Introduction The ethical issue of using company assets and inside information for personal gain will determine whether to accept the offer from the plumber to provide services to personal property. Accepting the offer will have tremendous reprimands as well as bringing detrimental risk to the good of the company. As manager of this company I will make the decision to not move forward with using the same plumbing company used in previous project despite the low cost. Choosing the easier option has been shown before to end negatively for all parties involved. Given the overwhelming risk of conflict of interest, I will hire an alternative company with slightly higher fees to avoid breaking company policy and ethics. A recent case shows on a …show more content…
The manager is affected directly by the decision to hire the company or not and benefit financially or uphold the integrity of the company. The plumbing company is affected by the manager’s decision to hire because they will associate the manager with the company if manager acts unprofessionally, does not receive pay desired, or other negative consequences. The company is affected if the plumbing company has an unsatisfactory experience with the manager then the plumbing company may choose to not do business with the company where they otherwise …show more content…
In regards to Utilitarianism, which is emphasizes, “the greatest good for society” (Cheeseman p 24) compliments the idea that the good of the manager’s company will come before the good of the manager and helping the company grow will be more beneficial to more amounts of people rather than a single individual. Not only is this the more beneficial option for the manager’s company, the code of conduct mentions several more instances where making the other decision of hiring the plumbing company unethical. The conflict of interest section states clearly, “Take particular care if you are responsible for selecting or dealing with a supplier on behalf of the Company. Your personal interests and relationships must not interfere, or appear to interfere, with your ability to make decisions in the best interest of the Company” (The Coca-Cola Company Business Code of Ethics p 21). The code of conduct goes on to state specifically what is not allowed in regards to making a deal for personal and financial gain. “If you have discretionary authority in dealing with a company as part of your job with The Coca-Cola Company, you may not have any financial interest in that company without prior written approval from your Local Ethics Officer” (The Coca-Cola Company Business Code of Ethics p 21). The plumbing company in this case would be classified as a supplier to
Lowe’s and Home Depot introduce each other in a message that clarifies their own explanation of Code of Ethics. Both encourage doing the right thing while performing a job that may not always cover all situations. However, employees’ are provided a strategic map that may...
This is a complex case, involving multiple parties and several variables that need to be examined thoroughly. The parties mentioned include Knarles operator of the facility maintenance company, his son Barkley, their employee, a licensed plumber, and Mr. Chetum. Although in the end Chetum is suing the facilities maintenance firm for a breach of contract, all factors must be examined to determine proper fault.
Evolving since the 1980’s, case management, an essential part of quality assurance programs, promotes excellence and efficiency in consumer health care, while conserving costs for health care organizations. Effective case managers answer the demands of changing health in promoting and facilitating a patient’s progression of care (Scott 2014).
Shower buyers fall in three pricing segments: premium, standard and value. First, premium segment is conducted of people who mainly shop in showrooms. Their focus is on great service and high performance. Second segment is called standard. Customers in this segment rely on plumber recommendation and emphasize performance and service. Value segment conducts mainly customers who are primarily concerned with convenience and price. Thus, they like to avoid excavation and also tend to rely on independent plumber in selecting a product. Value segment falls in with DIY market, where people tend to buy in large retail shops, interested mainly in inexpensive models that are easy to install and they are also strongly price sensitive.
According to the Case Management Society of America, case management is "a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's and family's comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes" (Case Management Society of America [CMSA], 2010). As a method, case management has moved to the forefront of social work practice. The social work profession, along with other fields of study, recognizes the difficulty of locating and accessing comprehensive services to meet needs. Therefore, case managers work with these
FIJI Water (FIJI) is a brand of bottled water that is derived from an aquifer in the Nakauvadra Mountains in Fiji. FIJI was created for international distribution in 1995, under the corporate name of Natural Waters of Viti Ltd. It was marketed to appeal to health-conscious and image oriented consumers by touting the water’s silica-rich property that has been attributed to anti-aging and immunity boosting. FIJI Water has captured a large share in the bottled water industry in the niche premium segment alongside Evian and Perrier. The initial success of FIJI has been overshadowed by multifaceted issues that were exacerbated by management’s actions.
