usiness of Ethics
The Importance of Ethics in the Global Marketplace

At no time in history has the expression, "It's a small world" been more true than it is today. Television, telephone, the Internet, and high-speed air travel have brought the peoples of the world together in a way in which they never have been before. In an instant, a man in New York can communicate with a colleague in Hong Kong, a woman in Des Moines can watch an unfolding revolution in Southeast Asia, and a student in Seattle can access records at the University of Canberra. Not only have these changes brought us closer together culturally and socially, they have also forged every tighter links among the economies of the world. No longer does an American or a French corporation operate solely within the confines of its own nation. Corporate executives from one country must take into account the…...

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Ethical and Criminal esponsibility
The employers have ethical obligations to undertake corrective and preventive actions as managers gain awareness of their legal responsibilities. For this reason, the top management should be aware of the reasons for actions and the danger from employees to other people. Under many work laws, employees are proving the counterfactual aspect through instilling affirmative defense. The defenses defeat all forms of employer liability within worker's suits as well as the preclusion of remedies. The reinstatement and front pay is based on the payback periods and other forms of time where employers discover the level of misconduct among employees. The defense pervades work law and other international Labor principles. The federal and state statutes on employment discrimination allow for tort law and state contract to take charge of the compensation statutes used by the various state workers. The legal commentary on human resource management is a critical component…...

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References

Bertagni, B., Rosa M., & Salvetti F., (2010) Ethics & Business. Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Ethical Instruments. New York: Francoangeli

Callicott, J., (2009) In Defense of the Land Ethic: Essays in Environmental Philosophy. New York: SUNY Press.

Fenn P., Gameson R., (2012) Construction Conflict Management and Resolution. New York: Taylor & Francis

Fewings P., (2008) Ethics for the Built Environment. New York: Taylor & Francis

Exaggeration: A Discussion A time when I had to exaggerate both my qualifications and my experience in a professional setting was when I was interviewing for a job as the lead manager/writer for an online magazine. It was a very coveted position and there were several rounds of interviews. I had made it to the third and final round of interviews. The bulk of the job would involve writing, editing, reading and assessing the work of other writers on the team, posting their work, finding more appropriate pictures to go with their work and a small part of the job involved video editing and posting. During my final interview, the company representative wanted to know how fluent I was with the a range of video editing software and effects software. I knew that I was really close to getting the job, and I didn’t think that my actual, 100% honest answer…...

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References

Christian, V., & Gumbus, A. (2009). Shades of gray: Applying professional codes of ethics to workplace dilemmas. Organization Management Journal, 6(3), 178-199.

Singh, K. (2012). Developing ethics at the workplace through transformational leadership: A study of business organizations in India.

Using Utilitarianism and Deontology to Resolve an Ethical Dilemma Ethics are the principles that govern the way people act or decide in a way that can be considered as right or wrong. They are the moral standards in the society that guide the management and employee’s way of thinking when executing the responsibility. They are formulated from decent principles such as honesty, dignity, equality, and fairness. Therefore, any employee or any person in a society is expected to behave in a manner that is consistent with the moral principles and good values as perceived by the organizations and the society. On their day-to-day activities, people encounter situations that test their limits in deciding whether they will engage in an action that will promote a greater good instead of the one that perpetuates selfishness. The decision can go either way depending on the standards set out in the society or a company.…...

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Holder, F. (2016). Integrity in business. London: Routledge.

 

Ethics
The employee is faced with ethical requirements throughout their workday that must be met with knowledge and a trained attitude. Workplace ethics is one of the most crucial elements whether the person involved in an ethical dilemma is a high-level manager or an entry-level employee. An ethical stance is important because it is what guides the interactions that the employees will have with each other, their management, and the customers that patronize their products. It is also important that the business leaders follow an internal and external ethical stance so that the culture generated within the company is one that promotes positive ethical practices. This paper begins by talking about the way that the business leaders view the external world of ethics through accounting practices and how they deal with other companies. The discussion then moves inside the company and how the management treats its employees. Employee to employee interactions…...

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References

Brandt-Rauf, S.I., Brabdt-Rauf, E., Gershon, R., Li, Y., & Brandt-Rauf, P.W. (2011). Genes, jobs, and justice: Occupational medicine physicians and the ethical, legal, and social issues of genetic testing in the workplace. Ethics & Medicine, 27(1), 51-55.

Dinkins, C.S. (2011). Ethics: Beyond patient care practicing empathy in the workplace. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 16(2), 1-8.

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Klimek, J., & Wenell, K. (2011). Ethics in accounting: An indispensable course? Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 15(4), 107-113.

Ethics in the Workplace
Ethics in Workplace

Ethics in relation to the use of Computer technology:

Ethics governing computer technology, the electronic data, personal information, and related situations have been of much debate in the information technology circles. The rules and regulations regarding this 'computer technology' seem to be very loose and flexible, and are often not given much regard. The field is in its adolescence phases and therefore not much has been concretely established relating to the ethical code of conduct relating to it. Since there is no concrete code of conduct, or set of instructions organizations and people tend to perceive ethical conduct each on their own accord. The way ethics related issues are solved differs from one person, organization to another. The difference can be based on external factors like the environment the organization is operating in, the size of the organization, the nature of industry it operates in etc.…...

