Mission Statements
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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.
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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
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A 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.
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The 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
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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
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This guide explains how to develop, implement and review a code of conduct for your business.
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The 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
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Utilitarianism, in normative ethics, a tradition stemming from the late 18th- and 19th-century English philosophers and economists Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
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Utilitarianism 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
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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
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This article provides a negative overview of the transparency attempts made by Vodafone in the U.K. and Apple in Australia.
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The 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.
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Article uses negative terminology in headline and throughout article, appealing to the general public's dislike of tax avoidance/evasion by large corporations.