Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

This 6 page paper discusses the practice of overbilling in the legal profession. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that analyzes Tom Morris' text If Aristotle Ran General Motors (1997). In this book, Morris gives his readers an intriguing slant on business, ethics, and ultimately on life. He accomplishes this by looking to ancient wisdom and the great philosophers of Greece, particularly Aristotle. In so doing, he offers a template ...

In the wake of corporate malfeasance at Arthur Anderson, new laws have been passed that affect accounting practices around the world. New accounting laws have been passed by governments from the United States government, New York City, Texas, Greece, and African states. All of these laws will affect American companies. Covered are the new laws ...

This 10 page paper has three parts. The first section reports the history of Enron from 1985, when it was founded, to 1990. The second section reports the history of Enron from 1990. The writer discusses some of the major issues that caused the company's collapse. In the last section, the writer comments on the ...

6 pages in length. Analyzes the movie about the real-life RJR Nabisco takeover and CEO Ross Johnson’s attempt at leveraged buyout. The chosen subject was one of the most outstanding choices available in history of the corporate buyout. The film uses humor and tension to describe this thoroughly captivating segment of financial ...

10 pages in length. Describes the effects upon the corporation as well as the people when a company chooses to downsize. A history of downsizing is included, as well as the effects felt by those employees who were not downsized but remain with the company. An interesting look at this all-too-common occurrence. ...

A 7 page paper. This essay includes the problems Boeing had with a gender class action lawsuit and with the SEC. It reports the company's values and comments on the violations of its own ethical code and what the company is doing about it. The essay also describes how human resources has reinforced an ...

This 7 page paper looks at the issues surrounding privatisation; the advantages and disadvantages for the government and the consumers. In order to examine this the telecommunications industry is used as an example with two cases, that of British Telecom in the United Kingdom and the more recently privatised Matav in Hungary. The bibliography cites ...

In six pages this paper discusses the importance of accuracy and honesty in resume writing, with the consequences of fact distortion, and lying, unethical and borderline practices (such as exaggeration), statistics, and background checks among the topics addressed. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page essay explores how good communications can lead to excellent training by knowing the communication styles and how they affect knowledge, culture, and productivity, as well as reduce conflict in the college team environment. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 pager paper looks at marketing and marketing communication undertaken by the fast food firm McDonalds in the UK and assesses the strategies in ethical terms. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

A 5 page overview of Wilson’s premises regarding the incredible capability of modern technology to not only monitor individual and group behavior but to utilize the information collected in that monitoring to change and direct that behavior. Wilson contends that this practice is not simply the collection of general information to be utilized in ...

A 7 page research paper that examines the topic of internal publics and effective communications, using the context offered by the crisis being experienced at Mattel over toy recalls due to toxic paint. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that responds to four diverse questions related to business. The essay discusses: employee theft and how communication may decrease this crime; types of bid rigging; financial statement fraud, including the most common acts of fraud and who is involved in the execution of these crimes; and why interviewers do not ask ...

This 8 page paper examines Apple and suggests that it may be greenwashing. A look at its environmental policy and contributions over the years is used to argue the point. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper examines this firm that endured a scandal in September of 2004. While the scandal is discussed, there are many facts about the mission and management of this large company that is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper explores computer ethics in the workplace and why managers should study the subject. The difference between ordinary ethical dilemmas and those involving computers are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper takes a look at corporate ethics as it pertains to computer usage. Software piracy is highlighted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the importance of using security blankets to prevent the circumventing of computer security and protecting digital copyrights. Furthermore, this paper offers insight into the vulnerabilities of security blankets and determining the appropriate countermeasures. Biblioography lists 10 sources.

6 pages in length. IBM entered a guilty plea to selling sixteen computer work stations and a super computer to a Russian nuclear weapons laboratory. The sales occurred in 1996 and 1997 and were completed without IBM having obtained the necessary federal licenses required to sell computers for military purposes. While IBM agreed to pay an 8.5 million ...

This 3 page paper examines the use of technology to further an ethical corporate culture. The concept of corporate culture is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper examines technology while looking at the ethical organization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the Body Shop from four perspectives. The underlying ethics and the manifestation of environmentalism is discussed, then the leadership style is examined, this leads into a section where the body shop is compared to a learning organization to identify its strengths and weaknesses in learning and the final part ...

13 pages in length. Information Technology (IT) is arguably one of the most expansive and influential forms of advancement mankind has ever created; that it serves to connect, facilitate, market and educate the entire global community speaks to a human discovery of monumental value. Indeed, something so significant in a positive light must ...

This 5 page paper considers the message of Kristin Shrader-Frechette in the book Technology and values. The way in which we consider the cost of technology is flawed and short term. The writer considers the argument of how technology should be valued against the human cost, such as raising cancer rates, increased death and the ...