Mission Statements
- Maney, K. (2014). Mission creep. Newsweek Global, 162(10), 89-92.The author discusses the corporate mission statements of some technology companies as of 2014, arguing that companies with ambitious and challenging missions often develop from the ideas of entrepreneurs that connect with something profound.
- Yozgat, U., & Karataş, N. (2011). Going green of mission and vision statements: Ethical, social, and environmental concerns across organizations. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 24, 1359-1366. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.09.110. Retrieved from htNB: Click 'Download full text in PDF' link to access.
Mission and vision statements must be constantly revised and modified in response to changes within the organization and its environment. Social responsibilities should also be considered to include concerns for social factors and the environment within the missions of the companies.
virtualstrategist. (2008, July 1). How to write a mission statement [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyCt83JLNY
Charters
Memorandums
- Indonesia/Malaysia: New pact shortchanges domestic workers. (2011, May 31). Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/05/31/indonesia/malaysia-new-pact-shortchanges-domestic-workersA revised agreement between Malaysia and Indonesia provides some benefits for migrant domestic workers but fails to provide some needed safeguards linked to low wages and high recruitment fees, Human Rights Watch said today.
- Cohn, J., & Friedman, H. M. (2010). Sustainable international partnership building for academic medical centers: Experiences with the Botswana-UPenn partnership. Virtual Mentor, 12(3), 179-183. Retrieved from http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2010/03/meThe world faces a global health workforce shortage of almost 4 million professionals, with the most severe gaps in sub-Saharan Africa. Improvements in health, including meeting the health-related Millennium Development Goals, are linked with the density of skilled health workers
- Elia, R. J. (1992). The ethics of collaboration: Archaeologists and the Whydah project. Historical Archaeology, 26(4), 105-117.The ethical dimensions of archaeological collaboration with treasure hunters are explored through a study of the Whydah salvage project. The article discusses the issue of collaboration from the perspective of the archaeologists who work for the treasure hunters and those in public agencies who regulate them.
Code of Conduct
- Queensland Government. (2016, June 29). Staff code of conduct. Retrieved from https://www.business.qld.gov.au/business/employing/taking-on-staff/staff-code-conductThis guide explains how to develop, implement and review a code of conduct for your business.
- University of Western Australia. (2016, May 28). UWA code of ethics and code of conduct. Retrieved from http://www.hr.uwa.edu.au/policies/policies/conduct/codeThe Code of Conduct details the legal and ethical obligations and expectations of all staff and students to act in accordance with the expressed standards of conduct, integrity and accountability contained in relevant legislation, University policies and Agreements.
Reactive vs Proactive
Utilitarian Principle
- Utilitarianism. (2016). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/108685Utilitarianism, in normative ethics, a tradition stemming from the late 18th- and 19th-century English philosophers and economists Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
- National University of Ireland. (2005, September 30). Business ethics: Utilitarianism. Retrieved from http://ww2.it.nuigalway.ie/staff/h_melvin/prof_skill/L2_handout.pdfUtilitarianism is a normative ethical theory. It is the most well-known and prevalent forms of consequentialism. Consequentialism is an umbrella term for a range of moral theories that state the rightness or wrongness of an action should be based solely on the results produced by that action.
Wireless Philosophy. (2014, September 26). Philosophy - Ethics: Utilitarianism [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvmz5E75ZIA&list=PLtKNX4SfKpzWiiUdXS9MKf8bgUfQSOlas
Golden Rule
- Burton, B. K., & Goldsby, M. (2005). The golden rule and business ethics: An examination. Journal of Business Ethics, 56(4), 371-383.The phenomenon of globalization of markets has been accompanied by calls for a globalization of ethical norms. One principle often referred to in such calls is the so-called Golden Rule.
Publicity Effect
- Ting, A. (2015, February 10). Tax transparency trend forces companies to face reality. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/tax-transparency-trend-forces-companies-to-face-reality-37275This article provides a negative overview of the transparency attempts made by Vodafone in the U.K. and Apple in Australia.
- Mossack Fonseca. (2016, April 4). Mossack Fonseca’s response to the Panama Papers. Retrieved fromThe Panama papers consist of millions of files leaked from the database of the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonesca. Here is the company’s response to the leak in full.
- Harding, L. (2016, April 8). Mossack Fonseca: inside the firm that helps the super-rich hide their money. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/08/mossack-fonseca-law-firm-hide-money-panama-papersArticle uses negative terminology in headline and throughout article, appealing to the general public's dislike of tax avoidance/evasion by large corporations.