A code of ethics is a set of rules and guidelines that must be adhered to so that someone can be a recognized member of a group or organization. ... Professional bodies regard this as being important because they can set standards to which people must act as members of that body. ... The Code of Ethics of NSPE are sets of rules of conduct that have been established by the engineering community that outline the obligations of professional engineers to society, to employers and clients, and to fellow engineers. ... Most academic specialties and professions have a code of ethics that set forwa...

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General Robert Wood Johnson, long-time chairman of Johnson & Johnson wrote a credo back in 1943 that serves as plan that represents and encourages a unique set of values. Their credo sums up the responsibilities they have to the four groups they serve. ...

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From this perspective, the fact that incarceration of a young juvenile with adult criminals might only serve to increase recidivism, and does not generally serve to rehabilitate young offenders is not relevant to the fact that the overall good as been served. ... Another way of gauge the morality of an issue is to look to the example set by others, and the US is currently in the company of countries that are governed according to fundamentalist, medieval standards that deny civil rights to much of their populations. ...

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This custom not only preserves personal integrity by rewarding candid sportsmanship, but also serves to foster understanding between referees and players. ... From squash, I've glimpsed three foundational principles which form a robust set of ethical guidelines: encouraging an attitude of trustworthiness, channeling self-responsibility, and maintaining an understanding that guidelines are dynamic and ever-changing. ...

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It is crucial to develop a relationship of mutual trust with the families that we serve. ... Understanding child development can help early childhood educators set realistic goals for the child's learning and create acceptable expectations for growth and behavior. ...

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This sets forth the same message that a sexist or racist would hate, because you are not part of my group you are inferior. ... The American Medical Association has devised a set of codes designed to guide researchers in their conduct during experimentation. ... No experiment should be conducted when there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur; except, perhaps, in those experiments where the experimental physicians also serve as subjects. 6. ... It includes mental, physical and emotional perspectives that can not be covered on a sheet of paper; the purpose ...

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The Huron Consulting Group, is a global management consulting company offering services in healthcare, education, law, and finance. It was formed in 2002, by a core group of experienced financial and operational consultants who used equity sponsorship from investors. These consultants were led by La...

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The Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) are comprised of physicians, nurses and paramedics able to set up portable hospitals on site of the disaster to provide relief from taxing all of the resources of the local hospitals (National Disaster Medical System, FEMA.gov). This structure response system has been created by the Department of Homeland Security in response to the past failed responses using the guidelines set forth by the National Incident Management System. ... (Shears 759) Health care disaster ethics incorporates a set of values and principles when making ethical decisions. ....

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The notion of categorical imperative has two maxims and serves as the instructions that must be followed in order to do one's duty and act according to moral law (Bowie 2004, p.56). ... For Aristotle, this was achieved not by acting in accordance with set moral standards but by acting virtuously in everything you do (Elliott & Engebretson 2001, p.77). ... On one hand Aristotle recognises abortion as permissible if it is due to serious deformity or maintaining family size: "As for the exposure and nurture of infants, let there be a law against nourishing those that are deformed, but ...

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The other set of problems involve harder choices in law enforcement that require further ethical analysis needed to supplement the judgment of right and wrong (Heffernan, 1982). ... With this authority officers must respect the public they serve and must maintain a balance between crime-control and due process. ...

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While it is quite obvious that Kant argues several types of laws, some that are immutable in fact, only now is it clear that those laws do indeed serve to limit freedom rather than increase freedom. ... On the one hand, by stating that rational agents are incapable of concluding the effects of their actions, Kant rejects the "categories" that he sets forth in the Metaphysics of Morals. ... However, in assuming that the effects of the agent are important and that therefore, it would affect the decision of the agent, he violates the deontological approach he sets forth. ...

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A process like this can serve the dual purpose of finding irresponsible employees as well as those that are morally excused. ... The government permanently removed National from its approved contractors list and then National set out to untangle the web of culpability within its own confines. ...

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Yet still, this incident served as a catalyst that led Chiquita's senior management to reconsider the image of the company. ... Corporate Social Responsibility in Food Production Industry The food production and distribution industries have an ethical standard that are set to them by governments and other regulating agencies, but it is ultimately the individual firm's responsibility within the industry to ensure that they are adhering not only to these regulations, but are creating an atmosphere where ethical decision making is carried out in all levels of responsibility and is built...

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Friedman focuses on the executives of corporations stating that the executive was hired to serve the interests of his employers, the stockholders. ... The code of conduct sets up many guidelines, some that businesses have to abide by regardless to remain within the law and others that are the minimal ethical standard that the businesses must adhere to in order to maintain there contract with affiliates with the WRC. ...

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Blueprints of Ethics Due to the Enron scandal, countless individuals lost life savings because of the unethical decisions made by the executives of the company. In this case, the executives greedily hoarded millions of dollars for their own pensions and retirements funds, while allowing inside in...

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Intro/Facts Ashland Oil, Inc. with revenues exceeding $7 Billion in 1987 was the sixtieth largest company in the country and the nation's largest independent oil refiner. The company employed over 42,000 people worldwide and had refining capacity of 346,000 barrels of oil per day. Key oil supplies came from the Middle East and Nigeria, where Ashland Oil Inc. (AOI) had a long-term production contract. To reduce its dependence on the volatile refining industry, AOI had diversified into other energy-related activities such as petroleum product transportation and marketing; chemicals; coal...

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Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill is an act-utilitarian and is most likely to support an act as right if it is likely to produce the most good for the most people. On "don't kill", it would depend on the situation. If a lot of people would be happy from the killing of one person then this rule can...

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Contents 1. Executive Summary 2.Theoretical Approaches to Business Ethics 3. Moral Relativism VS Moral Absolutism 4. Ethical Issues in Business Affecting Business Operations 5. Business Objectives affected by Ethical Considerations 6. ...

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