business ethics

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CIOs: Gartner's tips for raising your game

March 3, 2011 2:47am PST

Crank up personal and enterprise performance from good to excellent...

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Biometrics Applications: Technology, Ethics, and Health Hazards

March 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Biometrics is the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data for authentication purposes. Among the features measured are DNA, face, fingerprints, eye retinas and irises,...

Provided by: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Ethical Perceptions Of Newly Staffed Accountants: An Exploratory Study

February 19, 2011 12:00am PST

The current economic crisis coupled with corporate scandals may have impacted the future leadership of newly staffed accountants. As a result, it may be of some benefit to see if the ethical...

Provided by: Adelphi University

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Assessing Risk Discourses: Nano S&T In The Global South

February 15, 2011 12:00am PST

Nano Science and Technology (Nano S&T) has potential to change our lives for the better, but at the same time, it causes also a significant amount of concern in terms of related health,...

Provided by: United Nations University

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Using A Relational Models Perspective To Understand Normatively Appropriate Conduct In Ethical Leadership

February 1, 2011 12:00am PST

To describe leadership as ethical is largely a perceptional phenomenon informed by beliefs about what is normatively appropriate. Yet there is a remarkable scarcity in the leadership literature...

Provided by: Erasmus Research Institute of Management

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How Sustainability Ratings Might Deter "Greenwashing": A Closer Look At Ethical Corporate Communication

January 31, 2011 12:00am PST

Of the many ethical corporate marketing practices, many firms use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication to enhance their corporate image. Yet consumers, overwhelmed by these more or...

Provided by: Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe

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Five skills that can help software engineers stand out from the pack

January 20, 2011 4:09am PST

Here are five core skills that can help you build critical competencies as a software engineer and help you stand out from the pack.

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Financial Consumer Protection And The Global Financial Crisis

January 18, 2011 12:00am PST

This paper discusses the role and design of Financial Consumer Protection (FCP), weaknesses of current FCP frameworks in light of the recent global financial crisis, policy responses to the...

Provided by: Munich Personal Repec Archive

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Maximizing Shareholder Value: An Ethical Responsibility?

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Finance professors often get criticized by ethics professors because they tell their students that the goal of the firm is to maximize shareholder value. Financial scandals such as Enron, Tyco and...

Provided by: INSEAD

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Moment Of Truth

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Most of us know the difference between right and wrong. We know the difference between telling the truth and telling a lie. And we can explain why honesty and integrity are important. We're...

Provided by: CRM Learning

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Ethics 4 Everyone

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Poignant video vignettes and expert commentary from ethicist and author Eric Harvey come together in this highly effective and compelling ethics overview. The video begins with the issue of...

Provided by: CRM Learning

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Bart Victor On Helping Students Answer The Big Questions Of Business Ethics

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

The presenter's research interests lie in the practical and moral dimensions of enterprise approaches to the alleviation of poverty, the ethical foundations of business, and the social and moral...

Provided by: Vanderbilt University

Case Studies

ARISg Safety System Validation

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

The client is one of the top ten biopharmaceutical companies in the world with nine proprietary products in the US, and more than double that many around the world. In order to release the final...

Provided by: Patni

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E-Security Problems, Policies for Networked Information Systems

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

With the rapid growth of e-commerce, governmental and corporate agencies are taking extra precautions when it comes to protecting information. The development of e-security as a discipline has...

Provided by: MIT Publications

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The Ethics of Robotics

December 27, 2010 12:00am PST

The term 'Robot' first appeared in the play R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Czech writer Karel Capek in the year 1921. The term arises from the Polish word 'Robota' which literally means...

Provided by: Cornell University

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Why Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility Still Makes Good Business Sense

December 23, 2010 12:00am PST

With the economy still experiencing a slowdown, one might expect interest in corporate social responsibility to wane, or perhaps even die a natural death. Not so, according to Craig Smith, INSEAD...

Provided by: INSEAD

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The Critical Importance Of Business Ethics For Effective Leadership

December 14, 2010 12:00am PST

Leadership in business must set the standard and "Walk the talk" when it comes time to ethical behavior. There can be no compromise of ethics. There can be no "Waiver of ethics." A leader must...

Provided by: Business Expert Webinars

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Corporate Social Responsibility In The Time Of Financial Crisis: Evidence From Turkey

December 10, 2010 12:00am PST

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been an important global issue all over the world. Proponents of CSR claim that it has lots of benefits for the company such as good reputation; on the...

Provided by: Istanbul University

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Micro-Blogging in the Workplace

December 10, 2010 12:00am PST

Micro-blogging services such as Twitter, Yammer, Plurk and Google Buzz have generated substantial interest among members of the business community in recent years. Many CEOs, managers and...

Provided by: Deakin University

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Corruption As Part Of National Culture: The Disconnect Between Values, Ethics And Etiquette

December 1, 2010 12:00am PST

National culture can influence how actions may be construed as corrupt or not corrupt, due to differences in perceptions and etiquette. An apparent contradiction can be identified in cultures with...

Provided by: World Business Institute