campaigns may play a role in the higher rates of obesity amongst these groups. Individuals who are more likely to be poor, have less access to nutritional information, and find it difficult to obtain healthy food without greater effort may be more vulnerable to such messages. "African-American youth viewed 50% more fast food ads on TV than white youth… McDonald's website, 365Black.com, targeted African-Americans specifically through content celebrating their culture" (Targeted marketing, 2011, Fast food facts). This can cause the targeted group to suffer the effects of fast food overindulgence disproportionately compared to other groups in society. Already marginalized and suffering greater health consequences, because of centuries of economic and political oppression, African-Americans find themselves once again victimized by ads that encourage them to pursue unhealthy eating patterns. Latinos are similarly being targeted with Spanish…...
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Fast food facts. (2011). Targeted Marketing. Retrieved March 6, 2011 at http://www.fastfoodmarketing.org/media/FastFoodFACTS_TargetedMarketing.pdf
(Newman, 1) Here, it can be evidenced that the empathy accorded by the theoretical framework will provide an ideological umbrella for how best to address one's condition while simultaneously abiding the regulatory medical requirements common to most forms of modern treatment.
This means possessing a degree of pertinent information where nursing theory is concerned that will allow for such pragmatism and a firm understanding of the practices pertinent to kidney donation as denoted in the annotated bibliography provided here below.
Cohen, E. & Pifer-Bixler, J. (2009). Surgeons Remove Health Kidney Through Donor's Vagina. CNN. Online at http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/03/kidney.vagina.surgery/index.html
The article here described a first-ever successful procedure in which a healthy kidney was removed through a donor's vagina rather than through traditionally employed and far more invasive surgical procedures. This is useful to our discussion because it reduces the strain and cosmetic impact of making a kidney donation. The article cites the possibility that…...
mlaWorks Cited:
Cohen, E. & Pifer-Bixler, J. (2009). Surgeons Remove Health Kidney Through Donor's
Vagina. CNN. Online at http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/03/kidney.vagina.surgery/index.html
Griffin, D. & Fitzpatrick, D. (2009). Donor Says He Got Thousands For His Kidney. CNN. Online at http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/blackmarket.organs/index.html
McKay, R. (2010). Kidney Donor Needed Own Transplant. Chicago Tribune. Online at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-man-kidney-0104-0105jan05,0,2513301.story
Technologies with Ethical Implications
The effect of information revolution in changing many facets of life in varied fields like banking and commerce, transportation, health care, entertainment, work and employment and national security is clearly visible in the developed countries of the world. As a result, information technology has started influencing relationships, family and community atmosphere, democracy, freedom, etc. (Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview) Being an exclusive technology, computers bringup uncommon ethical matters. Computer ethics refers to the study of the characteristics and communal bearing of computer technology and the subsequent creativity and explanation of policies for the ethical utilization of such technology. This vigorous new field of computer ethics, in present modern years, has sprung new university courses, workshop, conference, curriculam materials, professional organizations, articles, books, journals and research centres. In addition, the age of WWW.hasaltered computer ethics into a field of world-wide information ethics. (Moor, 1985, p.267)
Computer…...
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Barger, Robert N. "In Search of a Common Rationale for Computer Ethics" University of Notre Dame, Read at the Third Annual Computer Ethics Institute Conference, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC. April 28, 1994. Retrieved at Accessed on 10 September, 2004http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/common-rat.html .
Chmura, Gail. "What do Students Think about Computer Ethics?" VSTE (Virginia Society for Technology in Education) Journal Volume: 18, No. 1 Fall/Winter 2003-2004; pp: 32-41
Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview" 14 August, 2001. Retrieved at Accessed on 10 September, 2004http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-computer/ .
Floridi, Luciano. "Information Ethics: On the Philosophical Foundation of Computer Ethics" Retrieved at Accessed on 10 September, 2004http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/~floridi/ie.htm .
Bullying: Legal and Ethical Application
Bullying is a common social evil that requires the intervention of all school stakeholders. This study shows that bullying students should not be reprimanded negatively because it may accelerate the bullying trait. This can be achieved if a manager develops social goals based on reconciliation. This report attempts to balance the legal and ethical responses in bullying. The report will use Johnny and Tommy case study on bullying to reflect on the management actions based on reconciliation and integrity. The balance between legal and ethical ramifications in responding to bullying incidences is addressed. The concepts learned will be important in handling cases similar to the case study presented.
A case study (Management situation in a first grade classroom)
Johnny is well built and slightly bigger than most of his peers in class. As a result, he has been using his muscular advantages to exercising bullying in class. Tommy…...
