Banana Trade Wars
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13 pages in length. Big business has long infiltrated the economically restricted world of independent merchants; once a product is deemed significant enough to warrant high profit for low investment, corporate heads begin to turn. Such is the case with the recent banana trade wars that have pitted large operations against small communities where banana production represents the sole method of survival. Clearly, at the crux of the banana trade wars resides the issue of money; however, the manner by which big corporations are virtually stripping certain societies of their only means of durability brings to light a much more important issue: ethics. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCbanan.wps

Barbara Ehrenreich and Reference to Marc Linder and Ingrid Nygaard’s “Void Where Prohibited”
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This 5 page report discusses Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and her use of a reference to Linder and Nygaard’s Void Where Prohibited: Rest Breaks and the Right to Urinate on Company Time. The effectiveness of using that reference is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Being a Leader
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A 4 page paper which examines how a particular individual can improve as a leader, and what qualities they already possess as a leader. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAlr.rtf

Benetton and the Ethical Use of Criminals on Death Row
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A 6 page paper which discusses the recent campaign of United Colors of Benetton which chose to use the slogan 'We on Death Row,' and implement the use of criminals on death row to promote their products. The paper argues that such an advertising approach is very unethical and highly offensive to the public for a variety of reasons. And, while Benetton claims they wish to make a political statement about human rights and capital punishment, such a statement could be made in other more appropriate ways. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAbenetton.rtf

Best Pracitces in Fraud Prevention:
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This 7 page paper examines the broad-based problem of fraud, including elements of detection, prevention, investigation and recovery. The focus of this paper is on prevention efforts and provides details of specific techniques that can be used to prevent fraud. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSFrapre.rtf

BLUESUITMOM AND LIES: EVERYDAY BUSINESS OR AN ETHICAL BREACH?
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This 6-page paper discusses Maria Bailey and how she stretched the truth of her BlueSuitMom.com business, and whether this was an unethical thing to do. The paper points out that yes, it was unethical, because she lied, and no one can trust her as a result. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Boeing - Corporate Culture
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A 7 page paper. This essay includes the problems Boeing had with a gender class action lawsuit and with the SEC. It reports the company's values and comments on the violations of its own ethical code and what the company is doing about it. The essay also describes how human resources has reinforced an open and collaborative corporate culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Bottom-Line Business Ethics
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An 8 page paper discussing awareness and use of ethics and critical thinking in arriving at ethical business decisions. As the face of all American business underwent monumental change in the 1970s and 1980s, it appears to be poised to undergo still another wave of change in the form of greater attention to corporate ethical behavior. The purpose here is to investigate the origins of ethics; whether ethical behavior can be taught; and why today’s businesses so often seem to seek positive business results only for short-term gains. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Bribery in International Business
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This 5 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student. An office in the fictional Latin American country of Latino has been undertaking business with the use of ‘bribes’ which are culturally acceptable in the country. The paper answers a series of questions regarding the ethical and legal nature of the payments made to facilitate or lubricate business, discussing when they are right and when they are wrong and from which country’s perspective the ethical judgement should be made. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEbribe.rtf

Bribery In International Business
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A 10 page paper discussing incidence of bribery in the international business environment. What's the difference in all-out bribery and "grease payments," "commissions," "agent fees?" The short answer, and the one correct in the eyes of every international ethics board, is that there is none. Bribery is bribery, and until only recently, the US was the only nation that made bribery in international affairs illegal. Nearly every developed nation has stringent laws against bribery within their borders, but only a few had addressed the international issue before the mid-1990s. Official condemnation by the OECD in 1997 and increasing awareness that bribery even in small amounts robs developing nations of real economic advances are working to reduce bribery's benefits as an effective, though unethical, business tool. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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BUILDING AN ETHICAL ORGANIZATION
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This 12-page paper describes the creating of an ethical organization, including codes of conduct and oversite. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Business and Ethics
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This 51 page paper looks at the role of ethics in business and how it is perceived. The papers seeks to answers two questions; 1. To what extent do companies heed ethical guidelines? 2. To what extent do the public believe company information regarding ethical issues? The paper starts by looking at the way strategy is formed and how ethics may be seen in this process. Different approaches to examining ethics and business are then considered, including models such as shareholder wealth maximization and corporate wealth maximization, and looking at the philosophical approach using the theories of Kant and Mills. The Global Compact from the United Nations is also included. This is followed by a case study showing how a company can be ethical and profitable. The last part of the paper is primary research that examined how consumers see business and ethics as conflicting. This is ascertained with the use of a survey, the questionnaire and presentation of the results are all included. The bibliography cites 31 sources.
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Business and Government Ethics in Product Reliability
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A 10 page paper examining the facts and ethics of the Ford-Firestone tires case, including assessment of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Ford – Firestone fiasco began in earnest during the summer of 2000, the point at which neither company could continue to ignore the mounting problems with the combination of the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires. Neither company gave inordinate attention to the problems until forced to by consumer pressure aided by one particular lawsuit. The purpose here is to examine the ethical issues involved, not only on the part of Ford and Firestone, but also on the part of governmental regulatory agencies. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSfordFireEth03.rtf

BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
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This 10-page paper outlines business and its uneasy relation to the society in which it functions. Topics discussed include the contemporary relationship between business and society, social issues and pressures on today's business; a business' relationship with its shareholders and stakeholders, business and technology and entitlement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTbuanso.rtf

Business and the Environment
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11 pages in length. This thought-provoking paper takes a hard look at the effect upon the environment by corporations, and what their actions should be based on moral and ethical obligations to the environment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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