http://www.articlefeedster.com Free Reprint Article Feedster and Web Site Content - Business (Ethics) en-us http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Are-You-Selling-Out-Your-Integrity-.htm Integrity in business is a quality that is highly under-rated by executives these days. Many executives are so quot;pushed and pulled quot; by a not so hidden force called the quot;profit motive quot; that they often find themselves compromising something that without which they could lose all credibility and ... 11507 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Business-Ethics-An-Oxymoron.htm An oxymoron: the juxtaposition of contradictory words or concepts. That is what we have with the term quot;Business Ethics. quot; The very contradiction that is inherent in this latter phrase is an indication of the challenge that individuals who work for organizations face as we all approach the resource... 11518 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Business-Ethics-An-Oxymoron-.htm Why do I believe good PR and business ethics are inextricably linked It comes down to definitions. Ethics is learning what is right and what is wrong and then doing the quot;right thing. quot; PR involves providing counsel on the quot;right thing quot; to do and then helping the organization get credit for it. 11509 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Business-Ethics-How-The-Sales-Function-Can-Transmit-Company-Values.htm I recently got a quot;thank-you quot; call from a man who read my new e-book Buying Facilitation. quot;Boy, quot; he said, quot;this method sure helps me close more deals and make more money. Thanks! quot; quot;Glad I could help. Is that all you're looking for To make more money quot; quot;What do you mean...all ... 11512 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Business-Ethics-The-Law-of-Corporate-Karma.htm According to the shamanic traditions, the great mystery of being is that all things are alive and have a level of intelligence. This is because all things are a part of the Great Spirit. However, all things also function individually, in thought and action. It is in these individual actions that ... 11525 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Enron-s-Ultimate-Victim-Ethics.htm FROM the 'MORAL HIGH GROUND', where we imagine ourselves, the Enron fiasco should have come as no surprise. Enron is simply a quintessential example of the degradation of principles such as trust, loyalty and ethical standards. Why it happened,however,is what really needs to be understood ... 11517 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Ethics-in-Business-Please-Have-Some.htm Is your business ethical What I mean is quot;Does your business do the right thing when faced with that decision quot; It's a simple question, which many businesses struggle with. I just don't understand the struggle part I have worked for companies that believed they were ethical, and ... 11523 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Ethics-in-Business-A-Lost-Art.htm While watching Face the Nation one Sunday earlier this year, Bob Schiffer discussed the airline industry, his mother and ethics in business. Like Bob, I think it is a sad commentary today, that we have to police businesses. Whatever happened to going into business to provide a needed service, ... 11524 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Ethics-In-The-Workplace.htm Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard of. In fact, the subject of Ethics in general is something that most people are familiar with. And, what is commonly understood about ethics is there are ethics and then there are workplace ethics. What most people don't realize, however, is ... 11522 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Ethics-How-To-Take-the-Measure-Business.htm When asked to write a small piece pertaining to ethics and integrity in the business world, my first inclination was to draw on personal experience. Everyone has bad experiences to relate. We deal with a business, determine that we were treated shabbily therefore that business has no ... 11513 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/How-To-Build-A-Business-Ethics-Program.htm Recent corporate financial scandals have highlighted the importance of business ethics and legal compliance. Yet a recent National Association of Corporate Directors NACD survey of 280 corporate CEOs and directors found that quot;only one of three directors felt that they were highly effective in ... 11519 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Laws-and-Ethics-Who-s-Kidding-Who-.htm Years ago I read an article by a renowned psychologist wherein he wrote his studies found one percent of all human beings would never lie, cheat or steal. One percent would always lie, cheat or steal and given the right set of circumstances, the rest of us would likely lie, cheat and or steal. 11516 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/MacDonalidisation-Braverman-Taylor-and-Mayo.htm Background: George Ritzer defined McDonaldization as . quot;..the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurants are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world. quot; For our purposes, MacDonaldisation is a process of ... 11505 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/No-Credit-is-Due-Bad-Telemarketing.htm Just a few minutes ago I was debating what to write about this week - something interesting, perhaps, or maybe it was about time to give some credit to snails, I thought. Then, by some random stroke of luck, fate or writer's lightning a term I created just now , I received a phone call from a ... 11501 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Private-Carrier-Pepsi-Embraces-Diversity-Amongst-Employees.htm Many companies claim to be committed to diversity, but private carrier Pepsico has proven their desire for a diverse employee base. With the progression of globalization in the world, Pepsi continues to embrace and value diversity in customers, suppliers and employees. If you are interested in ... 