Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

A 3 page paper. Many large American corporations have outsourced to foreign companies who depend on child labor and/or who run sweatshops. This paper discusses the issue of child labor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the ways in which a manager can protect intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry, both from infringement from the outside and from within, by his employees. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a report that ethical companies are more profitable than unethical companies. The writer discusses how ethics is involved with the four functions. Enron provides the example for what went wrong ethically and what should have happened. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student in order to assess the ethical issues that are present where there is the suggestion of introducing peer based review panels into a workplace. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper looks at two issues that Starbucks had to deal with in 2005; the increased environmental and ethical awareness in their target market. The paper looks at how each of these issues were dealt with ion management terms and the associated costs as well as the likely impact on the firm. The ...

A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses and argues the importance of good corporate ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. Research consistently reports that ethical companies outperform unethical companies. This premise is translated to public safety organizations. The discusses how ethical leadership will help these agencies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper is based on a case supplied by the student. The firm is downsizing and has developed a system to determine which employees will be made redundant, but there are some employees that may be treated unfairly. The paper looks at the potential ethical problems that a scheme may present.

Where Codes of Ethics or Conduct Are Influential in Employee Behavior This 4 page paper considers the utilization of codes of ethics or conduct and looks at how and why employees may cases notice of these codes and considers the way in which tension to the codes may be increased. The bibliography cites 7 ...

This 16 page paper examines ethical considerations within the recruitment process. The paper outlines different areas where ethics may be an issue and looks at the way in which organizations can ensure that their recruitment processes are fair and ethical. Issues discussed include issues such as advertising positions, interviews, the testing of candidates and potential ...

A 3 page research paper that investigates what conflict diamonds are, and why this topic is controversial in terms of blood, death and the world's poor. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the ethical position of BP Amoco, considering the way in which they operate in some of the more controversial aspects of those operations and applying ethical theories including, but not limited to, those of consequentialism and non-consequentialism/ deontology in the ideas of Kant and Mills to the company's actions ...

18 pages in length. The notion of right and wrong comes from indoctrination of culture; what is considered appropriate in one society can be extraordinarily heinous in another. It is because of this individualized connotation that ethical interpretation is forever in question. However, there is a foundation of basic aspects of ethical ...

This 7-page paper discusses the ethics of various social networking situations, as they pertain to businesses. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper looks at an event concerning business ethics. In 2008 a UK based construction firm Mabey and Johnson turned themselves in for committing international corruption. The paper looks at the facts and considers the ethics of the situation, how they may have been viewed by those involved in the case and outcome. ...

A 5 page paper arguing that operating in such a way as to gain maximum benefit for all stakeholders is a means of achieving greater benefit for shareholders, that shareholders gain greater value as the result of ethical business than when they are the focus of all business decisions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6-page paper analyzes the BP oil spill and how the company practiced corporate social responsibility during the disaster. There are 5 sources cited.

12 pages in length. The environmentally conscious consumer of the twenty-first century is no longer satisfied with sitting by and allowing big business to poison the planet, its resources and all flora and fauna in exchange for skyrocketing profit margins. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the concept of compassion, discussing the way that it is present within the social strategies adopted by Starbucks. The theory, the approaches adopted and cynicism regarding the company are all discussed. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 3 page paper which looks at the concept of professional ethics and the sources from which these are derived. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of business ethics. Arguments for the justification of ethical practices are given. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the controversy and the fact that Google has made compromises in China. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on the Foreign Corruption Practices Act as it pertains to the fictitious Geletex. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper considers how two companies, Johnson & Johnson and Toyota handled crises and the ethical challenges presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the concept of personal ethics and the way that they may impact on the workplace, and then looks at a specific workplace; Wells Fargo. The paper assesses the ethical standards and identifies a potential area of improvement, and outlines an implementation for that improvement. The bibliography cites 9 sources.