Whirpool Corporation Lawful Ethical Essays and Term Papers
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Educating Ethical Behavior - Aristotle's Views on Akrasia
EDUCATING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR: ARISTOTLE'S VIEWS ON AKRASIA Deborah Kerdeman University of Washington "Can the teaching of ethics really help cleanse the business world of shady dealings?" Asked by Newsweek magazine during the height of the recent Wall-Street scandals,1 this query resonates with perennial concerns about whether or not virtue can be taught and how such instruction might best be effected. The problem, Newsweek declares, is not that students lack ethical standards or are incapable of
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Ethical Subjectivism
Ethical Subjectivism presents many problems since the main attitude is that feelings are the only determining factor in the decision making process. As we all know, feelings can be very misleading at times. We've all been in situations where we've felt strong about a decision and came to find out that our decision was the wrong one. If you used Ethical Subjectivism in the case study involving Happy Trails, you would never come to a
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Is the Issue of Borrowing Software one of Ethics? What Should Be the Christian Stance on “borrowing”?
Is the issue of borrowing software one of ethics? What should be the Christian stance on “borrowing”? The issue of ‘borrowing’ software is one based on ethics and morals. I would say that even those that consider themselves law-abiding citizens do piracy. It is something that happens so often, I would say, most do not even think about it. Say you are working at the office and are using a program that has been installed
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Capital Punishment - Legal Punishment of Death for Violating Criminal Law
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT The definition of capital punishment is the legal punishment of death for violating criminal law. The person who gets capital punishment is the ones who committed serious crimes. Methods of capital punishment throughout the world are by stoning, beheading, hanging, electrocution, lethal injection and shooting. The two most common methods capital punishment use in the United States are lethal injection and electrocution. The lethal injection is the most used form of capital punishment.
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Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Decision Making Ethics are principles that define behavior as fair and proper and they are concerned with how a moral person should behave when it comes to making an ethical decision (Josephson Institute of Ethics, 2002). Evaluating and deciding among competing options is often key in making a fair choice since principles do not always dictate a single "moral" course of action. The decision of whether to lay off workers to enhance profits or
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Japanese Work Ethics Vs American Ethics
"For an American to consider the Japanese from any viewpoint for any reason, it is important for us to remember that they are products of a unique civilization, that their standards and values are the results of several thousand years of powerful religious and metaphysical conditioning that were entirely different from those that molded the character, personality and habits of Westerners" ( De Mente, p.19). To understand the Japanese, it is necessary to have
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Ethical Dilemma - the Advice Trap - Article Review
Ethical Dilemma: Advice After reading "The Advice Trap" article about the ethical dilemma that can arise from giving advice to clients out of the realm of certified expertise, one incident comes to mind. Although I have a small tendency to want to help and make suggestions when clients have needs that I can relate to, I realize the ramifications after I was on the other side of the advice. I was renting a space in
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Business Ethics
Describe an ethical problem you have encountered or might encounter in your workplace. How would you approach the problem and reach a decision to solve it? Business ethics defines how a company integrates core values - such as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness - into its policies, practices, and decision-making. Business ethics is, in part, the attempt to think clearly and deeply about ethical issues in business and to arrive at conclusions that are
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Military Munitions and Environmental Law
Military Munitions and Environmental Law Environmental Law and Management August 25, 2005 Introduction In the United States, UXO has become a major issue in the environmental arena because of the hazards and affects on an estimated 15 million acres in the U.S. alone. UXO is found in areas where military training occurred, most of this training occurred during the World War I and II periods and continues to this day on active military ranges. Unexploded
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Nucor Corporation - Structuring for Efficiency and Effectiveness
Nucor Corporation - Structuring for Efficiency and Effectiveness Introduction Nucor achieved its position as one of the largest steel producers in the United States by carefully monitoring costs and paying attention to the needs of its markets. This strategy of providing its customers with a competitive product at competitive prices has brought success and growth to Nucor, in sales, income, and stock price. Recently, however, the control of the organization has been brought into question.
