Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

This 10 page paper looks at the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and considers whether they are always in the interests of business and society. Different approaches to corporate social responsibility are discussed from the perspective of businesses and from the perspective of society as a whole in order to assess if, ...

This 8 page paper examines ethics in business. Theories are provided such as utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, social contract theory, deontology and others. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at a case provided by the student, and considers the ethical issues raised, including the contribution of funds by a company to a political party which subsequently grants them tax privileges. The paper answers a set of 8 questions set by the student. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses the class action suit filed by female employees of Wal-Mart. This suit involves 1.6 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees who allege that Wal-Mart systematically imposed managerial policies that discriminated against women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines and discusses five different quotes that can be applied to, and used by, business and management in relationship to ethics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that responds to several questions: different truths for same reality situation; how ethics should affect decision making in business; how the Internet created and impacts a global perspective; how Internet affects personal global perceptions; how previous experiences drive reactions in new situations; relationship between values and behavior; transition from personal values ...

This 13 page paper, including a 1 page executive summary, looks at the way in which ethics will impact on corporate governance and financial management. The paper shows how the different ethical approaches will influence the financial management decision making process and reflect in the results companies report. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 6 page paper that explains some of the things that happened in this corporation. The essay comments on the facts at Enron that would have influenced their strategic, tactical, operational and contingency plans. The writer points out that exactly who knew what and for how long is still unclear, which makes it ...

This 5 page paper provides information about Continental and some of its new programs. How it pulled itself from disaster is the focus of this paper that examines ethics and HR management. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses ethics in management, and in particular the impact of social pressures on ethical behavior. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper begins with the scenario of the ethical dilemma an employee faced at work. In this case, the employee's boss, the head of purchasing, was accepting gifts from suppliers. The essay continues addressing these topics: the ethical issue, who was involved and the relationship between the parties, the difference in power and ...

This is a 20 page paper that provides an overview of organizational performance and religion. The impact of religion is assessed through a broad review of literature. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines One Market Under God (2000) by Thomas Frank, which is a scathing social commentary on the business culture that arose in the 1990s, which equates the workings of the market place with democracy itself, essentially forming a civic religion that sanctifies powerful CEOs. After analyzing Frank's text, the ...

This 3 page paper discusses the strategies and practices of Nike in using cheap labor from outsource suppliers. The legal, cultural and ethical issues are considered along with the role of host governments. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

In the wake of corporate malfeasance at Arthur Anderson, new laws have been passed to protect the public. The most important of these was spelled out in the Sarbanes-Oxley act, an act governing how paper (memorandums, correspondence, and any other paper) will be treated in the future. Taking a quick walk through why the act ...

A 11 page overview of the intent of the UK’s Data Protection Act of 1998. Although this Act was intended to regulate the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information, the author of this paper asserts that this act has been both ineffective and abused. ...

This 3 page report discusses the Ashland Oil Company and the collapse of a four million gallon storage tank at its Floreffe terminal near Pittsburgh in 1988. Millions of gallons of diesel fuel were spilled into adjoining properties, wetlands, and the river. Legal and ethical issues are outlined and tied to legal principles and ethical ...

A 5 page paper. The extensive use of the Internet and e-mail in the workplace has led to more employers monitoring these activities. Monitoring has been attacked on the grounds that invades privacy but there is an enormous amount of literature that demonstrates the legal foundations for such monitoring. This paper addresses this issue ...

8 pages in length. The writer discusses what legal protection a cab driver may or may not have when a monetary offer was made to help him finance his own cab company, only to be rescinded shortly after. No bibliography.

This 5 page paper considers the issue of product recalls and the impact that the timing of a recall has on the public perspectives on the company. This paper considers two specific recalls, the Firestone Tire recall, in which the company acted late in their decision to implement a recall, and the Jack-in-the-Box contaminated ...

This 4 page report discusses issues associated with product recall and the manufacturer’s liabilities and obligations to inform consumers as well as remedy the problem. Several circumstances are outlined in which this usually complicated legal issue may be examined in terms of production and marketing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. Sometimes, the boundaries between 'ethical' and 'legal' are totally clear. Other times, however, the distinction is not so easy to make. With the full roles of the US Justice Department, it is unlikely that America will soon dilute the legal stand against kickbacks. Recent measures by French courts have basically removed ...

3 pages in length. In its ongoing quest to become the world's leading provider of information and knowledge, Google plans to scan millions of books and make them readily available to some extent over the entire Internet. When one first begins to process this concept, the first thing that comes to mind is ...

5 pages in length. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is to impose accountability upon big business with regard to maintaining authentic, accurate and concise recordkeeping. In the wake of the Enron and Worldcom debacle, legislation was looked upon as the only way in which corporate entities were going to ...

A 4 page paper that discusses the issue of having the right to do something versus what is right to do. The essay presents four situations that could emerge in a company and discusses the company's legal right to do it and explains why it is not the right thing to do. Bibliography lists ...