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Drew, N. (2010). No Kidding about Bullying: 125 Ready-to-use Activities to Help Kids
Manage Anger, Resolve Conflicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along, Grades 3-6. Free
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Lavesque, R. (2003). Sexuality Education: What Adolescents' Rights Require. Nova Publishers
DIETETIC Management PACTICES:" Employee Growth
Jon Jacobs, thirty four, works as a clinical dietician providing nutritional services for patients at Aspen Grove nursing care facility. Among his job functions include consulting with physicians and health care professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs of at risk patients.
Jon is interested in specializing his education so that he can focus on working with patients who are overweight and obsess, as he has noticed a trend lately that more and more patients are becoming obese as they age.
In order to specialize in this area however, Jon will need additional training. He is aware that the job outlook for nutritionists is very good and is considering moving to another care facility across town once he completes his education. The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics report that the outlook for dieticians and nutritionists, whose functions include prevention and treatment of illness by promoting…...
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BLS. (2004). "Dieticians and Nutritionists, Occupational Outlook Handbook." U.S. Dept.
of Labor, Bureau of Statistics, Available: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos077.htm .
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators: To What Extent does being on the Senior Leadership Team Influence their ole?
The emergence of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) role in the United Kingdom represented an important development for addressing the need for additional support for special education teachers in ordinary schools (Winter & Kilpatrick, 2009). Although SENCOs are generally expected to closely collaborative with teachers in addressing the special needs of their students, there remains a lack of definitional clarity with respect to the precise role that should be played by SENCO in mainstream secondary schools in the U.K. today (Winter & Kilpatrick, 2009). The purpose of the proposed study is to determine to what extent being on the senior leadership team influences the role of SENCOs and in what ways as described further below.
Background
The need for a viable framework to address the learning requirements of special educational needs (SEN) students has been…...
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Karimov, F. P., Brengman, M. & Van Hove, L. (2011). The effect of Website design dimensions on initial trust: a synthesis of the empirical literature. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 12(4), 272-273.
Neuman, W. L. (2009). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Powell, S. (2003). Special teaching in higher education: Successful strategies for access and inclusion. London: Kogan Page.
Special education needs and disability code of practice. (2015). U.K. Government: Department of Education. Retrieved from attachment_data/file/398815/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf.https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/
University Suicide Prevention
A local university in a mid-size city in the upper Midwest is concerned about the dramatic increase in the rates of attempted suicides and suicides. The university's health center and local health department enlisted the help of the university's student advocacy group and St. Joseph Medical Center to help identify the cause of this problem and probable solutions to it. Following a comprehensive and organized healthcare needs assessment, the LGBT community in the university is identified as the most affected group. Based on reports from the institution's health department and mental health division, increased rates of suicide attempts and suicides occur among the LGBT student community. Additionally, most of the requests in the student advocacy center for information regarding STDs, suicide, and depression have come from this community. These reports are indicators of the university's apparent failure to meet the needs of this community and require suitable measures…...
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Haas et al. (2011, January 4). Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(1), 10-51.
Sweet, M. (n.d.). Depression and Anxiety in LGBT People: What You need to Know. Retrieved May 14, 2017, from http://www.mattsweet.com/lgbt-anxiety-depression-guide.pdf
Zeno, T., Warren, K. & Snyder, J. (2015, June 19). Outreach and Enrollment for LGBT Individuals: Promising Practices from the Field. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website: https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/outreach-and-enrollment-lgbt-individuals-promising-practices-field
ESPONSE esponse (Legal and Ethical Implications)Latoya EMy colleague in this case opted to focus on the utilization of personal communication devices (PCDs) in the healthcare realm. PCDs, as McBride and LeVasseur (2017) point out, could be inclusive of, but they are not limited to tablet computers and smartphones owned by healthcare staff. It would be prudent to note that although the utilization of PCDs has been associated with a number of benefits in as far as the further promotion of efficiency and achievement of better coordination is concerned, there are a number of concerns on the ethical and legal front that practitioners ought to be aware of on this front. This, according to my colleague, is more so the case when it comes to privacy and confidentiality. This is an assertion further reinforced by Bromwich and Bromwich (2016), who are categorical that risks associated with the use of…...
mlaReferencesBromwich, M. & Bromwich, R. (2016). Privacy risks when using mobile devices in health care. CMAJ, 188(2), 855-856. Ftouni, R., Aljardali, B., Hamdanieh, M., Ftouni, L. & Salem, N. (2022). Challenges of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(207), 75-81. McBride, D.L. & LeVasseur, S.A. (2017). Personal Communication Device Use by Nurses Providing In-Patient Care: Survey of Prevalence, Patterns, and Distraction Potential. JMIR Hum Factors, 4(2), 106-114. Rheuban, K. & Krupinski, E.A. (2017). Understanding Telehealth. McGraw Gill.
