Terris's Ethics

I have always been interested in animals, when I was younger I would save baby animals or sick animals from the sides of the road and care for them until they were able to do so themselves. Ever since I can remember my future career was seen as achieving in being a veterinarian and have my own clinic. In this clinic I do not plan on working on ordinary animals, my goal is to become a big animal and exotics vet.

The survey was performed in 2010 involving members of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA). They focused on the evolution of business ethics by analyzing six other studies over a span of two-and-a-half decades. Members of the survey were ethics manager, but members on the previous studies were regular employees and management. The results of the analysis of the previous studies showed that ethics programs in companies during a time span of the 1980’s through the 1990’s was used to show social responsibilities and not necessarily to enforce it throughout the company. It showed that ethics programs now that companies follow ethical laws and they are motivated to be ethical. Another result of the study showed that ethics training at companies has increased since the 1990’s due to the passing of Sarbanes-Oxley and other laws directed at ethics. The passing of the laws in the early 2000’s has led to ethics being a major component of everyday

Our Code of Ethics Program is designed to uphold the interests of every stakeholder of Given Company. Our mission is to uphold a high level of integrity by maintaining high company standards, values and principles to ensure the company meets its mission of being a good corporate citizen who is socially responsible. Our program provides effective guidance for daily decision making for all levels of personnel in an effort to establish and promote long-term relationships within Given Company and with our customers and community. The overall goal of the program is to be diligent in establishing a culture

Finally, I believe is important for companies to follow ethical standards that could assist them to make responsible decisions. The ISO 26000 standards is a document that addresses responsible practices related to organizational governance, human rights, labor practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues and community involvement and development (Ajeti, S. R., 2016, para. 2-4). for example, When Chevron faces difficult situations, they try to resolve them by answering four questions: (1) is it legal? (2) Is it consistent with the company policy, including human rights policy? (3) is it consistent with the chevron’s core values? (4) if it were made public, would be I be comfortable? (Chevron, 2015, p.

The first challenge with developing a cutting-edge ethics program was training in a global organization. Training needed to reflect the geographic region and address issues where the company would find a subject morally significant but the general population would see as the status quo. For example, corruption is very common in the Russian economy and bribery is often part of doing business. Bribery within a globalized organization degrades its ethical reputation and can even be legally prosecuted back in the United States. Another example is that some Asian countries such as Japan and China have a culture where employees do not report the wrong doings of supervisors or the organization as a whole. The ethical concept of power distance within a culture says that a person does not challenge the higher class and following the status quo is the norm (Treviño & Nelson, 2007). Obviously, a work force not dedicated to the improvement of the organization’s products and services will fall behind the competition.

Each company should have a code of ethics and I think their code of ethics should be in plain view or easy for associates to locate. This is important because employees should know what is most important to each company as far as their ethics are considered. Associates are always trained how to do the physical aspects of their job. However many associates are not aware of what their company’s ethical and social responsibilities are. Having a code of conduct makes employees more aware and accountable of how they should behave and conduct themselves as representatives of their organization. If a

I cannot believe we are one step closer to completing our capstone assignments! Completing my degree at SDC has truly taught me Tenacity. To be honest, I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to quit but I kept going. Going to a Christian college is truly priceless because you can find faith based encouragement. Being able to participate in the Adult Studies Program was truly a life send. There is truly I no way I go get my degree without programs like these since I work full-time. This academic journey has taught me to never give up because you never know what it is going to lead to. I truly believe I never would have started my own business if I was not at this school. This is certainly my favorite class thus far because it

(Panza & Potthast, n.d.) Ethics is very important to a company’s success. Ethical behavior can bring benefits to a business. They can attract customers, which can lead to a boost in sales and profits. It can attract the right employees and increase productivity. It can also attract investors and keep the company’s share price high. Unethical behavior on the other hand can damage a company’s reputation and make it less appealing to stakeholders. It could also result in lower profits.

Gavin was anally penetrated by Jonathan around three months ago, several times. The allegations are just being reported, and the caretakers were not aware of it at the time. It was unknown who was the caretaker at the time of the allegation, but whatever home it happened it, there may have been a lot of adult there, but Gavin did not call out for help. Jonathan made threats to hurt Gavin if he said anything to anyone. According to the reporter, Gavin is being treated for ADHD, and he was stable. His behaviors had changed, and the father saw him naked with another child. The father took him in for treatment, and Gavin disclosed the information about what had happened to him. Gavin lives with his father (Robert), but is with his grandmother two

In Act I, Gertrude’s motivations and sense of morality are first revealed. In Hamlet’s first soliloquy, it is revealed that King Hamlet has been dead for, “But two months…” (I.ii.142), yet Gertrude has already wed Claudius, something Hamlet is deeply offended by, as Claudius is, “My father’s brother, but no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules” (I.ii.156-157). Although Hamlet is deeply offended that Gertrude married Claudius soon after King Hamlet’s death, she had to if she wanted to be in good standing in her society. Gertrude’s marriage is perceived as an act of solidarity and strength to the people of Denmark, so even though Hamlet is offended by it, her marriage was not unusual for the time. It would have been more unseemly for her to

Martin Marietta took a hands-on approach in creating their Ethics Program, but monitoring 60,000 employees “ethical decisions” took a large workforce. In 1986, a committee including Martin Marietta and several other defense contractors created “A Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (DII).” Martin Marietta placed their entire company under a voluntary disclosure program, which required all employee misconduct to be reported, monitored, and resolved. To achieve this task, an audit committee was formed which tripled in manpower between 1986 and 1991. George Sammet was placed in charge of the Ethics program by insuring the employee’s complaints, questions, and concerns were heard and dealt with. “Ethic Officers” were placed at all of Martin Marietta’s branches to handle employee related issues. Ethical complaints could be made anonymously or vocally to field “Ethic Officers.” Once complaints were made the ethic officers would report them for investigation through audit, personnel, security, or legal staff. Almost half of the complaints which were reported were personnel related cases including salaries, promotions, and poor supervisory skills. But, with such an elaborate program, employees quickly became aware of possible retaliation for reporting issues. Once the issues were reported, they then needed to be dealt with. This could include verbal or written reprimand, transfer, or possible

Every organization also has a profession responsibility to conduct business honestly and ethically. Our readings reported, “Experts estimated that U.S. companies lose about $600 billion a year from unethical and criminal behavior” Kinicki and Kreitner (2009). The organization could avoid having ethical issues by meeting the

Organizations that behave ethically are more apt to earn the trust of their customers, employees, and stockholders. Then there are companies that hide the true value of the company from possible investors, customers, employees, and the public at large showing a lack of ethically behavior. This does not all the time included just one company, but a group effort to hide, steal, and mislead everyone for personnel gains. Everyone that deals with any organization expects the upmost ethically behavior on all levels.

Ethics in the Lockheed Martin Corporation didn’t always have the message it has today. As I read through the book, Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation, specifically chapter two, I came across some very interesting issues this corporation has had to deal with over the past few decades that go back to the 1920’s and earlier. In the following I’ll go over a few points that led to the development of Lockheed Martine’s current ethics program. Ill cover some ethics issues that were overcame on the way to a great ethics program. First let’s talk about the beginnings that started the Lockheed Martin Corporation so you can get an idea of the foundation of the company itself.

The engineers shouldn’t only be loyal for their company; they should put their duty first. Not only did the Aberdeen Three violate the code of ethics, but their employees working under them as well as the military base did. According to the NSPE Code of Ethics, they should have known better to report unethical engineers to authorities, as these wrongdoings were continuous for multiple years before they were