Month: December 2019

Communications, Ethics, Philosophy

Improving and Modernizing Business Ethical Codes

The issue brought into question comes from “Codes of Ethics: Texts in Practice,” written by Peta Bowden and Anne Surma, published in 2003 in Professional Ethics, which highlights the possible errors that having official ethical codes within industries can cause. Authors Bowden and Surma suggest that having ethical codes set at a highly official capacity can lead to alienation in the workplace. They then argue … Continue reading Improving and Modernizing Business Ethical Codes

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy

Nader vs. Friedman on ‘Government Regulations’ and Consumer Rights

In the interview between Ralph Nader and Milton Friedman, “Government Regulation – Too Much or Too Little?” with moderator Hugh Sidley (1979), Nader and Friedman discuss just that. Does the United States government have too much or too little regulation on businesses, enterprises, or our consumer autonomy? The importance of this discussion is because of how government regulations do affect consumers on both positive and … Continue reading Nader vs. Friedman on ‘Government Regulations’ and Consumer Rights

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Communications, Public Relations

Creating a Public Relations Campaign Planbook From Scratch

Across one semester, me and my fellow Ad/PR students moved through a process called “RACE” (Research, Action, Communication, Evaluation) to create a campaign planbook for one of our school’s departments. The acronym “RACE” is something we have learned to be at the very core of advertising and public relations methods of improving businesses’ brand, image, outreach, crisis control, and overall problem-solving. This was the task … Continue reading Creating a Public Relations Campaign Planbook From Scratch

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Communications, Ethics, Philosophy, Review Article

Reviewing Mike Martin’s ‘Meaningful Work’ on Professional Motives

To preface his own thoughts, writer Mike W. Martin, in chapter two of his book Meaningful Work: Rethinking Professional Ethics (2000), reviewed two separate individuals whose ideas on professional integrity and motives contrast greatly. First, Martin analyzed Adam Smith who wrote esteemed business ethics novels in the late 1770s. Martin wrote that while Smith may have been self-contradictory in some areas, Smith consistently concluded that … Continue reading Reviewing Mike Martin’s ‘Meaningful Work’ on Professional Motives

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