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Harrington, S.J., (1996), 'The effect of codes of Ethics and Personal Denial of responsibility on Computer abuse Judgments and Intention', Management Information Systems Quaterly, Volume 20(03), pages 257-278.

Horvath, C.M., (1999), 'Macro and Micro: the emerging field of organizational ethics', The online journal of Ethics, September 17. Accessed on 25th September 2011 from  http://www.depaul.edu/ethics/ethgl.html 

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Pierce, M.A. And Henry, J.W., (2000), 'Judgments about computer Ethics: Do individuals, co-worker, and company judgments differ? Do company codes make a difference?', Journal of Business Ethics, December, Volume 28(04), pages 307-322

At the heart of the matter, the "servant's responsibility is to obey the employer's direction and the employer's responsibility is to pay the agreed-upon wages." (116) The law allows for a step further, adding that agents owe legal duties of "loyalty, trust, obedience, and confidentiality." (116) The hackneyed character to this relationship is undeniable. If the primary responsibility of the worker is to his boss, modern American society would conclude that the principal owes the agent the same respect provided by the Constitution to the citizen in his private life. The rosey pages of the Financial Times and the crinkled sheets of the Wall Street Journal warn of stories where employers have neglected their inherent responsibility to their workers, American to American, and have subjected them to the unfair treatment and ultimate downfall witnessed in the loss of 401k plans in the Enron scandal. Furthermore, employees in the private sector…...

ethics in the workplace. In your analysis provide an example of a specific organization that represents a model of ethical (or unethical) conduct.
Current State of thics in the Workplace

thics in the public sector has been a research agenda for decades especially in the public sector. The article "Public thics and the New Managerialism" represents the latest research in the administrative sector. The article features new contributions from leading researchers and addresses both the moral and managerial dimensions of ethics including emerging challenges in administrative positions resulting from issues of globalization. George Frederickson gives academic leadership that is of high quality as expected of him.

The article is based on the expertise of a blend of fresh, seasoned, and accomplished scholars who provide challenging insights of ethics in the public sector. The author has grounded the information in properly established traditions while taking different directions in the industry. The articles provide…...

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Ethics in public organizations is an extremely wide topic. Essentially, ethics is a philosophical branch seeking to address issues of morality. In most public organizations, ethics is used to address the fundamental department of public administration as a public servant sector. This is the moral consideration and justification for actions and decisions made in the process of implementing of day-to-day activities during work to provide the obvious services of nonprofits and public organizations. Ethics is the basis used to scrutinize the degree of accountability of employees in these organizations. In public organizations, decisions are made based on ethical principles, which are viewed by the public as being correct. Such a distinction promotes an organizational culture where administrators have to act on a set of ethical principles by questioning whether those principles are holding on to public scrutiny. These principles have also been used to monitor the conduct of public administrators including their personal lives. Evidently, public organizations strive to create open environments in government operations (Craig, 2006).

Workplace ethics describes the way employees of a company interact with each other and outsiders. In the recent years, managers in organizations have been involved in theft, lying and data manipulation thus costing the organization billions of dollars. Such immoral behaviors called for the implementation of comprehensive workplace ethics. However, up-to-date, it is not yet clear what workplace ethics should be (Craig, 2006).

In my view, the current state of ethics in place may be considered as

The utilitarian perspective focuses on the broad impacts of the actions, rather than just how the actions affect specific individuals (Andre & Velasquez, 2010). From the utilitarian perspective, genetic testing has the potential to do great harm to many, and to benefit many. The utilitarian arithmetic points out that the benefits to the companies in utilizing genetic testing is that profits increase. The argument can also be made that wealthier companies provide more jobs and wealthier insurance companies are better able to pay out to those who do receive payments. The counter to the former point is that this employment is theoretical -- not only may it not occur, but it may not occur in the United States. The counter to the latter is that insurance is largely price inelastic, so there is no improvement in coverage likely from handing more profits to insurance companies.
On the harm side, many…...

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Works Cited:

Andre, C. & Velasquez, M. (2010). Calculating consequences: The utilitarian approach to ethics. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Retrieved February 20, 2011 from  http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v2n1/calculating.html 

Cline, a. (2011). Deontology and ethics: What is deontology, deontological ethics? About.com. Retrieved February 20, 2011 from  http://atheism.about.com/od/ethicalsystems/a/Deontological.htm 

Miller, P. (2007). Genetic testing and the future of disability insurance: Thinking about discrimination in the genetic age. The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Vol. 35 (2) 47-52.

Schafer, S. (2001). Railroad agrees to stop gene-testing workers. Washington Post. In possession of the author.

Therefore, the best way to help employees act ethically is to view the workplace and daily operations as a training ground.
In your estimation why is there a growing need for organizational ethics programs? What are the factors contributing to ethical problems in the global corporate world? What are possible solutions?