11500 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Protect-Your-Laptop-from-Theft.htm Laptop computers are often stolen. They are small, easily sold, and valuable. When a laptop is stolen it is a major inconvenience at best, and if company confidential data gets into the wrong hands the results can be truly catastrophic. Many professionals use a laptop, often transporting it... 11497 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Selling-Truth-as-a-Differentiator.htm The last few years have been a period of heightened scrutiny and scandal for the financial services industry. Most recently, the SEC issued a report on pension consultants regarding conflicts of interest and the objectivity of advice given to retirement plan sponsors. It's become vital to the ... 11496 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Six-Reasons-to-Give.htm If you run a business, you undoubtedly feel many pressures on your time and money. Why would you want to add quot;giving to the community quot; to your quot;to do quot; list Here are six reasons ... 1. It feels good. Making contributions to the community is personally rewarding. Our values are ... 11504 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Tales-from-the-Corporate-Frontlines-Diversity-And-Success-In-The-Workplace.htm This article relates to the Diversity in the Workplace Competency, commonly evaluated in employee satisfaction surveys. This competency explores whether your organization provides understanding and supports interaction among diverse population groups while respecting individuals' personal values ... 11510 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Tales-from-the-Corporate-Frontlines-Shifting-Culture-and-Climate-in-Todays-Corporate-World.htm This articles relates to the AlphaMeasure core competency Culture and Climate. AlphaMeasure defines climate as the effect an organization has on the employees, while culture refers more to the acceptable behaviors, attitudes, and habits of the organization as a whole. Knowing and understanding ... 11520 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Tales-from-the-Corporate-Frontlines-Work-Ethics-and-the-Customer.htm This article relates to the Ethics in the Workplace competency, commonly evaluated in employee surveys. It gives examples of how employees and customers consider ethical behavior and sound values an integral part of your organization. This competency covers a variety of topics like customer ... 11515 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/The-Need-to-Survive-A-Death-Knell-For-Organizations.htm Changing the driving force upon which business decisions are based is crucial in order to not only restore ethics in business but to truly improve the lives of those whom they were meant to benefit: executives, employees and consumers. After all, weren't business activities meant to improve the ... 11508 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/The-Only-Thing-You-Get-for-Free-in-Life-is-Hungry-.htm My grandfather was a very wise man. Simple but wise. He once told me quot;The only thing you get in life for free is hungry. quot; There is a lot of truth in that. I see it all the time online and offline that people are looking for the perverbial quot;free ride. quot; Online it takes the form of quot;get ... 11499 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/The-Social-Implications-of-Computing.htm Directed by Mark Harrison, quot;Visions of Heaven and Hell quot; is a three-part cautionary tale come documentary commissioned by Channel Four, that warns of the impending infiltration of technology and pessimistically endeavours to communicate the sentient of an old Buddhist proverb which states quot;To ... 11502 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/The-Three-Schools-of-Business-Ethics.htm G. Richard Shell, author of Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People, identifies three primary schools of ethics in negotiation. To me, they are equally valuable in examining ethics in the context of business in general. 1. The Poker School - quot;It's a Game quot; 11503 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/The-Views-of-Karl-Marx-VS-Max-Weber.htm Compare and contrast the views of Karl Marx and Max Weber with regards as to what motivates people to work. Karl Marx: 1 Exploitation 2 Proletariat have to sell their labour-power 3 The machines of the industrial revolution eliminate creativity require only the ... 11506 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/What-is-a-Ponzi-Scheme-.htm This is for those who don't believe me when I talk about the dangers of quot;mystery money quot; schemes. The terms quot;pyramid scheme quot; and quot;Ponzi scheme quot; are used almost interchangeably. However, the scheme for which Charles Ponzi is most remembered was not a pyramid. If you aren't aware of the... 11495 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Work-Ethics-A-Paradigm-Shift.htm Work ethics is a hot topic in today's business and educational worlds. Yet, how do we define this hybrid phrase with the word work meaning more than a specific outcome and the word ethics being more than the values that enhance that outcome When we say we are going to work, work becomes ... 11511 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:36 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Ethics/Top-10-Principles-for-Positive-Business-Ethics.htm This morning, I read about a company using on-line auctions to defraud customers. Last week, I consulted on an ethics complaint where a business coach betrayed a client's confidentiality. And, recently a Physician was convicted of insider trading based on information from a patient, a violation ... 3680 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:33 GMT