What is ethics? When do we cross the line between right and wrong and who determines when that line is crossed? Ethics can be defined as moral philosophy. It is basically “the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of ...
In recent years, starting with the new millennium, business ethics in corporations have taken a turn for the worse. From one of the biggest tax evasion schemes in the Nation’s Capital (US Justice Department) to large conglomerates handing out millions of dollars in the midst of a bailout from the United States Government. Why are ...
Ethical dilemas can often arise in the world of business. When a company hires an employee who has little concern for ethics it can cause many problems. These people will put their own greed and selfishness ahead of the welfare of the company. They care for little more than their own financial gain. This type ...
A lot of colleges and universities today offer courses in business ethics to students of any major. A lot of the time, people who major only in business go on to take post graduate degrees in business ethics. Those degrees are known as MBA, or a Masters in Business Arts. There are others that take ...
As category leader for electronics, it is my responsibility to review suggested products for shelve space and allocation at Midwest ValueLand (MV). This semiannual review requires me to spend time with the products and to make decisions regarding which one I think will boost sales and benefit the business. As a leader, I approach these ...
Institutional codes of ethics are a common feature of most major businesses. These policies are rooted in a commonly held belief in what is right and wrong within certain companies and society as a whole. When one considers the society in which these regulations are rooted, the norm has always been to structure corporate ethical ...
