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Ethical compromise

The Oxford Dictionary defines compromise as the settlement of certain differences by mutual agreement that can be reached by adjusting the conflicting or opposing claims, principles, or by modifying demands.
Therefore, to compromise means to come to a certain deal in a a problematic situation between several parties by giving up some of their demands in favor of another party. The cornerstone of any argument is communication, only through which a mutual acceptance of terms can be reached, even if it involves any deviations from original goals or desires, whereas ethical compromise means that you can deal with the situation you have ...

Tom Knudson’s article, “Shifting the Pain: World’s Resources Feed California’s Growing Appetite,” is an excellent demonstration of Americans’ ethnocentrism. The article was clearly written to make that point. Seldom does the average American stop to think what kind of impact his or her actions have on other parts of the world, especially the environment. Knudson used three excellent examples of how Californians’ protect their own environment at the expense of the environment in Canada and Ecuador. Although Knudson is biased in his article, his examples are solid and he does offer opposing viewpoints. He also gives ...

The Capitalist Culture

Culture is the most active element that charges the human civilization to further branched out and cut across all the aspect of life such as technology. In the capitalist world, there is a great desire towards the novel and original. This continuous search for novelty and change surpasses the extent of proportions of actual change that has occurred in the society. Further, this cultural desire is already being legitimized, such that the society accepts the role to see the culture as a norm and a moral tradition where the emerging new culture could be sized up and be critically evaluated. It is ...

Introduction

It is often forgotten that businesses are there to serve people. Executives leading these organizations are at times consumed by the greed for money and power that they forget about the society they are serving. It is for this reason that ethics are emphasized upon. Without moral rules governing peoples’ lives, the innate selfish nature of man will lead society to turmoil.

Purpose

The 2008 recession is a prime example of how a few corrupt people at the top can lead the entire world into trouble. The actions of those leading the financial services represented the complete opposite of what an ethical ...

The recent financial crisis and its causes.

Financial crisis is a situation whereby people lose confidence in the banking sector and therefore their investments in many countries is affected. The value of the assets owned by the financial institutions and other investors reduce in value to a great extent (WIEDEMER, 2012). This has adverse effects in the economy of many countries. The recent financial crisis has resulted to many problems in the whole world. According to the article by Gordon and Metric, the major cause of the financial crisis is the increase in debt of various countries. Both public and private debt was behind the cause of the ...