Category: Ethics

  • Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

    Table of Contents Lay Solid Foundations for Management and Oversight Safeguard Integrity in Financial Reporting Respect the Rights of Security Holders References What is business ethics? Business ethics is the field of study that is concerned with standards and principles that guide the behavior of firms in executing their business (Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell, 2011).…

  • Ethical Considerations of Organ Conscription Policy

    The issue of organ donation is acute in most countries, since transplantation has undoubted benefits and can save hundreds of people, but at the same time, it raises moral questions for many people. The organ conscription policy causes many controversies because the state takes organs from all deceased people who did not refuse this procedure…

  • Medical Law, Ethics and Professional Practice

    Table of Contents Introduction Medical law Medical ethics Professional practice Case analysis Conclusion References Introduction Medical law, ethics, and professional practice are essential in the field of health and medicine as it manages, legislates, and control ethical behaviors in professional medical practice. “Medical law, ethics, and professional practice also enable patients, their families, the society…

  • Is “Ethics and Economics” an Oxymoron?

    The idea that economics is thoroughly divorced from ethics has been disturbingly persistent among general audiences. While the premises for the specified assumption could be seen as understandable given the multiple examples of global companies engaging in dishonest practices to multiply their benefits, economics should be seen as inseparable from ethics. The idea of combining…

  • Nursing and its Ethical Issues: End-of-Life Care

    Table of Contents Introduction End-of-life care End-of-life as an ethical issue in nursing Common legal and professional ethics issues How nurses must approach such situations Understanding ethics and law in nursing Engaging in training & development Conclusion Reference List Introduction Health care across the world has arguably become one of the integral departments with significant…

  • Executive Compensation Ethical Controversy

    Table of Contents Introduction Controversy Background Analysis Conclusion Endnotes Introduction Business ethics can be described as the application of the moral rules that exist within a society to the practice of business. The fact that morals are highly dependent on the cultural or religious background of a person as well as his or her personal…

  • A Big Ethical Issue in the IT Company

    In the IT company under consideration, a big ethical issue occurred – HR managers, as well as project managers, started to apply gender-biased approach in hiring new employees on the positions of code developers. This is observed continuously during a couple of months after one of the new female employees made a serious error in…

  • Hiring a Hacker: Ethical Issue and Solution

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Issue and Solution Conclusion References Introduction We are faced with ethical issues in our interactions as human beings. Ethics can loosely be defined as a system of moral principles by which social conduct is judged as either “right” or “wrong”. As relates to business, ethics are moral principles which prescribe…

  • Sea Dumping: Legal and Ethical Issues

    The issue regarding the pollution of the environment seems to be significantly important to solve; otherwise, the society will be in a threat. The unlimited human activity has already influenced the surrounding. The negative impact resulted in climate change. One of the most dangerous factors that contribute to the problem is industries and fossil fuels.…

  • Nursing Code and Ethical Practices

    Table of Contents Authority Logic Precedent Emotion Reference List Nurses are a very essential part of the hospital setup and as such are required in many ways to assist the patient. “Nurses have four fundamental responsibilities: to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering” (ICN, 2006). Being human beings, nurses…