Moral ethics Essays and Term Papers
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Professional Values and Ethics
Professional Values and Ethics GEN 200 February 1, 2010 Professional Values and Ethics This paper will focus on values and ethics and their relationship among career success. Values and Ethics will be defined and described how they differ. Values and ethics are important in one's personal and professional lives and are vital to any organization, team or group. Values and can be instilled from many different sources whether it is from parents, religion, school,
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Cloning Morals
Cloning over the years has been gaining widespread popularity in both a supportive and controversial matter. With great ideas such as cloning comes great power to our world, and the pros and cons of it need to be examined in great detail. In 2001 the possibility of cloning was said to be near in the future along with massive advancements in technology. A general law was later passed against cloning soon after its discovery thus
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Internet Ethics
The dictionary describes ethics as Ў§the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligationЎЁ (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2006). Even the dictionaryЎ¦s definition is not helpful in differentiating between moral and ethics. While the Internet is no longer a newborn, it is still an industry that is in its infancy. And like every baby, its first steps are tentative and unsure. Mistakes are made, falls are many, and the world
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
What do we mean when we use this term? It is easy to let this term become overused and fall into the ever expanding volume of the "trite" archives along with phrases like "family values" or "personal responsibility". Those phrases, along with so many others like them are great catch phrases because they conjure up pictures and tones of voice and feeling that are generally positive. However, there is one major flaw in this -
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Kant Vs. Virtue Ethics
When we talk about whether or not a person is ethically right, we can look at the actions that he or she may partake in. These actions maybe studied in different situations such as the one that we were told to evaluate. While leaving the grocery store, one witnesses an old man struggling with his oxygen tank. Without thinking, you lift the tank and help the elderly man. This action is a kind gesture, but
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Ethics of Organ Transplants
An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another for the purpose of replacing the recipient’s failing or damaged organ. Organ donors can be living or deceased. The sources of organ transplants can be from individuals over the age of 18 who indicate their desire to be an organ donor by signing a donor card or telling their family members. Relatives can also donate a deceased family
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Ethical Filter Worksheet
ETHICAL FILTER WORKSHEET Ethical Filter Worksheet Student University of Phoenix Value Personal Source with Examples Justify the Value’s Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Honesty I work with sales representatives on a daily basis and I had representative purchase equipment on the customer’s behalf to supersede policy. Instead of telling the customer that they could not receive the equipment for free, the sales
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Ethical Issues
Ethical issues: 1) Ethical issues and society: The selling of addictive product such as tobacco, cigarettes. Most people think that the selling of such harmful products is unethical. However, there are also some people think otherwise. The pros defend their point of view based on the fact that such products enhance their pleasure and reduce their stress. (Ex: cigarettes help reducing stress at work for people who have to work long hours) On the other
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Operations Management and Ethics
Operations Management and Ethics Operations management may be defined as the design, operation, and improvement of the production system that creates the firm’s primary products and services, or, as Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano (2006) state “operations management is about getting the day-to-day work done quickly, efficiently, without errors, and at low cost”. Operations management is critically important in any organization or business nowadays. Operations management is one of the three major functions of any organization
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Case Study: Moral Issues
Case Study: Moral Issues People are faced with difficult decisions that affect their lives on a daily basis. Thinking these decisions through and taking full consideration off all aspects should be taken at all times. In the case study, a certain Ms. A, has been diagnosed with carcinoma of the cervix. She has been told that the disease is treatable by performing a hysterectomy, however, the thought of this makes her apprehensive. Consequently, her doctor
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Deontological Theory of Ethics
Deontological Theory of Ethics Introduction When ethics is explored, and an inquiry into its origin and sources are explored to find definition and clarity around ethics, one initial discovery will be that two main views on ethical behavior emerge. One of those theories is the deontological theory of ethics. Ethics and ethical decisions surround themselves around what is the goodness or badness of any particular choice or decision. When exploring ethics, it is necessary to
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Ethics
Cloning, is it the thing of the future? Or is it a start of a new generation? To some, cloning could give back a life. A life of fun, happiness, and freedom. For others it could mean destruction, evil, or power. Throughout this paper, you the reader, should get a better concept of cloning, it's ethics, the pro's and con's, and the concerns it has brought up. You will hear the good of what cloning
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Ethic Matix
