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    Exercise and wellness in the workplace

    Create a full sentence outline dealing with the Thesis Statement: A mandatory exercise, health and wellness program incorporated into the corporate workforce would increase production and save overall cost of employment. Your outline must be about 1-2 pages. Make sure to include any references, including Ethics for Man

    A Study of the Effectiveness of Performance-based Incentives

    • Use the article attached that addresses the ethical issues associated with performance-based incentive systems. • Analyze the issue and devise an adaptation of the incentive system discussed in the article to increase ethical behavior. o This might mean that you offer an alternative to a strictly sales-based incentive

    Ethical Considerations in Employee Drug Testing

    One of the primary duties of a manager is to oversee and manage an employee's work. More than likely, we have all worked for micro-managers who keep their thumbs on employees. On the opposite end of the spectrum are the managers who do not want to talk at all with employees about what they are doing. These managers are often tro

    Business Ethics

    SUMMARY: Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. said Chinese regulators levied $540,000 in fines and penalties against the direct marketer following a review of the company's sales and promotional practices. The regulators said certain products were permitted for sale in retail stores but weren't registered for the direct-selling channel. Nu

    Drugs

    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a theme that we see often in the headlines. Companies that fail to address CSR issues are often demonized, while those that embrace CSR are hailed as strong examples of ethical organizations. Many companies view CSR initiatives as a growth opportunity, not just a regulatory requirement. O

    Enron: key events, was SOX effective, Fortune 500 techniques

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    Tesla Motors Inc.

    SUMMARY: Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk says in a lengthy blog post today that the electric car company is "evaluating judicial remedies" in response to a decision by New Jersey regulators to effectively bar Tesla from selling vehicles directly to consumers in the state. In a post headlined, "To the People of New Je

    Annotated Bibliography Creation

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    Managers and Ethics

    I worked at a small business that used cars in their daily deliveries. To save money, the brothers who owned the business would conduct most of their own maintenance on the vehicles. As a result, they would periodically be involved in doing tune- ups, changing oil, and other such activities. One day, I noticed that the brothers

    Need for Ethics in Business

    Define the market system and the need for ethics in business and distinguish it from the law and concepts of virtue and morality. Also the Insight on ethics in the context of relativism, psychological egoism, utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. And expound on the ideas of character ethic, female ethic, human rights

    Business Ethics Opinion/Advice

    As it relates to business ethics, what was the most practical and easily applied lesson/concept you embarked upon? What was the hardest to grasp? What would you recommend to a novice beginner in BE to do in order to be a successful learner? Why?

    Regulations on Business Operations

    Every summer and Christmas vacation for the past four years, I have worked in the maintenance department of a paper company. While working there to help finance my college education, I have been exposed to many questionable practices. One of the most prominent problems is the adherence to safety regulations. OSHA ( Occupational

    Ethics and Online Term Papers

    Term papers on practically every subject imaginable are available on the Internet. Many of those who submit the papers as their own work defend their practice in Various ways: These papers are posted to assist in research in the same way any other resource is posted on the Web and should simply be cited if used; these papers are

    Behavioral Targeting in Ethical Advertising

    I need some help answering questions on ethical advertising: 1. What criteria should one use to distinguish ethical advertising from unethical advertising? Many large firms are investing in Behavioral Targeting i.e., tracking online activities of the target customer (the pages or sites users' visit, the content they view,

    Corrupt Behavior in a Professional Setting

    For this Discussion Board assignment, you are to discuss 2 instances in which you witnessed corrupt behavior in a professional setting. You may discuss a situation that involved a public or private organization (business, not-for-profit, or government office) for which you either were employed, or were a customer. If you have no

    Employer Right to Know

    Inquiring Employers Want to Know The information below is sometimes requested on employment applications, some candidates might view some of it to be private or personal. Which of the following items about an employee might an employer have a legitimate claim to know, and why? A job applicant's social security number

    The Dangers of Ethnocentrism

    Response requires 150 words. Discuss in detail the concept behind ethnocentrism and what other negative dynamics can interfere with workforce productivity? Give examples.

    Cendant Corporation Scandal

    I need some help in conceptualizing these questions on the Cendant Coporation: 1. Briefly summarize the accounting techniques used by Cendant to manipulate financial results. Categorize each technique into one of Schilit's financial shenanigans. 2. Describe the failings of EY with respect to conducting an audit in acc

    Rodgers Vs. Mackey: Social Responsibility of Business

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    Managerial Ethics from a Pro-Globalization Standpoint

    It is important to understand the difference between internationalization and globalization in the context of global business. Answer the following from a pro-globalization standpoint. - Assume you are the CEO of a domestic corporation. Would you choose to expand internationally? What ethical issues would you consider befor

    Business Ethics Discussion

    Technological determinism is the imperative that what can be developed will be developed. Ethical lag occurs when the speed of technological change exceeds the speed of ethical development. A variety of issues arise in the business context at the crossroads of technology and ethics. Please address the following: • One of

    Teleological Theories and Deontological Theories in Business

    Teleological theories focus on the relationship between actions and the consequences or results of those actions. Deontological theories focus on the duties managers have when conducting business, such as the duty to tell the truth. •Many ethicists have asserted that the rightness or fairness of an action can be determined by

    Ethics

    1.Think back to a job you have had or an organization you have been involved in. Did that company or organization have immoral management, moral management, or amoral management? What characteristics did the management demonstrate to make you classify it the way you did? 2. Describe the sources of your own personal values. Wher

    Corproate Public Policy

    - What is the relationship between corporate public policy and strategic management. - Provide an example of an ethical issue that companies face regularly. In your opinion, what is the best way a company could address the issue provided? - Consider the definition of strategic management. What is one way that a company engages

    Management Strategies to Improve Stakeholder's Relationships

    I need some help in answering these questions: 1. Select a business and identify who it's stakeholders might be and what the stakes might be for those stakeholders. Identify production, managerial, and stakeholder views of the business you selected. 2. Explain the difference between the production, managerial, and stakeholder

    Importance of Studying Consumer Ethics

    A Min of 350 words. 1. Why is it important to study consumer ethics? 2. How does this apply to any position you wish to have in the future? References: McDaniel, C. & Gates, R. (2011). Marketing Research (Ed 9). Canada: John Wiley & Sons

    Preventing Employee Negligence in the Work Place

    If you were training a new employee on issues of possible negligence in a workplace, what information do you think would be important to include? Obviously, this may depend a great deal on the type of workplace so answer this question for a place of business that you've worked for in the past or a type of business you'd like to