Essays and Research Papers on Business Ethics

A 4 page paper. This report begins with a discussion of the importance of including ethics and social responsibility in the strategic planning process and how some companies achieve this. The second part of the paper provides an example of a company whose ethics lapsed – Toyota. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of large shopping developments. An example argument against them is presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the importance of integrating ethics into an undergraduate curriculum. The arguments that have been put for and against the teaching of ethics is considered. Reasons for its importance are then considered in the context of scandals such as Enron. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about Social Impact Assessment Plan for a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. The author of this paper discusses how to make a plan to respect human rights while doing business. There is one source cited in this paper.

This 4 page paper examines how financial decisions are made in light of ethics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper is a suggested compliance plan for the fictitious manufacturing firm Riordan, looking at issues including the scope of the plan, allocation of administrative responsibility, guidelines, monitoring reporting and investigating. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

An 8 page paper. The issue was to identify and research a current ethical situation in the media. The one selected for this essay is the case involving Brian Williams. The paper explains what happened, a timeline, leadership styles of those over Williams in the company, and the outcome. The second part of the ...

A 3 page paper. The Falcon Computer company was just eight months old when the leaders finally decided what their corporate culture would be. They espoused highly positive values it did not take long for the new software trainer to realize there was a dramatic gap between the written values and what the executives ...

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of corporate fraud. Cases such as Enron and WorldCom are cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper. This essay explains the ethical issue, employees' responsibilities and the organization's responsibilities in ethical situations. The paper then provides information about why employees may act unethically, steps they can take to make ethical decisions, and ways in which the organization can help them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research essay that discusses how the book and documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room indicates the inner cultural workings of this corporation. The writer argues that collapse of Enron Corporation, which occurred in 2001, was largely due to unbridled greed and accounting practices of questionable morality and legality, which were ...

A 5 page paper. Business ethics have been in the news a great deal over the past two decades for the wrong reasons. Rather than reading about ethical companies and their success, we are reading about unethical behaviors and their negative social and economic impacts. This essay discusses the traits and characteristics of ethical leaders ...

A 4 page paper that discusses the two named companies. One is producing a 100 percent organic, natural bottled tea and the other grows seeds and spores of a cell that allows plants of all kinds to grow stronger and better with less water and less fertilizer. Both are ethical companies that are serious about ...

a 4 page paper. This essay begins by discussing ways to detect fraud with some suggestions for preventing it. The paper then discusses the Harriette Walters's embezzlement of nearly $50 million from the District of Columbia's government. Her crime is further analyzed using the Fraud Triangle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In four pages, the author discusses how women have broken through the glass ceilings of the workplace since the twentieth century. The author also explores the current stereotypes that women face for equality. Two sources are provided.

This 12 page paper looks five different corporate social responsibility issues that face businesses today; climate change, sustainability, child labour, fair trade and environmental accounting. Each is discussed to look at how the issue can be defined and how it may impact in businesses. The bibliography cites 24 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the ethical challenges that extend from the operation of businesses. This paper relates the belief that leaders in businesses sometimes struggle with the application of ethical principles like veracity in meeting obligations to different stakeholders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses corporate social responsibility through the eyes of a company based on the island of Kava. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on ethical violations and philosophical theories in the case of PharmaCARE, a fictitious pharmaceutical firm. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7-page paper answers questions pertaining to the business, marketing and advertising non-ethical behavior used by PharmaCARE in its distribution and promotion of the diabetic medicine AD23. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the employer-employee relationship. Differences between employees and contractors are emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of business ethics. The case of Coca-Cola India and the revamp of their image through ethical practice is examined. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of fuel hedging in the airline industry. The connection between hedging and profits is the focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper examines employee's privacy at work in regards to e-mail and Internet monitoring and how policies work at my job. There are 3 sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the ethics of compensation. The trend of large bonuses being paid to executives of banks who received federal bailouts is examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.