Posted in ethics on Jun 26th, 2008
The practice of defining minimum wages dates back to the 19th Century. In an effort to settle wage disputes, Australia and New Zealand created governing bodies to set the minimum rates for workers based on industry. The United States followed suit in the beginning of the 20th Century. Although the original American regulations only applied [...]
Posted in ethics on Jun 23rd, 2008
As companies of all sizes join the global economy, questions of ethics abound. There are four main challenges multi-national corporations (MNCs) must face regarding how to ethically conduct business in less developed countries. These challenges all revolve around the idea that some standard of ethics should be adhered to when conducting business. The absolutist position [...]
Posted in ethics on Jun 16th, 2008
Boatright (2007) defines advertising as “a paid non-personal communication about an organization and it’s products that is transmitted to a target audience through a mass medium” (p. 272). Unfortunately, this definition is a bit too broad and includes other forms of promotion such as advocacy advertising. This kind of advertising, promoting a cause or idea, [...]
Posted in ethics on Jun 13th, 2008
In 1985, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that it would no longer aid women who based discrimination cases on the principle of comparable worth. This decision by the EEOC followed in the footsteps of a similar decision made earlier that year by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Nyren, 1985). These changes [...]
Posted in ethics on Jun 9th, 2008
The idea of discrimination is all over the workplace. In the break room, posters on the wall warn against the dangers of discrimination. The Human Resources department constantly reminds employees that discrimination is not permitted. But the concept of discrimination is rarely explained. Although it seems obvious that racism is discrimination based on race, [...]