Ethics papers

Considers ethics and diversity in hiring and retention practices at the Boeing Company.

Discusses the basis of ethical decision-making and what factors might affect the process.

Answers two questions on entrepreneurship in essay form.

Presents a report to a company's Board of Directors on domestic partner benefits.

A case study looks objectively at the various problems facing a community hospital.

Explores two different subjects pertaining to business ethics.

Answers questions on 2 ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity.

Discusses the abortion issue, presenting the pro-life side and the pro-choice side.

Explores the issues surrounding a pregnant woman's decision to abort.

Examines whether a hospital employee can gain access to a family member's medical records.

An argument paper against the practice of euthanasia.

This paper synopsizes the article "Experimental Evidence Relating to the Person-Situation Interactionist Model of Ethical Decision Making".

This paper looks at a case of teen pregnancy from an ethical point of view.

This paper discusses and analyzes the leadership style of Ms. PC, Chief Operation Officer of a healthcare organization.

This paper looks at cloning and investigates related issues.

A look at the issues concerning ethics in the workplace.

A case study of a medical ethics dilemma and how a physician might respond to such a dilemma.

A review of Herman Melville's short novel "Billy Budd".

This paper focuses on the life and contributions of English jurist, social reformist, political thinker and philosopher Jeremy Bentham.

This in-depth paper profiles the corporate and business practices of Southwest Airlines while primarily focusing on the company's approach to business ethics.

This paper discusses that providing healthcare for illegal immigrants has become a major topic of ethical debate and an issue of increasing financial concern in the United States.

This paper argues that the discovery of the gene does not change the traditional discussion of "nature verses nurture"

This paper analyzes the arguments for and against a terminally ill individual's right to die as well as the legalities surrounding the medical community's do-not-resuscitate policy (DNR).

Discusses the issue of employee email monitoring by employers vs. employee privacy rights.

This paper discusses ethics and copyright issues with the use of modern technology.

Examines the Enron and WorldCom accounting affairs which led many to question the meaning of business ethics.

An overview of the code of ethics put together to guide coaches and counsellors regarding the treatment of sports players.

A brief analysis of the relationship between ethical behavior and profitability with a focus on the Enron scandal.

An examination of the adverse effects of poor integrity in the military.

A discussion about whether the death penalty is a real deterrent for violent crimes.

A discussion about whether the death penalty is a real deterrent for violent crimes.

This paper discusses the current situation of business ethical lapses, especially at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco International and Freddie Mac.

This paper analyzes the ethicality of the practice known as "ambulance chasing".

This paper examines America's public opinion on the political corruption surrounding electoral campaigns.

A detailed rebuttal of many common criticisms of Ayn Rand's 'objectivism,' otherwise known as 'ethical egoism.'

This in-depth paper defines and analyzes the effects of power during the modern and postmodern eras, while focusing on the views and opinions of sociologist Max Weber and philosopher Michel Foucault.

This well-researched paper focuses on the controversial and highly debated topic of cloning.

This paper examines various strategies and methods of persuasion and influence, whether for financial gain or other purposes.

A comparison of different philosophical topics using a mock web page as the format for comparison.

This paper discusses the importance of ethical behavior in the profession of accounting.

A discussion on the ethics, normative and otherwise, involved in the journalism profession.

An overview of this book by Belinda Rodger McCarthy, et. al.

Examines organizational communications and business ethics in Nigeria, India and China, using case Studies of Halliburton, Bank of America and Wal-Mart.

A discussion on ethical standards and issues for counselors in palliative (end-of-life) care situations.

This paper reviews and analyzes Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," which express the Greek philosopher's numerous fundamental concerns.

This paper discusses several business ethics issues based on a case study, which underscore the blurred lines in the area of professional ethics.

This paper focuses on the controversial and much debated issue of cloning.

This well-researched paper examines both sides of the much-debated and controversial issue of abortion.

Examines how company boards of directors have changed their perspectives and management systems after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

This paper discusses euthanasia as the right to die.

This paper analyzes how the historic views and opinions of Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and Chinese author Sun Tsu are both relevant and necessary in today's business world.

