Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

This paper examines two things; how to lay off employees so as not to create hard feelings (and therefore bad publicity for the company), and how to communicate the information that employees were laid off to shareholders, both internal and external. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

7 pages. Accountants perform a variety of roles in organizations for which their professional ethics require them to be objective. The work of managers is more ambitious and requires political decisions that are in their nature subjective. Therefore there is a fundamental tension between the roles of accountants and managers. This ...

This paper discusses the concept of corporate governance, particularly in the wake of the Enron Corp. collapse. The paper supports the thesis that corporate governance helps improve a corporation's value to shareholders. The paper also talks about why corporate boards are no longer accountable to the company shareholders. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper embraces the philosophies of Kant and Rawls in exploring fairness in the workplace. Groups of people are discussed specifically and attention to whether or not they can get along is a large part of the paper. Several examples are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

9 pages. Tobacco companies have been using advertisements to influence people to purchase their products despite many of the rulings against this. The tobacco industry uses many subtleties in their advertising that are seemingly innocent but are in reality just as influential as ever. This paper looks at the way advertising can influence ...

This paper examines corporate ethics, their importance, and how companies attempt to make their workforces more ethical. Also included is an outline of the paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 18 page paper discussing the changing view of transparency and accountability on the part of the investor, and the need for organizations to adopt changes that address investor concerns. Scandals at Enron, Worldcom, Xerox and even Martha Stewart follow on the heels of the fallout of the technology sector the preceding year; US ...

This 8 page paper dicusses Friedman's book "Mollie's Job" and analyzes it in terms of globalization in today's world. Furthermore, Chandler's book "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" is also examined in terms of globalization and the two authors are also compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This article describes the steps that need to be considered when a sneaker plant moves into an underdeveloped nation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page overview of the numerous factors which affect employment in the aviation industry, particularly in airframe and powerplant mechanics. The author of this paper emphasizes that while one might only be concerned about jobs in a particular geographic region such as Memphis Tennessee, jobs in that region are affected by economic fluctuations throughout ...

A 9 page paper discussing The Gap's ongoing struggle against negative publicity arising from accusations of using Asian and Central American sweatshop labor and China's government's lack of concern for individual workers as that nation shifts from a command to a market economy. Much is written and discussed about the issue of human rights, ...

Using the hostile takeover of Germany's Mannesman AG by Great Britain mobile giant Vodafone, this paper attempts to discuss theclaim that 'an ethical organization is one in which obligations to stakeholders should be prominent in a corporation's strategic and operational decision-making.' Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 25 page report discusses Starbucks, the famous and now ubiquitous coffee company founded in Seattle and that almost single-handedly transformed the concept of what a coffee shop is. Starbucks made coffee “cool.” They gave the concept of a coffee house true “cachet.” That fact has had a tremendous impact on the coffee industry’s ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the Four I's as they relate to Enron, as well as what was at risk for the stakeholders. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper takls about One of the most contentious decisions an employer can make during a labor dispute is to replace striking workers permanently. In 1994, when striking Greyhound workers were permanently replaced by their employer, replacement bus drivers and bus riders became the targets of sniper fire (Bovard A-14). As expected, ...

This 5-page paper examines a hypothetical problem faced by a business owner who has been asked by one of her clients to accommodate her disabilities. The paper, which touches on corporate responsibility to the community, outlines the pros and cons of such accommodations, while discussing issues such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The paper ...

5 pages. This paper is based on the most difficult decision someone has had to make during five years of professional work. The professional problem is stated, there are alternatives given for resolving the issue, the decision-making process is described and the plan of action is executed. The implications of the decision are ...

5 pages in length. People often need a reason to abide by a less popular theory, given the fact that human beings place a great deal of stock into the concept of consistency; when attitudes or beliefs do not conform to the accepted standard, one might begin to feel out of place. Such ...

This 5 page report discusses Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and her use of a reference to Linder and Nygaard’s Void Where Prohibited: Rest Breaks and the Right to Urinate on Company Time. The effectiveness of using that reference is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 12-page paper focuses on ethical decisions faced by a fictional multinational corporation (MNC). The paper details a director of strategic planning who is not certain whether to enter one country because of its bias against women; or to purchase products from a factory because of alleged child labor. The essay examines examples of ethics ...

This 7 page report discusses a scenario in which a marketing campaign is being planned for the newest and best of all landmines. Normative theories of utilitarianism and nonconsequentialism as presented by the thinking of Immanuel Kant are considered in the scenario. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

7 pages in length. To delve into the concepts of morality and knowledge in relation to drug companies supplying physicians with incentives to persuade them to prescribe high-cost drugs to their patients is to re-examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to one's cultural existence. Due in large part to ...

This 5-page paper supports the thesis that corporate crime doesn't pay, and uses Enron and WorldCom as examples of how supposedly "legal" accounting practices spelled doom for both of these companies -- meaning the end didn't justify the means. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page examination of one company’s emphasis on the importance on ethics and worker self-concept in the workplace. This paper utilizes the fictional experiences of a systems administrator at Boeing Aircraft Corporation to make the connection between workplace ethics and employee self-concept and job satisfaction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper undertakes a stakeholder analysis of Rentokil Initial. Stakeholders considered include shareholders, employees including Clive Thompson, customers and suppliers, competitors and anyone who feels the impact of the company’s influence on the environment. The bibliography cites 7 sources.