Ethical Considerations : The Issue At Hand Is Whether Or Not Pine Trees, Inc.

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

Clarkson Lumber Company’s biggest problem by far is the fact that Mr. Clarkson had agreed to buy out Mr. Holtz for $200,000 with semi-annual installments of $50,000. It wasn’t necessarily a bad idea for Mr. Clarkson to buy out Mr. Holtz altogether, but the $100,000/year of payments is an unrealistic amount for Clarkson Lumber at this point in time. Between 1993 and 1995, there hasn’t been a year where they have realized more than $77,000 in net income, so the payment of $100,000/year is clearly unrealistic and a sure problem for the company. Another problem, which isn’t nearly as important as the former, is that net income is growing

Target Corporation is an American retailing company, founded in 1902 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States. The company is ranked 36th on the Fortune 500 as of 2013. The first Target store was opened in 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota. Today Target operates 1,934 stores in the United States with over 347,000 team members worldwide.

4. Consider the bill that Representative Engle and Senator Harkin attempted to enact into a law, but which never became a law because of the lobbying efforts of the chocolate companies. What does this incident show about the view that “to be ethical it is enough for business people to follow the law “?

Shadow charts were developed to gather data and information for additional departments and medical personnel that need access to part of a patient’s file or records. The original records should always remain in the patient’s primary chart allow copies may be available to ancillary departments that may need access to the information. The same level of confidentiality and security applies to the shadow charts. They must be in a secure location with access by authorized personnel only. Additional information that should be included in shadow charts is a formal recording process to document those who access the information. Furthermore, a consistent system of upgrading the

Roger Berg, the Vice President for Planning of the Lake Corporation, had to recommend a subcontractor for the environmental study project in connection with their planned large resort.  The contract has been decided in principle to be awarded to Ceil Grant, one of their regular subcontractors. However, after a lunch conversation with Del, who represented a larger contractor firm, Roger changed his mind, now recommending Del’s company to take on the project instead. Faced with a situation of moral dilemma, he has to decide what would be the right thing to do.

Organizations can use internal recruitment and external recruitment activities to find the best employees for a position. Describe these two approaches and provide one advantage for using each approach. (4 Marks)

At the end of the day, destroying the Miller’s cedar trees is a great harm for him to endure, and just because it will not be felt in near the same magnitude or by as many people does not lessen the personal cost or even make it de minimis. A cornerstone of economic thought is that one person’s “better off” and another person’s “worse off” cannot be compared. In other words, a proper deciding of the case cannot rest on the reason that the people benefiting from the apples are more “better” off than Miller is “worse off.” Economic principles provide no support for such a legal

This haevily disguised case is set in the “nature “woodstoves business in 1986. It is not based on The Vermont Castings Company. The issue is product line strategy based on product line profitability.

Utilitarian is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to ethics and moral rights. It is normally held to be the view that morally right action is the actions that produces the most good. I will be discussing the utilitarian ethics in regards to The Case of Sole Remaining Supplier.

This is trading off the gains of some people against the losses of other people. The Union Carbide Corporation only tried to maximize their profit for the firm and shareholders by paying the least amount of money possible for settlement (Sanjib, p4). To avoid possible settlement of billions of dollars to the victims, using forum non conveniens, they moved to the Indian court and made a deal with the Indian government and settle for only 470 million dollars paid to the government(“India Bhopal Disaster”). This is only $370 to $533 per victim(“India Bhopal Disaster”). The ethical corporation would have tried to do the least harm by paying enough settlement to compensate for their faults rather than changing the court venue where the legal system is slow and favors plaintiffs. However, the Union Carbide Corporation ignored the thousands of victims who were affected by their faults for the profit of the company and their shareholders. “According to some observers, the Union Carbide Corporation showed blatant disregard for the victims of the catastrophe, prolonging their suffering through failing to deal with their immediate needs(Deena).” Rather than taking responsibility for their fault, the company only tried to provide the good for their shareholders and the company itself, and did not try to reduce harm and damage they inflicted on thousands of

As one can imagine, the business atmosphere is filled with agreements between businesses and individuals. Written documentation of contracts is preferred and used most of the time, with a small portion of businesses using oral agreements. Contracts that are written to provide individuals involved with legal documentation of the expectations held for both parties and how adverse situations will be resolved. Companies use contracts as a tool to protect them and their resources. Although business contracts are legally binding documents, their effectiveness relies on an “ethical framework to fulfill the obligations of the contract.” The owner of the produce company and Marshall Petersen, a local health foods business owner are in desperate

The Board of directors of Kardell Paper Company should accept the installation of the new processing technology witch protects the environment by refining the company's waste water .Implementing this new technology will increase the company's long- term profitability and reputation by providing enough power and ability to compete and operate efficiently in the future market.

The Kardell paper mill was established at the turn of the century on the Cherokee River in southeastern Ontario by the Kardell family. By 1985, the Kardell Paper Co. had outgrown its original mill and had encompassed several facilities in different locations,

Sherwood v.Walker is a case of enormous significance from American contract law that involved mistake made by both parties. This mistake was as a result of the barren nature of a cow that both parties could not make it out when their contract was being negotiated. This paper analysis and provide an outline of the facts in the case, discusses the legal issues involved, the approach took in addressing the legal issue, how the court applied its approach to the facts of the case and a detail example of how the court’s conclusion might be applied in a modern business setting.