Applied ethics

There are many ways that policies, programs or businesses can exploit innocent people. I only touch on the two that I feel really effect me in daily life; those would be designer products and banks. My dearest apologies in the anger (ranting) I portray in my writing, this subject matter really frustrates me. Companies shouldn't exploit or take advantage of good people for cash. I may be a hypocrite for saying that designer products are a scam because I own many products in which I will be…

Thank you for sharing your personal experience and the meaningful ideas. It is true that it is difficult to decide the ethical conduct or not in the practical situation for leaders. For example, Levi Strauss & Co. uses child labor in Bangladesh, where is legally to use child labor (Annoymity, 2016), however, there are many people advocating to cease the child labor because these children need to receive the education. If the leader of the company ceases to use the child labor, it may deteriorate…

What are the relevant ethical codes that apply to this case? Counselors are responsible for abiding by codes of ethics. The American School Counselor Association (2010) outlines the ethical standards that are specific to the unique situations that school counselors come across. After review of the Nicole Eisel case study, it would be important to make sure to discuss the limits of confidentiality with the student again, standard A.2.a and A.2.b (ASCA, 2010). This would make sure that the…

In order for management to impose a new rule within the workplace without the union’s approval, the rule must follow all six KVP factors. As long as the new rule does not contradict any of these factors, the rule will be upheld. Management is then granted authority to unilaterally impose new rules without making any adaptations to the collective bargaining agreement or gain approval from the union. Mr. Shrapnel, manager of GoodValue Supermarkets, imposed a new rule that employees shall refrain…

I looked at her situation but that did not make me change my mind to report her. First, I made sure that it was her taking the money and I monitored the money for a week to determine about how much she was taking from the register so that I was able to have something to follow up on when I reported her. I then went to my supervisor and reported the incident and asked that we both sit down and talk to her and explain what we know and how we know of her stealing money from the register. After the…

with a vision, it’s a company with strong ethics. Dell does not directly state that they are a moral agent but it can be seen that they are a moral agent through their beliefs and policies. In the code of conduct document on the Dell websites there is a diagram that the company follows to make ethical decisions. First they ask themselves if it is legal. Second, is seeing if it meet the terms of Dell’s policies. Third, is asking if it mirrors the values and ethic of Dell. The last step is…

Ethics and social responsibility are two important aspects of business law. In order for companies to be successful, putting these concepts into practice is a must. From rules, to regulations, to standards, business law incorporates it all. Part of running a successful business involves knowing every detail associated with the law. Along with that comes a social responsibility and ethical performance that is expected by society. The topic covered relates to specific companies that went against…

Entrepreneurs act in risky deals due to the uncertainty of the world and its economy, however, if these people act with the right intentions then I believe they provide a great example of business ethics. However, it is still important to understand how some entrepreneurs can be poor examples of ethics, as not all people work with the right…

Dicers Ethics Case Analysis After analyzing the ASCE’s Code of Ethics and AIC Code of Ethics of Constructors, I came to an assumption that a great chunk of major companies often generates decisions that often have questionable ethics. Whether to sacrifice safety conductor on site just to save a few dollars or providing deceptive advice to obtain the upper hand, unethical forms of conduct is weakening the industry of construction, thus codes of ethics were developed widely across multiple…

Sweatshops: Ethics and Showing Respect for Human Values Globally we are experiencing a calamity with millions of people facing unemployment, hunger, and poverty. Global ethics is extremely important in that values, morality, and right from wrong, is upheld and enforced in the business world. According to Greenberg and Baron (2010) there are three controlling ideologies of global ethics (p.59). The first principle of global ethics is showing respect for core human values. For a business or…