This paper reviews Charles Chesnutt's 1900 novel, "The House Behind the Cedars," which focuses on a form of social deception known as 'passing.'

Examines the aesthetic value of forged art and the ethics surrounding this issue.

This paper explores the institution of marriage by focusing on the practices of both monogamy and polygamy.

This paper examines the various methods of electronic commerce and marketing while also discussing the ethical and legals aspects of operating an online business.

This paper examines the controversial issue of euthanasia in the Terri Schiavo case.

This in-depth paper analyzes the definition regarding the true meaning of work and its impact on business, as perceived by various social scientists.

This paper compares European managers and business scandal to the U.S. and discusses the Norwegian consumer.

Examines personal and ethical decisions which we need to make regarding animals.

This paper argues that in this modern society everyone has the right to die with dignity instead of being made to suffer indefinitely at the end of lives only because of the misplaced moral beliefs of others.

Examines the illegal use of steroids in the U.S. sport of baseball.

This paper analyzes the decline in newspaper readership as well as the issue of real journalism versus sensationalistic reporting of the news.

A reflection on the compatibility of the 'work on a Monday,' after 'church on a Sunday' lifestyle.

This paper explores the issue of human nature and focuses on the views and theories of philosophers Thomas Hobbes and David Hume.

Examines pertinent ethical issues facing businesses operating in Ireland.

Examines the ethical questions regarding the issue of animal testing.

A look at ethical issues facing Wal-Mart, the largest retail company in the world.

This paper examines the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, considered one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe and an expert on moral enlightenment.

An overview of the controversy of the Terri Schiavo euthanasia case.

This paper reviews and critiques the issue of morality and ethics in politics as depicted in Louis C. Gawthrop's book "Public Service and Democracy: Ethical Imperatives for the Twenty-First Century."

Examines whether anti-trust laws are a help or a hindrance to the economy.

This paper analyzes and gives insights on whether there is anything intrinsically immoral with the act of surrogate motherhood.

An examination of the character of Marilyn Manson, more commonly known as the "Anti-Christ Superstar".

This brief, yet concise, paper examines the moral and ethical side of the nursing profession.

This paper discusses educating children in ethical behavior.

This paper defines the utilitarian philosophy while discussing its moral relevance in today's society in areas such as religion and warfare.

A one-sided look at the 'negative' effects of homosexual marriages.

Examines questions of ethics relating to love and money in "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Examines several business cases where the government intervened.

An examination of some of the legal and moral questions raised by stem cell research.

An essay discussing the importance of educating our children in ethics at an early age.

This paper explores the investigation of the involvement of Merrill Lynch in the Enron affair.

This paper examines the legal, ethical and moral ramifications in the Robert Latimer murder trial, in which the defendant ended the life of his disabled daughter.

This paper examines the social, moral and ethical merits of stem cell research, as well the ongoing political debate regarding the funding for continued research in this controversial field of science.

Discusses accountability issues in the nursing and healthcare professions.

An assessment of organizational and governmental efforts to protect animals.

An analysis of the ethical and moral arguments for and against abortion.

This paper focuses on the scientific and genetic aspects of cloning as well as detailing the various methods of both natural and artificial cloning.

This paper reviews and analyzes the issue of morality as described in James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Deerslayer."

A look at the issues that need to be addressed concerning electronic forms of communication.

A research paper looking at the legal issues that we will face as a result of technological advances and how we will handle those issues.

A look at ethical responsibility in a digital imaging environment.

This paper discusses the growing lack of ethics in the communications industry as well as the need for more supervision and stricter guidelines when using copyrighted materials on the internet.

A detailed assessment of the logistics, constitutionality, application and usefulness of Internet filtering.

This paper deals with the controversial human cloning debate.

This paper examines whether personal morals and ethics have a bearing on a politician's ability to exercise leadership.

This paper examines the pros and cons of stem cell research and the controversy surrounding human cloning.

Examination of where morality and ethics, good and evil, originated, all from the points of view of Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche.

This paper discusses, from a neutral position, ethical arguments either for or against the cloning of embryonic stem cells.

An examination of the issues that arose from the Terri Schiavo case from legal, ethical and medical perspectives.