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John Silber’s Students Should Not Be Above the Law- Article Critique
John Silber’s Students should not be above the Law- Article critique Chancellor John Silber philosopher, educator and controversial president of Boston University from 1971 to 1996, was an internationally recognized authority on ethics, education, and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. On his controversial article written to the New York Times, Students should not be above the Law, he claims how universities and colleges will not risk their reputation and prestige for the misdemeanors and crimes
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Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Corporation Chrysler Corporation, one of the largest automobile and truck manufacturers in the country, entered a financial crisis in the late 1980's, early 1990's. In May, 1998, company reports indicated that the company only sold 17,713 vehicles outside of the United States, due to powerful competitors. Therefore, due to the company's lack of competitive drive globally, the company sought out sources to merge with “the largest industrial company in Germany, Daimler-Benz; this merger
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French and Chinese Business Work Ethics
France is a country based on affiliation and relationships, where information flows freely and constantly between interconnected people. French employees do not always need as many details and instructions when performing a task or managing a project. Giving too much information might sometimes be considered an insult or a threat to French pride and intelligence. The French cultural translation of work ethic is professional conscience. Expressed at the individual level, such a moral notion does
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Ethical Issues
1. Introduction For most successful companies the external demands are increasing. It was not so long ago that businesses only focus was economic growth, however, today's society is demanding much more from businesses. Society is looking at not only if a company makes money but how it contributes to society. Society is insisting that companies change their focus to incorporate social, cultural and ethical responsibilities. British American Tobacco has done just that and the subsequent
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Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Corporate Governance is the relationship between the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate character, bylaws, formal policies and rule laws. The corporate governance system was designed to help oversee the decisions and best interest of the shareholders. The system should works accordingly: The shareholders elect directors, who in turn hire management to make the daily executive decisions on the owner’s behalf. The company’s board of director’s position
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Apollo Corporation
Unit # 7 – Enhancing Employee-Management Relations Homework Project – Case Study The Union Drive at Apollo Corporation: ULP’s and Organizing Tactics By: Jemayne R. Cullum 705 East 179th Street Bronx, NY 10457 917-528-5741 Professor Pat Lee MT203-04 Human Resource Management March 2008 Apollo Corporation is a general component producer for the communications industry. Bob Thomas, a nineteen year manager, that has been performing less than adequately in terms of punctuality and overall work performance.
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Ethics Paper
When we are called upon to make decisions, several factors are taken into consideration before this decision can be made. Depending on the type of decision, such factors could be cultural beliefs, personal beliefs, and organizational beliefs. We have come to realize that there are fundamental challenges in trying to apply ethical principles in a cultural and organizational environment. Each culture has unique distinctions in values, which may or may not be considered ethical by
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Discuss the Challenges Facing Multinational Corporation in the Management of Global Talent
“The Jack Welch of the future cannot be like me. I spent my entire life in the United States. The next head of General Electric will be somebody who spent time in Bombay, In Hong Kong in Buenos Aires. We have to send our best and brightest overseas and make sure they have the training that will allow them to be global leaders who will make GE flourish in the future.” Jack Welch Discuss the
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Science and Faith: Compatible Universal Law?
Science and Faith: Compatible Universal Law? In my travels and readings I have encountered many other cultures. Frequently these cultures have different belief systems than my own. Sometimes I agree with sometimes I don’t, but always I try to respect other Faiths without prejudice. In the Arab culture there is a saying , “It is written.” This implies that our lives are in the Hand of God. In the movie Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O’toole,
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Philoaophy of Law
Philosophy 183 June 3, 1998 In comparing the issues surrounding the distribution and depiction of pornographic and racist materials, very few differences, if any, can be derived from the two. Besides the obvious differences in which one form appeals itself to the adult community and the other to the racist community, the two extremes, nonetheless, fall under a much broader category. They are both recognized and valid forms of speech, and as such are equally
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Ethics
Introduction Over the years, many people and organizations have debated about the degree of influence that ethics have on marketing communication as a whole. There are a great number of advertising and marketing communications messages who have generated accusations in regard to the integrity of the profession. For instance, marketers prepare deceptive and misleading advertisements, and then create advertisements linked to bad habits and intimate subjects and so on. Some inappropriate actions have led to
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Ethical Standards
Have you ever heard of Halliburton? Halliburton is a company well known for their breakthrough technologies and monumental constructing infrastructure projects for certain military operations. Halliburton have been leaders in the energy, engineering and construction industries. Halliburton grew from the risk-taking entrepreneurialism of Erle P. Halliburton, who established the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company in Oklahoma in 1919. Simultaneously, the Brown brothers, George and Herman, partnered with their brother-in-law, Dan Root, to found Brown
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Business: Practical Application Vs. Ethics
Business: Practical application vs. ethics Pete Holiday said "Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope." It seems that college is just training for a businessperson to deal with that tug of war. Michael Inciardi, a York College Senior, thought that one of the most important skills he acquired from
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Nucor Corporation Case Study
Nucor Corporation is constantly faced with obstacles and competition to overcome. This steel-making company whose name was formally adopted in 1972, has since been on a journey to join the ranks of the worlds leading steel companies. Although this is a highly profitable industry with a U.S. market of $94.9 billion, it is highly competitive and presents many bariers to entry. Three elements of competition in this particular industry include, 1.) Technology 2) Changes in
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Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Burns Auto Corporation
Running head: SITUATION ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT: BURNS AUTO CORPORATION Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Burns Auto Corporation Scott Watson University of Phoenix Professor: Murray Pyle MBA 510 Table 1 Issues Issues Issue: Increased inventory cost. • Details: Recent to an average of $360 million in vehicles in inventory on a daily basis; a cost of $10,800,000 to finance. Issue: No systematic approach in place to forecast sales. • Details: Richard Settle relies on manufactures
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