Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

This 4 page paper looks at the issue of environment ethics and the rights on the individual. Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a basis the paper then goes on to consider the views of John Mills and Ronald Dworkin in order to appreciate the dichotomy that is produced by the differing views ...

This 7 page paper looks ate the way that top executives are paid, and uses the evidence to argue that they are only paid this level because it is justified. Arguments against this point of view are also recognised and considered. The bibliography sites 9 sources.

This five-page-paper presents a detailed discussion about industrial espionage. Bibliography lists five sources.

5 pages in length. This paper is a model for an inhouse memorandum, not intended for distribution to employees. It concerns the owner of a small printing company that has been operating for ten years who has to lay off one employee. Using ethical criteria we see how an employer would judge who to lay off and ...

A 12 page paper that explores ethics in the hotel and restaurant industry. Specifically, 8 articles are summarized. The articles deal with: comparing the degree of agreement regarding situations involving ethical decisions between HR directors and students and between controllers and managers; discrimination in a restaurant; planning for an international event; agreements between travel agents ...

10 pages in length. Establishing proper ethical guidelines in leadership must come from a management perspective, which is the primary location where policy is derived. There are myriad ethical considerations in the daily world of business, and each one presents yet another moral dilemma: Should the decision be made for company or personal gain? ...

A 15 page paper discussing many aspects of leadership and how ethics applies to them. There has been greater attention toward ethics in business than in past years. Business has struggled for much of the past generation, and the early years of the 1990s were marked with such structural and societal changes in business that it ...

A 9 page paper which presents an ethical and moral dilemma within the work place. The paper presents an illustration of the dilemma, an identification and analysis of the dilemma and its components, and recommendations for solving the dilemma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. In defining the role that ethics plays in family and marital psychotherapy, one must view the psychoanalysis program as a whole in order to determine what should and should not be expected of a counselor. Maintaining an impeccable ethical standard is of the utmost importance in the family and marital counselor's role. The problem ...

An 11 page paper examining the early facts of the disastrous combination of the Ford Explorer and several Firestone tires. Neither company was forthcoming with news of the growing numbers of rollover accidents involving Explorers equipped with Firestone tires, problems that appeared in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela before becoming more common four hot-weather US states. The National ...

A 4 page review of Common Interests, Common Good by Shirley Sagawa and Eli Segal. This book presents an overview of some of the most popular and emerging types of cooperative partnerships between business and organizations in the social sector. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page review of Svendsen's book, which presents a structure that when applied to corporate management demonstrates how business can establish a profitable "web" of long-term collaboration relationships with all of its stakeholders. Her work is predicated on the assumption that while businesses have to remain profitable, companies have the responsibility to maximize ...

This 6 page tutorial essay explores the issues of ethical decision making. It begins by giving instructions on how to recognize one's own values, provides instruction and examples on creating a mission statement and looks at decision making according to Kohlberg, using Dominoes decision to discontinue their primary marketing strategy as an example.

6 pages in length. Gerald M. Stern's "The Buffalo Creek Disaster" speaks directly to the absence of social responsibility in the corporate world. Not only did the coal company initially refuse to take accountability for the dedicated lives that were lost in the collapse, but the only reason it finally settled was for ...

7 pages in length. A discussion of a case study involving business fraud and kickbacks. Topics include ethics within a corporation, economics of internal controls, what course of action to take, as well as employee behavior.

This 5 page paper takes a subject of global importance; sustainable development and proposes a way in which it may be researched. Starting with a literature review, which includes many cases, the paper then considers how the problem may be measured and what polices may improve the current situation. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

7 pages in length. A Supreme Court Judge offers an opinion of culpability in the Microsoft anti-trust case. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

7 pages. Advertising is one of the greatest sociological impacts we have in our daily lives. By focussing on the way Coca-Cola has marketed its product throughout the years, we can see how advertisements are geared toward making an impact on our life in order to convince us to purchase the product. Perhaps ...

5 pages. Should employers be allowed to use hidden cameras or clandestine forms of observation in the workplace? This is a hotly debated topic which clearly has pros and cons on both sides. In this paper we shall present both sides of this timely argument which might help clear up some of the issues about the subject. Bibliography ...

A 10 page discussion of the dilemma facing many system administrators regarding private e-mail. Identifies system administration as a new profession resulting from the technological revolution. Emphasizes, however, that the dilemma regarding the invasion of privacy which results with the reading of personal e-mail is really a very old dilemma of ethics and ...

An 8 page discussion of the relationship between workplace safety, and employee perception of that workplace and employee satisfaction and pay requirements. Contends that employees will either refuse to work in an environment which they consider unsafe or they will demand such unrealistically high wages as compensation for their risk that business profitability will ...

A 6 page overview of fundraising for organizations. Distinguishes between not-for-profit organizations, those organizations whose intent is solely for self-gain, sometimes questionable self gain. Emphasizes the ethics, organization, and commitment which goes into fundraising activities, concentrating specifically on live concerts as part of those activities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An Ethical Perspective: A 5 page paper discussing the Ford and Firestone fiasco in terms of the ethical theory of Kant and Mill. Kantian philosophy holds intent more noteworthy than outcome; Mill's utilitarianism calls for choices that yield the "greatest good." Firestone's actions cannot be considered ethical within the framework of either of these philosophers. ...

A 5 page paper discussing approaches to correcting at least three years' of "creative bookkeeping." CEO White's solution may not serve the letter of the law, but it does serve its intent. Kant's emphasis on the intentions of the players can be viewed in a positive light, and so can the outcome to which Aristotle was dedicated. ...

A 6 page paper discussing three short business cases. One explores the wisdom of sending a woman to Saudi Arabia to negotiate a large sale; another discusses segmenting Asian markets for upscale products; the third examines the ethics of marketing tobacco products in developing nations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.