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A 4 page paper. This essay focuses on how to make ethical decisions. The Code of Business Conduct and other information from Texas Instruments are used as the basis. The writer discusses quick questions to determine if a decision is ethical and briefly describes a longer process for the same goal. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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employees to make ethical decisions. Specific ways to do this include having a written code of ethics or code of behavior, documents that help the employee determine if an action
is ethical and what to do if they arent certain, and by having a simple test to determine how ethical an action might be. Texas Instruments has all three
of these documents easily accessible to all employees. The companys Code of Business Conduct has been designed to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards (Texas Instruments, Code,
2007). The list includes 17 principals and standards of behavior for everyone associated with the company (Texas Instruments, Code, 2007). Examples include: making full disclosure of conflicts of interest between
personal interests and business interests; avoiding any activity regarding meals or entertainment that "could create even the appearance that our decisions could be compromised"; keeping accurate records; compliance with "laws,
rules and regulations," including laws regarding insider trading; expectation that any employee will report any possible unethical behavior (Texas Instruments, Code, 2007). The responsibility for adhering to the Code of
Business Conduct is first with every employee and then, managers are obligated to assure compliance behavior (Texas Instruments, Compliance, 2007). Any noncompliance is justification for disciplinary action behavior (Texas Instruments,
Compliance, 2007). Employees can take any number of actions without retribution if they suspect a violation, such as raising ones concerns when observing an action; consulting with ones supervisor; discussing
the situation with human resources; consulting with company lawyers; contacting the ethics office and going Online to the companys Web site (Texas Instruments, Compliance, 2007). Many authors offer some simply
tests as a beginning point to evaluate if an action is ethical. The first question is: "Is the action legal?" (Texas Instruments, TI Ethics, 2007). The next question for Texas
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