...Ethical Perspectives Ethics can mean different things to many people. Some may have handle the exact same situation differently and their decisions still may be considered ethical. Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with various values that relate to a person’s conduct in respect to the right or wrong of certain actions. In the Ethics game, there was a situation presented that dealt with possible sexual harassment and how it should be addressed. In the game, Gayle, an employee of mine was receiving flowers from an unknown party. She was uncomfortable with the gift and confided in me for advice. Another employee had initially brought it to my attention, but I could not intervene with hearsay. When Gayle, finally came to me I had to make a decision based on what was best for the company as well as focus on all the needs of my employees. It was assumed that another employee, Bill, was sending the flowers to her anonymously. When evaluating the circumstances I had a duty to make sure that all of my employees felt safe and that no one was falsely accused. I knew that happy employees are more productive, making for happier customers and more revenue. In business, the perception of a business can make or break it. I knew that it would not be a good look for our company to be known for sexual harassment scandals that may cost the shareholders and the company money in the future. In my business, I knew that I needed to work with human resources to insure that the...
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...Ethical decision making is something we do every day as human beings, but breaking down the perspectives, and decision making in depth is something I have never done. For starters, I did not know there were four lenses that people look through when making an ethical decision. I learned on week one of this class what each lens represented and how each one determined the way people thought. In my work and personal life I make decisions based off what people are going to think about me so that would put me in the reputation lens. According to the reputation lens people that fall into that category are people that have values and virtues in mind, so my results are accurate. There are four lenses that make up ethical perspectives, and each one means something a little different. The right and responsibilities lens are all about having morals, being truthful, and doing the right thing as a human being. I would hope that every Politician in Washington looks through this lens, but, unfortunately, we all know that is not the case. The second lens is called the relationship lens and this lens focus on relationships between people, organizations, and communities. All employers should look through this lens when it comes to their employees and customers. The third perspective is the results lens. This lens deals with having a satisfactory end product or something is done right and in a timely manner. All students that are academically successful will take part in this lens because they...
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...Heineken: Cultural Issues of a Global Organization As the top beer selling company on a global scale, Heineken Inc. has persevered successfully across 70 countries of cultural differences in its 145-year history in the international industry. Marketing alcoholic beverages across many countries comes with language barriers, translation issues, cultural acceptance issues, and possible resultant misunderstandings by stakeholders. What may be accepted and understood as a socially responsible marketing message in the American market can be an insult to African or Middle East markets. A socially acceptable Swiss image of a girl in a bikini holding a bottle of beer can cause significant cultural rejection in conservative markets, such as Israel. Furthermore, target marketing varies from country to country because of age legality and local customs. As Heineken continues to dominate one of the most competitive industries in the world, they must also continue to consider, address, and positively influence multiple consumer cultures across their global market to maintain standing as a competitive international organization in their industry. When advertising to a global market, Heineken must understand the language and cultural acceptance of alcoholic beverages within each country. In more conservative Arabian countries, such as Egypt, beer is still considered to be sinful by many locals but is slowly gaining acceptance partially because it is relatively low priced (Euromonitor International...
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...day. I am going to look over what causes have affected me to make the choices I do, what style of philosophical approach this puts me in, and compare myself to someone else on the basis of ethical thinking. Philosophical Approaches The three philosophical approaches focused on in chapter two of the Trevino and Nelson text virtue ethics, consequentialism, deontological. If I were to rank these three philosophical approaches my order would be deontological, virtue ethics, and consequentialism. I would place the approaches in this order because first deontological focuses on doing the right thing and following my own set moral principles which I feel is the best way to make decision and most follows the way I view ethics. Next is virtue ethics, I chose this approach second because though it does not focus specifically on the action it still is based on being a “good” person and striving to do the right things when making decision even though the choices may end up with negative consequences. I would place consequentialism last because I feel that focusing more on the consequences of an action then the action itself can through my set of morals lead a person to do immoral things. Since I have ranked a deontological focus as my top choice I would choose it as my one philosophical approach to ethical decision making if I had to choose just one to follow. This choice was pretty simple to me because a deontological approach is the only that fully follows my faith grounded...
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...Ethical Perspectives University of Phoenix MGT/344 Organizational Behavior and Ethical Responsibility Stephen D. Kempisty December 4, 2008 Ethics maybe considered as a large field of study, however, it is generally designed to demonstrate to people “what is right or wrong in human behavior and conduct” (Thiroux, 2003). Ethics is also applicable to the ability to make choices, so the absence of this ability or opportunity to make a choice could be considered to be unethical behavior. Even though one is sometimes unaware of it, when choices are made there are standards competing, or ethical perspectives, that governs one’s behavior. My ethical perspective can be basically summed up into the saying ‘do unto others as you would have them do to you’. An individual’s duty lies within doing what is morally right. My perspective recognizes that ethical principles must be at all times appropriate, regardless of the circumstances, and at all times must be committed to enhancing individual freedom. (ethics-twi.org). Ethical perspectives can be put into four categories. Each category will identify a different standard for making choices, and also makes reference to some interest that is valued or referred. Utilitarianism is often times referred to as situational ethics. The ‘right’ thing to do does not necessarily depend in ethical standards, but rather on the assessment of the situation, the alternative...
