People will think it is temporary but ignoring it will have already hurt the environment. Additionally, not only do people not notice such doublespeak, but even in the event that they identify doublespeak, they may not be against it because they do not understand its bad effects. Furthermore, he uses active words to express how doublespeak will hide reality from people. For instance, in the last two paragraphs, he states that doublespeak will produce “suspicions, cynicism, distrust and hostility”. He tries to get people’s attention to think about how doublespeak will disturb their lives.
Second, the author addresses the prohibitionist argument that illegal drugs cause harm to people around the user as well. Huemer agrees that drugs have the potential to ruin a user’s life whether it be laziness, poor communication with others, or not taking pride in one’s work. He states that drug use only has a chance of causing one to behave in these ways. There are people all over the world that voluntarily behave in these ways without the use of drugs. Should these people be arrested for being losers?
The stress of the audit partner is tremendous and choosing that profession is one that I would prefer not to undertake. The anxiety and pressure to certify that a company’s financial records are in good standing can be daunting. 3.) Independent auditors are sometimes perceived as the “necessary evil” by corporate executives because of the possibility of exposing corruption. To change this point of view an auditor can try to explain their intent to educate and improve the company’s policies, which can in turn lower costs.
However, what I want to say is that if the company behave unethically as a whole, it may lose its consumer trust and undermine the firm’s reputation, then how can an employee realize his personal value? So we must try to avoid
Being sexually harassed can make a lot of people feel powerless, but there laws in place protecting our right to a safe, non-hostile workplace. In the case of the hostile workplace, one might not be directly harassed, but if the language and attitudes of one's coworkers makes one feel marginalized, threatened, or objectified, it is important that one say something, if not directly to the offending party, then to a supervisor. In more direct cases, it is important that one report to their immediate supervisor about the incident. Many companies have specific procedures for such incidents, and those procedures are best followed to the letter. Document all complaints.
Work related injuries can be costly on the company if the employee is found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident. Another reason companies should promote a drug free workplace is to reduce the number of early dismissals, absences, and tardies of employees. Offering drug tests is a simple way to discourage the use of drugs and/or alcohol by employees. Statistics show that employees that use drugs are more likely o have a workplace accident by 3.6 times and are more likely to create a workers’ compensation report by 5
If a company’s internal controls are not working properly customers and investors will be more doubtful and have second thoughts on their investments and money being safe which will lead to having less investor and the stocks will drop. It is very important for companies to have their internal controls up to date and making sure they are working properly because this can cause major setbacks financially. But there are some instances were internal controls cannot even stop unethical behavior from happening such as shoplifting in a shopping mall or even a bank
The use of such software would provide convenience for employees, by saving them time by not having to ask for ID from customers. It would make it less likely that people could successfully use fake IDs if they are underage and their correct details are already stored on the computer. For the company it could also prevent the legal problems which may occur if they sell alcohols and cigarettes to minors impact company. If they do this they could face legal ramifications and fines, but with the use of such technology this is less likely analysis. However they would have notify customers of the use of the technology in their stores, as underage people may wish to avoid the stores which could lead to a decrease in sales from the stores who use the system.
Unintended effects/consequences of the policy (if not yet in effect,, what might they be)? An obvious unintended effect of regulating mental health parity could result in an employers’ option to stop providing health insurance to their employees altogether if they believe the additional two to three percent premium cost is too high. “One destructive consequence of the competitive approach (in a market based economy) tends to be that deprived groups perceive each other as threats to their respective, narrowly defined, interests, and do not realize that the real threat to their joint interests is the principle of inequity which pervades the entire structure and the fabric of society” (Gil, 1990. pp. 189). Another unintended consequence of this mental health parity bill could be blatant discriminatory hiring and firing practices of people with known mental health
CREATING SHARED VALUE Is CSV an attempt to legitimize bad business practices? According to the article “Contesting the Value of creating shared value”, in Michael Porter point of view, “CSV compliances with the law and ethical standards, as well as mitigating any harm caused by the business”. In fact, there is a viscous circle between business and society and companies have being seen as creating profits at the expense of the community, and not creating profits that automatically benefits the community. Because of that, the government has increasingly perceived business as a problem, as a source of bad practices in society and starts to regulate, to control the tax, so political leaders are unable to pursue business in friendly public policies because the political environment almost forced them to be tuff the business despite the fact that business and society need each other. There are many things that company can do that don’t involve the trade-off, and that’s what company should focus on.