Ethnic Groups and Discrimination

Culturally speaking, I hail from a dominant white group in the United States in a cultural context. Having roots set once the migrants where settling in the newly discovered United States, my cultural affiliation lies with the white settlers who were the first settlers in the United States. These people were the ones who established the cities and businesses and wrested the lands from the wild locals, the Native Americans to be exact, and developed the basic structure of the United States. As was...

CONCEPT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Executive summary There are several ethical dilemmas in the Concept Solutions Case. In this report I strive to bring out these dilemmas in an exhaustive and unique manner. In this report I will first identify the various situations and the attendant stakeholders. I will then objectively try to align their actions against the principle ethical theories of Relativism, Kantianism, Utilitarianism and Social Contract theory just to establish if there might have been clear or otherwise case of unethical...

Ethics in Advertising to Children

Corporations can have a vast impact on childrens lives starting from a young age. These corporations have the responsibility to act in a way that is not harmful to childrens health, education or upbringing. Corporations target children as a market. Marketing investment on promotions and advertising strategies intended for children is significant (Kazmi and Crane 567). Children are recognised not only as a large pool of consumers but also as long-term consumers of brands they have grown to trust...

Ethics, or the Lack Thereof, in the Workplace

Workplace ethics or lack of thereof has great consequences for organizations and leaders of corporate companies. There are specific regulations that address workplace ethics while differentiating ethics and compliance. Unethical behavior has impact on the value and other effects of stakeholders. Ethics and lack of thereof has significant influence on the success of organizations. Organizations affect many people. They have obligations to consumers, employees, community, and the world. It is thus...

Discussion outline of effective communication in building an ethical small group

What is communication Communication is passing on of information from one person or group to another. The message put across in a particular group sharing similar interests could be a way through which that particular group can be disintegrated or built. It is therefore very imperative that the communicator in such groups be careful in their choice of words and the manner in which they react to peoples opinions in the group. What do you think will keep people together in the fabric of their group...

Personal Reflections on Managing for Organizational Integrity

Managing and exploring every decision making process, it can be seen that ethics and moral standards remain an essential principle shaping the development of ideals and promoting objectives and goals that an organizationinstitutions adheres to. It seeks to connote pursuing the necessary values in a specific system of operations and generates the conditions of responsiveness among its members. Seeing this, the concept of organizational integrity remains to be a crucial issue shaping the formation...

Do advancements in medical technology interfere with societys ability to behave in an ethical manner

The world that people live in today is one that encounters new introductions from time to time. There are several changes being brought into peoples lives. Accepting or rejecting these changes depends on a variety of factors. While people might have to look at the practical side of these new encounters, they also have to question them from an ethical perspective. Indeed, it is important to question the manner in which one does certain things. People ought to address whether their actions are right...

Ethics and Behaviour in War-related Activity

The use of military force, whether within a country or against a foreign target, is guided by two prominent principles. Jus ad bellum (right toward war) helps in determining whether the situation justifies a military response or whether there exist non-violent alternatives. Jus in bello governs the execution of military operations at whose heart are discrimination and proportionality. Military attacks should be aimed at the right targets and civilian deaths should be avoided as much as possible....

Criminal Justice Ethics Terms

Stigmatization  Stigmatization refers to the assignment of a particular character trait or a set of personal attributes to individuals and groups of people.  This creates important criminal justice problems, both in terms of administration and ethics, because stigmatization has been established as a basis upon which criminal justice decisions have been made and continue to be made it is a problem because stigmatization refers to negative traits, such as a propensity to steal or to deal...