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...Running head: ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES: NIKE CORPORATION 1 Ethical Perspectives: Nike Corporation ETH 316 March 18, 2013 Ethical Perspectives: Nike Corporation Cultural differences spread wide and far. This is especially true for countries on different developmental levels. Child labor is one cultural difference found between the western world and under developed countries. Nike is one organization that has struggled with the cultural differences between these two and manufacturing operations. Nike was co-founded by Philip Knight and Bill Boweman in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports. At that time the athletic shoes market was predominately produced by Germany. Blue Ribbon Sports intended to compete with Germany by importing athletic shoes manufactured in Japan. Blue Ribbon’s first retail location did not open until 1972. This is when Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike. (DeTienne & Lewis, 2005) About 10 years after Nike began contracts with Japan the market grew. Nike found cheaper operations through Taiwan and Korea, according to DeTienne & Lewis (2005). Over time production was subcontracted to the labor markets of China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Having production done in these countries allows for lower costs in labor and higher profit overall. This also provides work for the people in these countries boosting their income and providing them with opportunities. By 1999 Nike held contracts with 45 countries. Because of the size Nike...
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...Ethical Perspectives The Ethics Game simulations consisted of two ethical dilemmas. The first was called The Mysterious Roses and second dilemma was called Cold Feet. Each dilemma offered difficult ethical issues that needed to be addressed. Like the previous role playing simulation, the reader is in a manager type position and must make decisions that could have an effect on a lot of people. The Mysterious Roses starts by placing the reader in charge as the Marketing Director. As the Marketing Director, you receive a few emails. One email is from an employee who is worried about a co-worker who is having trouble at work. The next email is regarding anti-harassment classes followed by an email from the female who is receiving the roses. This female is stating that the roses are making her uncomfortable and she wishes that she would stop receiving them. There are a few decision making steps that are taken to ethically address these issues. As the Marketing Director it is your responsibility to identify the problem, identify who the problem effects, identify your duties to the people involved and how to solve the problem. The problem with this incident is identified as is the people involved. To solve the problem, the ethical lenses used in this part of the simulation are the Rights and Responsibility Lens and the Results Lens. When looking at the Rights and Responsibility Lens, there are a few tools that are available to assist in the decision making. The Rights and Responsibility...
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...University of Phoenix Material Team Building Worksheet Complete the Team Building Worksheet by answering the following questions in 200 to 300 words each. 1. Describe team members’ results on the Discovery Wheel and Develop your multiple intelligences exercises. What similarities and differences exist within the team? We are Team Charlie, and our team consists of Robert Row, Scott Roush, and Tag Krogseng. Robert was quite shocked at his results on The Discovery Wheel. He was deficient in communicating and taking tests. The rest of his results were within 2 or 3 points. What he found most intriguing was with his career, it is imperative to communicate. As he pondered this, he realized that he has not been communicating, but just giving direction. Listening is extremely important to the communication process. His second deficiency was taking tests. In the past he has done well on test, but not all tests. As he thought about his previous school experiences, he realized that tests did give him some trouble. Robert will need to work on the studying aspect to ensure that tests are completed with the desired result. Motivation, memory, and thinking were the three highest categories on Scott’s Discovery Wheel. With the motivation portion being the highest, it shows that Scott is ready to take on any task. While all the other traits are somewhat balanced with each other, as time goes on those traits may become stronger or weaker...
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...under Content. After the viewing movie, prepare a written response to the questions below. (Length: 3 to 4 pages without the cover page; 1.5 space; 12 point type; 1 inch margins) _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. List the ethical issues you observed in Henry’s Daughters. 2. From your personal perspective, prioritize these ethical issues from most critical to least critical 3. Discuss the movie from three other perspectives: a) Henry’s Perspective: Assume you are Henry. i. What specific ethical issues do you face? Describe. ii. What are some things that you should consider? Describe. iii. From whom or where should you seek guidance? Describe. b) Laura’s Perspective: Assume you are Laura. i. What specific ethical issues do you face? Describe. ii. What decisions would you change if you were Laura? Describe. iii. From whom or where could you seek guidance? Describe. b) Julie’s Perspective: Assume you are Julie. i. What specific ethical issues do you face? Describe. ii. What decisions would you change if you were Julie? Describe. iii. From whom or where could you seek guidance? Describe. c) Responsibility Perspective: If you were in charge and had the authority and the funding to make any changes you wanted to make in your company policies: i. What specific steps would you take to improve the company culture? Describe. ii. Who would you involve in this process? Describe. iii....
