The longer a company waits to begin an investigation, legal liability becomes increasingly serious. Companies must conduct fair and reasonable investigations in order to demonstrate a commitment to ethics and compliance. However, what actions justify a strong enough commitment to workplace ethics? How promptly must I begin an internal investigation?
Some people worry about “jumping the gun” on plunging [...]

An excerpt from the book Professional Nomad by Maurice Marwood. See www.trafford.com/08-0776
 
 The reason that a person should exercise integrity is the same reason that he needs to adhere to rational principles in the first place. Irrational action works against his life. [...]

In applied ethics, questions that arise in fields such as the legal, technical, medical or business are dealt with.  Ethical issues in business are dealt with in business ethics, which is a form of applied ethics.  When there are any moral or ethical issues that are present in any business environment, these are examined thoroughly.  [...]

At the end of 2008, Cisco Systems revealed their unique approach to ethics training for their workforce. Many companies look for ways to make training enjoyable for employees- Cisco Systems has been able to prove that companies can effectively incorporate humor into an ethics training program and still get the message across. In ”Cisco Transmits Ethics To A ‘Wired’ [...]

Ethics is defined as “the principles of conduct governing an individual or group”. Our personal ethics guide decisions that we make each day. The same is true in companies.
In a recent survey by the Ethics Resource Center, some sobering statistics about ethics in the work place were cited.
Among these are:
Â? More than half of workers [...]

Ethics is one of the oldest disciplines, the object of study of which is morality. The term «ethics» was introduced by Aristotle, who thoughtfully remarked that ethics «helps to know what to do and what should be avoided».  Modern ethics is first and foremost, the science that allows to consider human relationships, as well as [...]

Just watching the news today we hear of issues and concerns that involve ethics. There is a public outcry for justice and fairness. Ethics is not simply following rules and regulations. As we know rules and regulations differ wherever you go as do standards of practice. What may be seen as ethical behavior by one [...]

There has been so much written about the need for ethics and ethical behaviors in organizations, and most people, when approached with the subject show body language that says “I know it – I’d do it – don’t talk to me about it.”
Yet, we continue to have daily ethical dilemmas that threaten our personal and [...]

Synopsis:
Ethics of Legal Profession
Introduction
The profession of law is honourable, and its members are expected to act in an honest and upright manner, and any deviation from these elementary principles is liable to e dealt with severely.
An advocate practising law is under a triple obligation­­­­­­:
An obligation to his clients to be faithful to them till the [...]

Dr.M.Susithra
The Dept. of Philosophy &Centre for Philosophical Research
The Madura College (Autonomous),Madurai-11,T.N.,India.
 
Introduction to Postmodern Thoughts:
A serious intellectual disorder that is widespread today amongst literary persons and even philosophers is Pomophobia (Postmodernism phobia). This is because postmodernism is always related with the notorious [...]