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    Examine Ethical Decision-Making Knowledge Introduction Ethical decision-making is the practice of reviewing and selecting among alternatives in a manner constant with moral values. In the course of making moral decisions, it is necessary to encode all the crucial information, processes as well as getting rid of unethical alternatives to choose the best decent option. The world we live in is full of information which requires us to make clear choices based on the range of circumstances we stumble

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    tremendous amount of pressure from the public to introduce environmental standards and welfare-friendly practices into their farming. Farmers, in response, often go beyond the demands and expectations in order to meet consumer's requests. However, Siegford et al (2008)show through various examples that animal welfare and environmental stewardship may be projects that have opposite objectives. One example is the high fiber diets of pasture-based dairy and beef cattle that although profiting the cattle

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    Abstract This paper will talk about the ethical dilemma that has been a controversial issue in Hawaii regarding the construction of the thirty-meter telescope being built on Mauna Kea, the most sacred land in the entire pacific. This issue has risen concerns regarding the local community, the Native Hawaiians and the TMT organization. The ethical dilemma here is to build or not to build? Yes, Hawaii wants to preserve the host culture, but should Native Hawaiians prevent the development of new technology

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    Costco Wholesale Corporation Ethical Framework for decision-making To examine Costco Wholesale Corporation ethical framework for business decisions and identify the consequences and tradeoffs of those decisions. Costco’s ethical posture Costco Wholesale Corporation, the third largest US retailer, is a membership-only warehouse club that sells in high volume, low price products. Costco prides itself on keeping low prices for the consumer, as evidenced by the brief period they stopped selling Coca-Cola

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    have to know the meaning of ethics. Ethics can be defined as a behavior that is determined to be right or wrong and it involves the way people think and treats others. Ethics can be cultural, valued, or society based, depending on the person’s upbringing. It is often that ethical dilemma interferes with everyday life, especially in the workforce. This is known as business ethics. “Business ethics involves the application of standards of moral behavior to business situations” (Bethel, 2016, p.24)

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    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

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    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

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    From the second standpoint, the perspective of Kant’s ethical theory, the mining activity of El Cerrejón in Colombia is questionable. Based on Kant´construction of the moral law (Kant, (1785)[2012]), the principles of universalism, humanity and autonomy should be applied in ethical dilemmas which means that it is the people´s moral duty to act according to the universal law, give freedom and autonomy to other people´s along with respecting their motives and interests equally. In the case of El

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    with the interrelated dimensions of profits, people and the planet. UPS accelerated progress towards it sustainability goal as stated in its 13th annual sustainability report created impacts on triple bottom lines: People, profit and planet (Environmental). People: Company deploys various innovative strategies and technologies such as ORION routing system, UPS My Choice service and UPS Access Point locations, to cut down the unnecessary miles and give

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    right and wrong in human conduct. Environmental ethics studies the effects of human’s moral relationships on the environment and everything within it (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008). The ethical principles that govern those relations determine human duties, obligations, and responsibilities with regard to the Earth’s natural environment and all of the animals and plants that inhabit it (Taylor, 1989). The purpose of this paper is to reveal environmental issues that are threatening the existence

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