Ethical theory Brief description Sub-theory Real world example Workplace example Duty based ethic Deontological ethics is the focus on rightness or wrongness of the action itself rather than the consequences of those actions. This theory stresses that fidelity to principle and duty are the most important. The consequence of an action does not matter. What matters is that the act itself is right, that one does one's duty. C- I believe people should be able
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Virtue Ethics
Introduction Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion, society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant being able to fulfil one's functions. Virtue ethics is not so much interested in the question
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Management and Ethics Paper
Humanistic Workplace Paper William Rodriguez University Of Phoenix COMM/215 Dr. Cruz Melendez September 30, 2006 ABSTRACT In today’s workplace, Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the employee’s self-concept. If the employee feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones' strengths and weaknesses, and a belief in one's ability to improve. Learning is not an end in itself; it is
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Ethical Issues with Fast Food Companies
As stated in the provided reference, the fast food industry is spending more money than ever on marketing campaigns and making larger portions than ever before. It has been proven by nutritionists and doctors that eating too much is not healthy for the body. This is the very first ethical concern with the fast food industry. These companies are trying to profit off doing harm to individual bodies. The fact of the matter is that
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Cost Accounting Ethics Essay
Accounting has a long history of being an ethical profession. In recent years, however, some companies have asked their accountants to help “manage earnings.” What does it mean to manage earnings? Who is more likely to be involved in such a situation, the financial accountant or the management accountant? Why? Do you believe that managing earnings is ethical? Discuss the rationale for your answer. The major role of financial reporting is to effectively communicate financial
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Ethics in Business: A Case Study
Motivation Your employees are the key to your successful business. Motivation affects employee performance, which affects organizational objectives. Satisfied employees lead to satisfied customers. Motivated employees make your job easier. In order to be effective in creating a positive motivational climate, we need to take a look at what characterizes today's employees. They see compensation as a consequence of performance and, therefore, expect to be rewarded accordingly. They are concerned with organizational recognition. They want
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper The intent of this paper is to provide an overview of my cultural and personal ethics. Cultural values and personal ethics start the moment we are born. Throughout my life my values and ethics have been put through the test. In this paper I will provide some insight on my personal values, organizational values, cultural values and ethical dilemmas. Personal Values Personal values are principles that define me as
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Ethical Perspectives
Ethical Perspectives Obligation/ deontology means a person avoids acts inconsistent with free/ rational thought (Kant). The largest score I received was in the Obligation category. In this part of the inventory, it is stated that I base my ethical perspective on an individual�s duty or obligation to do what is morally right –principles that represent what rational persons ought to do. I must choose how I am going to act and what rules I am
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Ethical Practice and Theory
In the following, I have been assigned to propose a plan for the closing of the Speedy Motors assembly plant in Eastland, Michigan. This active plant closing is a sensitive yet, tragic situation for the owners as well as the employees that will be affected. The employees, their families and their complete livelihood will be affected during this closing. I would have handled this closing in a more professional manner than stated in Beauchamp &
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Paul Cronan - Legal and Ethical Case Analysis
Paul Cronan and New England Telephone Company Case Analysis Legal Case Analysis Facts: • Paul Cronan was a long-term New England Telephone Company (NET) employee (1973 - 1986), assigned at South Boston. • Paul was diagnosed with AIDS Related Complex (ARC) in 1985. • Paul informed his supervisor about ARC when asked about his third request to leave work for a medical appointment (1985). • Paul had a poor attendance history. His tardiness and medical
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Ethics in the Workplace
Ethics in the Workplace What is ethics? Is ethics an ability that grows in us from a child or does our parents teaches us ethics? According to dictionary.com, states that the word ethics means, “the code of good conducts for an individual or group.” Ethics also means, simply stated, that ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in the many situations in which they find themselves-as
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Ethic in Business: A Case Study
This paper is an analysis the closing of Speedy Motors Company's assembly plant in Eastland, Michigan and what might have been done differently. Speedy Motors Company (SMC) gave less than a month notice before they laid off nearly 2,000 workers and closed the facility. This facility had been providing jobs for the community for over 20 years. Terms of the close, the plant should feel morally obligated to provide at least 60 days notice. "The
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Moral Strategy of Merck
Introduction: Merck and Co. announced on September 30th 2004 a voluntary worldwide recall of Vioxx, its arthritis and acute pain medication, from public inventories. The Company’s decision, effective immediately, was based on a new three-year clinical trial. Faced with the prospect of public endangerment and numerous lawsuits if the company was responsible for undisclosed side effects from the medication, Merck and Co chose to take a preemptive moral action and remove Vioxx from store inventories
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