The need for organizational ethics program is growing for several reasons. First, organizational ethics have become crucial for companies to avoid legal and financial distress. Second, ethics help businesses run smoothly and well, attracting the best caliber of employee. Ethics programs are important especially in large organizations with a diverse staff. Global and multinational companies will be working with people from around the world, who operate in unique ethical environments. Ethics programs help multinational companies create standards for employees that will help avoid conundrums and miscommunication. Ethics programs bring all employees together on the same page and therefore become integral…...

Ethics
Interstate -35 West Mississippi River Bridge

The collapse of the Interstate-35 West Mississippi River Bridge, which is also known as Bridge 9340, was one of the most dramatic cases of structural engineering failure in the history of the United States within the past five years. The abrupt collapse of the eight-lane structure in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 1, 2007, which killed approximately 13 people and injured upwards of over 100 travelers, brought to mind several of the traditional ethical issues of engineering in the workplace as many of the deceased and their loved ones agonized over how such a structural failure could take place. Unfortunately, the bridge had a long history of safety issues dating back to 1990 in which it was determined to be deficient by the federal government. Subsequent reports as recent as 2006 found substantial amounts of cracking and weakening in the girders and approach spans, while the…...

Chapter 4: Administrative responsibility: The key to administrative ethics

Administrators are responsible for complying with the law -- and also for complying with the administrative responsibilities. Ethics requires a delicate balancing of objective and subjective responsibilities on the part of administrators. All this is easier said than done, of course. The administrator's role is complicated by a network of often conflicting responsibilities -- responsibilities to his or her own ethics, to immediate superiors, to his or her specific agency, to elected officials who speak for the public, and to the public good (which may not always be fully articulated within the desires of public officials) Furthermore, the law is not always clear-cut but it must be an important cornerstone of administrative policies. Of course, when administrative policies are potentially conflict with the law, an immediate red flag should be raised.

If an administrator does not have the authority to resolve a problem…...

Ethics
With the Starbucks code of conduct, there are a few goods things. First, it touches on a wide range of subjects. There are actually several different reports such as human rights, social responsibility, health care, animal welfare and supplier code of conduct (Starbucks.com, 2014). Second, I like the fact that it addresses the farmers from whom the company buys its beans -- these are people doing manual labor in hot countries, band often do not receive a living wage. So that is good. Third, I like that the company has targets and tracks some of its social responsibility outcomes. This will help the company to improve its social responsibility performance, as well as its ethical performance.

As for the McDonalds statement the company also reflects social responsibility in its statement. This is something that McDonalds has been forced to address by protests and negative publicity and there isn't any real indication…...

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References

McDonalds. (2014). Standards of business conduct for employees. About McDonalds.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014 from  http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/investors/corporate_governance/codes_of_conduct/standards_of_business_conduct.html 

Starbucks.com (2014). Starbucks on the issues. Starbucks. Retrieved April 11, 2014 from  http://www.starbucks.ca/responsibility/learn-more/policies

Ethics at Apple
Apple has been for some time now the leading manufacturer of innovative wireless technologies, including the iPhone, the iPad, iPods, and Macintosh computers that do more and set the table for other manufacturers to emulate "Mac" innovations. Following the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs -- and the emergence of Tim Cook as the new CEO -- the technology media and happy Apple consumers wait for the next launch of an innovative device that will change the way people communicate and retrieve information.

hat are the Apple values and ethics? The "Apple Values" section of the Apple Employee Handbook (circa 1993) sets the record straight on what is expected of employees. In short, Apple asserts that "…we will not compromise our ethics or integrity in the name of profit" (seanet.com). hat Apple does is "…set aggressive goals and drive ourselves hard to achieve them" and "build products" that "extend…...

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Works Cited

Gurman, Mark. (2011). Revealed: Apple's internal policies on employee social networking, speculating on rumors, leaking, blogging, and more. 9to5Mac. Retrieved May 27, 2012,

from  http://9to5mac.com .

Mac Observer. (2011). Revealed: 10 big Apple Store secrets. Retrieved May 27, 2012, from  http://theweek.com .

Marshall, Gary. (2011). Inside Apple: Cupertino's secrets revealed. Tech Radar. Retrieved May

Ethics
The author of this report is asked to discuss ethics as it pertains to a topic of the author's choice. The author of this report chooses to discuss the ethics topic of using factories in Asian and surrounding countries like China and Bangladesh with questionable if not outright deplorable labor laws and/or working conditions. The author of this report will now answer five questions surrounding that topic.

Ethics of Using Foreign Countries in Asia to Make United States Goods

The first question asks the author to discuss culture, values, ethics and other such elements that lead to differences in social culture (Hill, 2013). The United States obviously mimicked a lot of Asian countries in terms of working conditions and lack of labor laws and protections until about 1930. Since then, the social safety net and the associated labor and retirement frameworks have been created to help and protect workers from having nothing…...

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References

Hill, C.W. (2013). International business: competing in the global marketplace (9 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Reed, S.M., & Bogardus, A.M. (2012). PHR/SPHR Professional in Human Resources certification study guide (4th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Pub.