Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on BUSINESS ETHICS - A COMPARISON OF TWO ARTICLES. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 7-page paper compares two articles on the subject of business ethics: "Entering the Third Age of Ethics by Rushworth Kidder and Curtis Verschoor and "Christian Character: A Different Approach to Business Ethics" by Sondra Wheeler. The paper notes that each of the papers has a different view on ethics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Page Count:
7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_MTbuetco.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing. As most experts have pointed out, however, defining "business ethics" can be a tough job, particularly in todays global economy. For example, what is an
ethical way of doing business in one country may not be considered ethically sound in another. Child labor is such an issue - in poorer, developing nations, it is normal
for workers ages 15 and 16 to obtain jobs rather than go to school. But in the more Westernized nations, this is not considered ethically sound.
This paper will examine two articles that deal with business ethics in different ways. The first, "Entering the Third Age of Ethics" by Rushworth Kidder and Curtis
Verschoor, examines three decades of business ethics in the United States and defines where we are now. The second, "Christian Character: A Different Approach to Business Ethics" is an article
that reflects its title. Writer Sondra Wheeler promotes why "Christian character," a term that is not exactly popular in this day and age, is so important to ethics in business.
The Ethical Timeline In "Entering the Third Age of Ethics," Kidder and Verschoor maintain that America is entering its third stage of modern
business ethics. The first, they maintain, was launched in the defense industry during the 1980s, when reports of military contracts for $500 toilet seats ultimately led to the passage of
the Procurement Integrity Act of 1988 (Kidder and Verschoor, 2002). In 1992, the so-called "Second Stage" of modern business ethics, the authors pointed out that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines offered
"softer punishments for errant corporations that already had ethics programs in place" (Kidder and Verschoor, 2002, p. 20). As an aside, many people tend to forget that the 1980s was
...