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    Ethics is more about doing what is morally right as opposed to what is legal. At times the law falls short, making engineers use their own judgment referring to ethics as a higher authority. In this particular case, selling the faulty product, Gee-Whiz Mark 2, in some countries is deemed legal. However, having the background knowledge of the malfunctioned devices makes engineers accountable for the lives at risk. Having the title of an engineer means the public relies on engineers to promote the

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    Ieee.tv video titled “Doing the Right Thing: Social Implications of Technology” covered topics on some ethical issues concerning engineering, the “Codes of Ethics”, and how to be a successful engineer. In the past, the role of engineer was to design, build and innovate. Engineers function as a technical experts who help the world advances. Nowadays, engineers are facing more problems regarding ethical issues. As technology grows more complex, human interactions become more problematic. There is

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    If I had been Ken Lay I would have implemented FSGO and the Sarbanaes-Oxley Act in each location. The FSGO and the Sarbanaes-Oxley Act provided incentives for developing core practices that help ensure ethical and legal compliance (Ferrell, pg. 121, 2013). Lay did not have anyone appointed to be held accountable for any actions. There was no board of directors or ethical board that would could have deterred some of the unethical and illegal transactions that were taking place. Businesses with solid

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    A prominent religious leader in my community is quoted as saying that “life is business and business is life. If you learn one, you learn the other.” This quote implies that the day-to-day operations of any successful business are comparable to the steps required to live a complete and balanced life. Understanding the intricacies of what makes a person happy is not only advisable, but crucial, in being successful in any business endeavor. In the status quo, many corporations have dishonest or harsh

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    2.11 Ethical awareness Employees’ awareness of moral issues is an important integral part of the ethical decision-making process. Looking into research done on social cognition reasoning and business ethics are hypothetically moral awareness that influenced by issue-related factors as such as dimension of consequences of the moral issue, issue framing in moral terms and social context related factors, and perceived social consensus that the issue is ethically problematic. Butterfield, K. D., Trevin

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    Business ethics is standard moral behaviors in a business situation, but it is the same as any of general ethnics on how we think and behave towards others and how we want others to feel the same. In any situation it can be addressed by what is happening and what should happen to this situation. In business ethic, the decision that is made has to be thought out more carefully because the business that is effected will affect the whole organization that normally consist stakeholders of all kind. Business

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    The Body Shop: Ethical Issues in Business It is nearly impossible to pick up any newspaper and avoid reading a section that deals with the unethical or even illegal conduct of the people who run our companies. Whether it’s stock manipulation, dubious accounting practices, or discarding of environmental waste, the stories keep on emerging. Ethical standards mostly relate to performance or behavior that is not covered by law, and the rule of law covers behaviors that may not necessarily be covered

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    pragmatism). (National Organization, 2006) Good ethics were not present in the beginning of this situation; however, in the end the Chief of Staff showed exactly how the above steps found in The Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals should be applied. Is the Customer Right? Recently, I worked as a Customer Service Representative for a company located in Hong Kong that replicated CD ROMS for American companies. I was the only

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    Running Head: Business Ethics Business Ethics Business Ethics Ethical implications of businesses polluting in a third world country Multinationals are being accused of exploiting the resources and workforce of third world countries. Agricultural businesses take the best lands for harvesting the export crops which lessens the amount of good land that the locals can use for their own food needs. Hazardous chemical industries and drug industries misuse the slack safety laws and cause huge disasters

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    Communicative Competence and Applied Linguistics Language teaching is a challenging task for many teachers and educators. Teachers try to manipulate the different theories and methods while teaching any language to achieve the best outcomes of learning. Applied linguistics is one of the most important fields that focuses on the implementation of different methods and theories, detecting the popping problems and analyzing theses problems to find the best solutions in for teachers. It is mainly the

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