...t be in business very long. But, for instance, what if RGIS was offered the chance to perform one “test” inventory for a company that had many stores and the inventory went extremely well because of the customer service levels provided? RGIS would have the opportunity to service this customer’s other stores not because of the data, but because of the service they received. This human factor played huge role in garnering business for the RGIS and yet their employees have no chance in earning any more compensation than they would have for simply putting data into a machine. Let’s look at other ethics principles and see where an example like the one above would fit in.
Each philosophy provides a clear foundation to decide such actions are right or wrong. Different moral beliefs may oppose assessments of actions. However the entire ethical issues are act ethically according to its own standards. Separate personal interests from an organisation are a great way to avoid conflict of interest for employees. Organisations should avoid possible conflicts of interests when providing employee services (31 financial planners and advisers at NAB suspended/ terminated due to conflict of interest).
You have asked your opinion as to whether the plans to pay our outside auditors $500,000 of the next year for business consulting advice and $200,000 to prepare our tax returns presents an ethics issue.
Organizational Ethics Issue Resolution Paper Introduction For this paper, Washington Mutual has been selected to show how the ethical decision making process can be achieved. When it comes to business ethics in the workplace, Washington Mutual has designed what can be considered a well balanced workplace with behaviors that are aligned with their moral values and business ethics. Business ethics are sometimes depicted as resolving conflicts where one option appears to be the correct choice. There are many different ethical dilemmas that are faced by managers and leaders everyday that are highly complex and have no clear choice or guidelines to assist in making the choices for resolution. There are times when an employee has to decide whether or not to cheat, lie, steal, or break their contract.
Under what conditions might the parties to the alliance discussed in this case dissolve or end the relationship?
Valve Corporation is an entertainment software and technology company. It is a very successful business that develops video games and is based in Bellevue, Washington. Valve came to be in 1996, when Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington left Microsoft and founded Valve. Organisational Culture is a problem that has risen through the ‘no manager’ policy. With people from diverse places and who share different beliefs, organisational culture is very serious. The concept of organisational culture emerged in the early 1980s as a topic of major concern to administrators and researchers in higher education (Ramachandran & Chong & Ismail, 2011). It is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in the organisations. These shared values have a strong influence on the people in the organisation and dictate how they dress, act, and perform their jobs (Study.com, n.d.). Employee Stress & Productivity and Diversity in the Workplace are two elements that have derived from Organisational Culture. This report will be addressing the two issues and how to solve the issues at hand.
While our organization prides itself in a well-defined and thorough code of ethics, there are occasions where situations arise, but the solution is not clearly defined within our code. In such a case, it is critical to develop a decision making framework that allows our employees to make a decision while operating within the moral guidelines of our corporation. In the hope that we can eliminate discrepancies, Royal Dutch Shell has created an ethical decision strategy that will make clear the ethical standings of our corporation and ensure a consistent decision making process. Our decision making process is focused on our stakeholders, and how we can maximize their benefit.
The 3 percent decline in sales causing a 21 percent decline in profits can be attributed to the identification of the accounting concept of operating leverage. Operating leverage is what business managers apply to boost small changes in revenue into sizable changes in profitability. Fixed cost is the force managers use to attain disproportionate changes between revenue and profitability. Therefore, when all costs are fixed every sales dollar contributes one dollar toward the potential profitability of a project. Once sales dollars cover fixed costs, each additional sales dollar represents pure profit. A small change in sales volume can significantly affect profitability (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). So, therefore, if sales volume increases,
Background: Waste water treatment plants are essential to communities of all sizes and must work efficiently. Waste water treatment plant primary priority and responsibility is the treatment of incoming sewage water by the removal of biological and chemical wastes so it can be treated and recycled for future use. There are many government agencies and standards set forth to govern and observe the successful treatment of sewage, such as the Department of Environmental Quality, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and the Clean Water Act of 1972. Compliance and constant monitoring of the treatment plant’s operations are important as they protect the surrounding community. A spill or backflow of sewage due to a complete system malfunction could potentially be detrimental to the environment and local community.