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When is advertising considered to be deceptive?
Example 1: A consulting firm played actually a very minor role in a well-known project Situation 1: Its brochure claims that it…
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‘Advertising, once thought to be unprofessional has now been accepted by law’ – Explain.
Before 1976, advertising was thought to be ‘unprofessional’, in U.S.A. The state felt that work should be won through reputation…
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What are the major areas of work for engineer consultants?
1. Advertising 2. Competitive bidding 3. Contingency fees 4. Safety and client needs
Professional Ethics & Human Values 1 min read
What is the nature of work for Engineers as Consulting Engineers?
• Consulting engineers work in private practice. • They earn by getting their fee for services rendered. • They have greater freedom in…
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What are the 4 ways to resolve conflicts among persons suggested by Harvard Negotiation Project?
1) People: Separate people from the problem. Even though both the people and the problem are important, the personal aspect of…
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Can conflicts be managed by force or authority? How are different conflicts resolved?
– ‘I am in-charge – see it my way or I will fire you’. This is generally perceived as self- defeating.…
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What are the most common conflicts?
– Conflicts over schedules, depending mostly on support depts. but where managers do not have any control. – Conflicts over which is…
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What steps can be taken to improve the ethical climate by managers?
1. Ethical values and their full complexity are widely acknowledged and appreciated by managers and engineers. Neither profits nor promoting the …
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Explain how Ethical Climate is promoted in organizations through examples.
There are highly ethical organizations, examples of some of which are given below: 1. Marilyn Hamilton, founded Quickie Designs in 1980,…
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‘Managers’ responsibility is to conduct business to increase profits’. Discuss.
• Nobel laureate Milton Friedman said ‘The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits……. The responsibility of managers is …
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Why managements prefer to make engineers as managers than non-engineers? / Why engineers find management positions attractive?
Engineers undergo the most intensive technical training amongst professionals. But still, many of them move to managerial positions early in…
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Which studies are more useful to ‘engineer managers’ than even engineering?
Richard L.Meehan, a civil engg graduate from MIT, was retained by General Electric as a consultant to testify before Nuclear …