The Problem Of A Unethical Business Practice

The purpose of this paper is to examine an ethical dilemma faced by a company who manufactures critical components for a pacemaker developer. The consequentialist ethical theory of utilitarianism will be used to evaluate the moral implications this company has in continuing further manufacturing for their pacemaker client. An overview of utilitarian ethics will be discussed, focused primarily around 17th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s ideas about ethics. His framework will be used to present factors that influence the transistor company’s business decision. Finally, the Utility Test and Common Good Test will be applied to the company’s predicament to help determine the correct ethical course of action for this

What ethical conditions might be involved with either Sierra Golden or Bottle Time Inc. that would make it impossible to continue to collaborate or to accept the funding? Please indicate which principle of the Prevention Code of Ethics may

This paper is composed for the individual assignment for week 2 of the MBA 633 Legal Issues in the Workplace course. The topic for this assignment consists of the differences between ethical and legal business issues. This paper will provide answers to questions related to employee behavior away from the office, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and bribes. Both topics have been presented in the form of video cases (video 93 and 98) found in the Cengage digital video library.

Abandoned minors are no longer protected from liability on their contracts, merchants are still reluctant to deal with them on a credit basis, fearing that they may still attempt to disaffirm, or

Kantian ethics and rule utilitarianism disagree on the morality of creating a “defeat device.” This device determined when its engine was undergoing emissions testing then switched from its normal operating mode into a lower emission mode. The normal emission mode was 40 times the limit dictated by the Clean Air Act [1]. By creating a dirty engine, Liang contributed towards the destruction of the atmosphere. This will negatively impact the quality of life for many future generations of people. Because damaging the environment negatively impacts millions of people, rule utilitarianism declares it to be morally wrong. The prosecution of six executives of Volkswagen, including the head of engine development, indicate that Liang’s superiors were involved in this conspiracy from the beginning [2]. The most applicable maxim to this situation is “I shall fulfill

Luke, an ABC employee, is currently working on a land development project consisting of building an adult entertainment store in a neighborhood where Luke’s brother, Owen, lives. Luke knows that Owen has been considering selling his home but that he is putting it off expecting the real estate market to improve in a few years, yet Luke knows that the project will cause the opposite effect.

Why does physician-patient communication matter in healthcare? During my nursing school pediatric clinical rotation, one of the patient’s I had the opportunity to provide care for, I will call her Sophia for privacy purposes, was in the pediatric unit recovering from surgery to remove a four-pound trichobezoar (hairball) from her intestines. Sophia was four days postoperative at the time and was on the unit for the purpose of being monitored in order to ensure she was recovering well after the procedure. Recuperation seemed to be taking longer than what would be expected for Sophia and her incision site was draining copious amounts purulent fluid. Because of the reports from Sophia’s nurses along with the residents, the physician who performed the surgery ordered an antibiotic regiment to treat the apparent infection Sophia had acquired.

Three general principles will guide the move towards sustainability. Firms and industries must become more efficient in using natural resources; they should model their entire production process on biological processes; and they should emphasize the production of services rather than products. Versions of the first principle, sometimes called eco- efficiency, have long been a part of the environmental movement. "Doing more with less" has

Peter Crist is almost always correct. The reality is that if someone lies or covers stuff up, most of the time they will be found out eventually be it in two days or in 20 years. However, the reality is that some people do lie and cover stuff up in professional and personal situations and are never exposed. Sometimes this is because they're in a situation where dishonesty is prized, other times it's because the people around them turn a blind eye to what they see because they don't want to know the truth. Other times, it's because the person engaging in the dishonesty is so crafty and so quick that the trickery and subterfuge is almost inscrutable. However, the fact remains that Crist is correct. Often people are found out because those who are engaging in the trickery have so much hubris and so much arrogance that they engage in bolder and bolder moves, believing that they will never be caught. One example of that from the recent past is of Bernie Madoff. His crime was a simple Ponzi scheme which grew larger and larger in size and scale to the point where he couldn't help but be found out. In this case, the fact that Ms. Jones was found out was somewhat expected: she advanced to such a position of power within the institution that she was almost one of their public figures, which meant that her credentials would be under greater scrutiny.

The best way to approach this task would be to see what people in Asheville, NC value, and see if this matches up with your financial needs. Also if Asheville, NC is very intent on removing carbon footprints and the renewable energy effort it would be important to make sure that your business can operate on these values. According to Weiss the city of Asheville has put limits on carbon emissions and is currently in a legal procession that will limit its coal powered energy plant Duke Energy to a set amount of emissions (Weiss, 2013). This is important because anything that does not match these emission standards will either have to change or New Belgium would have to find another spot for the business. This is also important because whenever

Truly, the only thing that your dishonesty, and games has ever accomplished, is to strengthen my resolve. If you don’t have an assignment sent to Mr. Dempsey by Monday, June 6th, 4:00pm, I will govern myself accordingly. This will include (but is not limited to), filing another complaint against your company with the Georgia Department of Insurance, and a complaint against your company in the Clarke County Magistrate Court. I have the police report, witnesses to the collision, witnesses to the diminished value of my vehicle, additional documentation, and other witnesses as well. Moreover, I don’t think Judge Barron would appreciate you clogging up her docket with your unethical business practices.

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In this ever evolving world that we live in today many problems and drastic things happen. I chose a web article discussing the facts of a real life business law ethics dilemma that involves something about 99 percent of society has today. Ten years ago it was a simple flip and few keys to make phone calls or a simplistic text message; today it has evolved into a hand held computer with advances that never would have been imagined. Phones are used in business to make clientele list, web videoing with clients, setting appointments endless uses. Cell phones have become an integral part of communication in businesses. Sales departments, field workers and traveling employees use them to communicate with the firm or with clients. Global Positioning Service allows you to take work into the field and become mobile. They fill an important void in distance communication used by appointments face to face. On the other hand cell phones do present some challenges for quality business organizations. Or in this case can lead to the conviction of a criminal who committed murder.

This case study was a powerful example to illustrate the presence of ethics within the

The article that was researched is discussing how Jeffrey Skilling (the former CEO of Enron) was sentenced to 24 years for his role in the $60 billion Enron fraud. During the proceedings, he claimed that he is innocent and wanted a chance to further clear him name. Moreover, the remaining $60 million of his personal assets was to cover legal expenses and go into a trust for the employees harmed by the collapse of the firm. This was in response to the arrogance that he had shown during Congressional hearings in 2001 (when he denied any wrongdoing and failed to cooperate). After the announcement, many of the employees were delighted by the sentencing. This is because Skilling was the latest in a series of high profile executives to face justice. His sentencing provides them with a sense of closure about a tragic chapter in their lives. ("Former Enron CEO," 2006)