If the acquire, has been granting options as part of its compensation packages." (Morgensen, 1998) This is important, because it shows how these kinds of changes are highlighting a lack of ethics inside corporate America.
Once this begins to take place, it is sign that the moral fabric of the country is eroding. As more executives are lured into following different practices, despite the fact that they are giving them an unfair advantage over everyone else. This is a sign that the values inside a variety of corporations has completely shifted from: benefiting shareholders to increasing the amounts of compensation that select groups of employees are receiving. Over the course of time, this is used to change the views that executives have about: a host of different activities and the way their employer is dealing with them. (Poerio, 2006)
oth the general public and regulators have been aware of this practice…...
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Morgensen, G. (1998). Stock Options are Not Free. Forbes. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1998/0518/6110212a.html
Poerio, M. (2006). Stock Option Issues. Stay Current. Retrieved from: http://www.paulhastings.com/assets/publications/527.pdf
Ethical Strategies
The emphasis strategic decisions companies make ethical implications. You briefly summarize ethical dilemmas
Strategic decisions that companies make and ethical implications
According to Laura Olkkonen and Vilma Luoma-aho's article "Managing mental standards with corporate citizenship profiles," "when talking about corporate responsibility and stakeholder thinking, companies need to find ways to combine two profound needs to function; the society's need for production and companies' need for societal consent" (Olkkonen & Luoma-aho 2011:12). Corporations are ethically bound to show a profit for their shareholders. It also could be argued they have a responsibility to stay in business keep their employees at work, as well as to honor the vision and mission statement of the founder. But what happens when the ethics of social responsibility seem to conflict with the need for a company to make money?
But acting unethically does not automatically result in profits in the long-term. Companies that egregiously flout basic safety…...
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Olkkonen, Laura & Vilma Luoma-aho. (2011). Managing mental standards with corporate citizenship profiles. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies, 16 (1): 13-20.
4. Conclusions
In the article Ethical Issues in Information Technology, author Richard T. DeGeorge points out the existence of five interrelated ethical issues: issues in the usage of technology in business, issues in the it business, issues related to the Internet, issues in e-business and issues affecting the social background. Each of the five categories presents several ramifications. The article has a general coverage, an informal writing and throughout its 24 pages presents reduced details. The article merely highlights the existence of ethical problems and concerns in the information technology sector and poses questions as to how could these problems be best resolved. The academician also gives short but relevant examples as to how it procedures are being improperly used to deceive and cause harm. Among these examples, DeGeorge includes shortcoming of the medical systems, within organizations and individual usage of the Internet, mentioning at all times the inappropriate legislature.
Relative to…...
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Anderson, James G., Goodman, Kenneth, 2002, Ethics and Information Technology: A Case-Based Approach to Health Care System in Transition (Health Informatics), 1st Edition, Springer
DeGeorge, Richard T., 2002, Ethical Issues in Information Technology, Blackwell Publishers
Hongladaram, Soraj, Ess, Charles, 2006, Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives, IGI Global
Johnson, Doug, 2007, Information Technology Ethics, Doug Johnson Website, Creative Commons License, accessed on December 7, 2007http://www.doug-johnson.com/ethics/,last
Ethical Argument
Proclaimed by scientists, the thriving cloning of an adult sheep and the prospect to clone a human being is one of the most striking and latest instances of a scientific innovation turning out to be a major argumentative issue. A variety of critics, physicians and legal specialists, scientists and theologians, talk-radio hosts, as well as editorial column writers, for the period of the preceding few months, have been effectively reacting to the news, a number of them bringing up fears and apprehensions on the ethical and moral side of the subject, of the viewpoint of cloning a human being.
The National ioethics Advisory Commission (NAC), at the appeal of the President, held inquiries, as well as organized a report on the ethical, religious, as well as lawful subjects contiguous to human cloning. The Commission suggested a suspension on attempts to clone human beings, at the same time as rejecting to…...
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National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Cloning Human Beings. Report and Recommendations. June 9, 2001.
James Q. Wilson. The Paradox of Cloning. Weekly Standard. May 26, 2001.
Jean Bethke Elshtain. Ewegenics. New Republic. March 31, 2001.
R.C. Lewontin. The Confusion over Cloning. New York Review of Books. October 23, 2001.
The mall in Shanghai is not representative of all shopping experiences in China, and the questionnaire and its use of imagery and descriptions lack clarity and precision needed for more extrapolative results. The study however does underscore the role of ethicacy as a key determinant in defining if a person is going to purchase a counterfeit product or not.