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...How might these factors, diversity, attitude, learning and work styles, and ethical perspective be used to resolve conflicts? People tend to work in different ways according to their life’s schedule. Some like to wait until the last minute because they work better under pressure, and the team members must respect that. Others like to take their time and have an assignment ready ahead of time. Both of these are perfectly fine. What we must consider are deadlines. To avoid conflict, we have to understand that there are due dates and we have to respect one another by completing our individual parts in order to achieve the grades we all want. Attitude is one of the most important factors in teamwork. We all need to listen and try to understand each other. We must analyze everyone’s work and give good criticism instead of just rejecting someone’s work. Diversity could very much be a benefit to the team. We all should accept others for who they are and what they contribute, without judging the color of their skin or beliefs. We all come from different backgrounds and therefor have different ideas that could lead us to new and creative ideas that can push the team forward in whatever the task may be. Everyone has different methods of learning. Some faster than others, this could definitely affect team building. We all have to be patient and help one another so we can all be on the same page to accomplish the same...
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...how to effectively communicate with a person with different cultures or background. (107 words) Challenges: Team will be faced with challenges such as, who is responsible of preforming which task, and/or job duties, etc. Who will decide the responsibility of the task, which they’re capable of performing. When it comes to class assignments or deadlines, there will be disagreements, challenges to meet everyone’s schedule, staying on track and staying on schedule. If the team is unorganized it will face many other challenges, which will delay the class projects or papers. (185 words) 3. How might factors such as diversity, attitude, learning, and work styles affect team building? Each person has his/her own perspective. However, a great team leader can...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Jeffrey D. Simmons THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. | | MGT7019-8 | Dr. Chad McAllister | | | Foundations for Doctoral Study in Business | SIMMONSMGT7019-8-ASSGN#1 | | | All work submitted is original and my own intellectual property. I am open to guidance and instruction that enable me to achieve my educational goal of excellence. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...My Ethical Perspective Samantha Sacco Westminster Ethics add value to a person and in turn, to society. Ethics require a personal code, a set of beliefs and values that help us to make meaningful choices. The key word in this last statement is, “choice.” Perhaps the most beautiful aspect of humanity is the diversity of thought and lifestyle. I believe that ethics and diversity go hand in hand, as each individual has developed their codes based on their personal experiences and backgrounds. It is this fact that I do not believe in one set of ethics for all people, but rather a mix of ethics. I found each set of ethics interesting and could relate, on some level, to all of them. Behind each set of ethics, there is an underlying motive driving the choices that we make. Ancient philosophers believed that ethics were a means to perfecting human existence. The code that existed for the theorists of the ancients reflects the time that they lived. There is a comforting simplicity that was drawn in ancient ethics and in ideal world these ethics make sense, to me. For instance, Socrates compares human values to the tools of a carpenter, a carpenter must not only possess such tools, but he must know how to use his tools, in order to be successful (Euthyd. 280b-d) I love the idea of values being tools. Tools exist to build, our values also help us to build the existences we wish for ourselves and those around us. This fundamental idea is simple but profound and powerful when analyzing...
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...Ethical and moral perspectives Ethical and moral perspectives There are many similarities and differences amongst the different theories of ethics. The theories that I will compare are virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics Boylan (2009) stated “Virtue ethics is also sometimes called agent-based or character ethics. It takes the viewpoint that in living your life you should try to cultivate excellence in all that you do and all that others do. These excellences or virtues are both moral and non-moral” (p. 133). Boylan (2009) stated “Utilitarianism is a theory that suggests that an action is morally right when that action produces more total utility for the group than any other alternative” (p. 153). Boylan stated “Deontology is a moral theory that emphasizes one’s duty to do a particular action just because the action, itself, is inherently right and not through any other sorts of calculations—such as the consequences of the action” (p.171). Now that all three of the theories have been defined it is time to see what they have in common and how they differ. They are all similar in the fact that each theory tries to explain and lay a foundation on how individuals and societies can conduct themselves in an ethical manner. Virtue ethics and Utilitarianism both have traits that force individuals to not just think of themselves but also others. Those who utilize virtue based ethics cultivate excellence in what others do and Utilitarianism focuses on doing what...
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...The Insider is a film filled with ethical dilemmas, suspense, and controversy. It is based on a true story related to an episode of the CBS news show 60 Minutes that never aired. The plot puts Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) at odds with Brown & Williamson, the third largest tobacco company in the country. Wigand was fired from his position as Vice President of Research and Development, at which he was instructed to hide information related to the addictive nature of nicotine. The plot takes off when Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for 60 Minutes, discovers that Wigand has a story to tell. The best way for Wigand to tell that story is with the help of Bergman, via an interview aired on 60 Minutes. However, tobacco companies have a history of viciously defending their profits, by whatever means necessary, and Brown & Williamson does just that. The story hits a climax as the interests and incentives of the television station CBS, 60 Minutes, Dr. Wigand and Brown & Williamson are played out. Portrayal of Business The film portrays business in an extremely negative light. It focuses on two central conflicts – one between Brown & Williamson and Wigand, the other between CBS Corporation and Bergman. Brown & Williamson is the primary antagonist. The film is ripe with examples of the bad things they do. Their principle, most damaging offense is deceit. They are charged with covering up the addictive properties of nicotine and finding ways to exploit...
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