Analysis of Counterfeit Luxury Goods Online:
An Investigation of Consumer Perceptions
One of the most rapidly expanding selling channels for counterfeit products are websites and e-commerce sites. On the Internet a counterfeiter can be up and running within a day or less, selling counterfeit items globally using PayPal and other well-known payment processing systems to manage transactions. This area of counterfeit luxury products selling is the subject of the study Counterfeit Luxury Goods Online: An Investigation of Consumer Perceptions (adon, 2012). The methodology is loosely defined as those customers who have purchased from…...
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Kozar, J.M., & Marcketti, S.B. (2011). Examining ethics and materialism with purchase of counterfeits. Social Responsibility Journal, 7(3), 393-404.
Ian Phau, Marishka Sequeira, Steve Dix, (2009) "To buy or not to buy a "counterfeit" Ralph Lauren polo shirt: The role of lawfulness and legality toward purchasing counterfeits," Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 1 Iss: 1, pp. 68 -- 80
Phau, I., & Teah, M. (2009). Devil wears (counterfeit) Prada: A study of antecedents and outcomes of attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands. The Journal of Consumer Marketing, 26(1), 15-27.
Anita Radon (2012). Counterfeit luxury goods online: An investigation of consumer perceptions. International Journal of Marketing Studies, 4(2), 74-79.
Ethical Issues in Marketing Field
Ethics can be defined as standards employed by people to choose the right course of action amongst diverse, often conflicting possibilities. Ethics are reliant on a logical and rational set of principles to arrive at a decision, which in essence, is a cognitive procedure or practice. Ethical standards are an imperative element for any company or organization, especially in contemporary times, where a progression of the internet and information is accessible to any individual and as such individuals are prone to being online for extended periods (Sandilands, 2016). Ethics impact a business in various ways. One of the ways is the manner in which organizations carry out their advertising. Majority of the businesses will need to advertise their products or services with the principal aim of increasing their customer base, and thereby, their revenues. Businesses are obligated to undertake such activities ethically. Ethical advertising is supposed…...
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Anastasia. (2015). Social Responsibility & Ethics in Marketing. Retrieved from: https://www.cleverism.com/social-responsibility-ethics-marketing/
Carroll, A., Buchholtz, A. (2012). Business and Society: Ethics, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Management. Cengage Learning.
McKenzie, N., Baker, R. (2016). Surf clothing label Rip Curl using 'slave labour' to manufacture clothes in North Korea. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2016 from: http://www.smh.com.au/business/surf-clothing-label-rip-curl-using-slave-labour-to-manufacture-clothes-in-north-korea-20160219-gmz375.html
Sandilands, T. (2016). Marketing Issues That Have Ethical Implications. Chron. Retrieved from: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/marketing-issues-ethical-implications-24089.html
Yes, there are several news topics related to book notes that could make good essay subjects. Here are a few suggestions:
1. The rise of e-books and its impact on book notes: You can explore how the increasing popularity of electronic books has affected the way people take notes and analyze texts. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of virtual note-taking and the implications for studying and retaining information.
2. The controversy surrounding marginalia in borrowed books: Marginalia refers to the practice of writing notes and comments in the margins of books. Some libraries and institutions have strict policies against it, while others....
1. The prevalence of theft in schools and its impact on students and staff
2. The role of technology in preventing and addressing theft in schools
3. The psychological effects of being a victim of theft in a school environment
4. Strategies for promoting a culture of honesty and accountability in schools to reduce theft
5. The consequences of theft in schools on academic performance and school culture
6. The relationship between socioeconomic factors and theft in schools
7. Investigating the reasons behind why students steal in schools
8. The effectiveness of disciplinary measures in deterring theft in schools
9. The role of parents and the community in....
Topic 1: The Root Causes of the Opioid Epidemic
Examine the complex interplay of factors contributing to the opioid epidemic, including the role of prescription practices, socioeconomic inequality, and the influence of pharmaceutical companies.
Topic 2: The Socioeconomic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic
Analyze the devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic on communities, including increased crime rates, poverty, and the strain on social services.
Topic 3: The Role of Prescription Practices in Fueling the Epidemic
Investigate the role of doctors, pharmacists, and the healthcare system in the overprescription of opioids and its impact on the epidemic.
Topic 4: The Failure of Law Enforcement....
1. The Role of Plants in the Earth's Ecosystem
Discuss the significance of plants in producing oxygen through photosynthesis and absorbing carbon dioxide, thus maintaining the balance of atmospheric gases.
Explore the role of plants in nutrient cycling, soil conservation, and providing habitat and food for wildlife.
Analyze the impact of human activities, such as deforestation and pollution, on plant communities and ecosystem health.
2. Plant Adaptations to Diverse Environments
Describe the various adaptations that plants have evolved to survive in different habitats, including deserts, rainforests, and aquatic environments.
Discuss how plant structures, such as leaf morphology, root systems, and reproductive....
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