Ethics Research

Keith and I researched the Martha Stewart ordeal. In particular, the moments after her sentencing. Stewart declined to offer her fans and loyal customers and apology. The reason behind not announcing an apology lies in the process of the legal system. Immediately after being sentenced, she knew that she would want an appeal. She knew that she had done un-ethical things but hoped to be let off the hook (so to say) through a loop hole. If she had offered an apology, her case for an appeal would suffer severely. She should have done the right thing and stopped there. An apology wouldnt fix things, but show her remorse for what she had done. In this instance, we have un-ethical business procedures followed by poor ethics in general.

Ethics

First off, there were a lot of statistics in that article. I'm always skeptical of statistics. Anyways, I do believe that business ethics are quite possibly a problem in todays' workplace. I'm not so sure as to how much of a distraction poor ethics can cause. It'd have to be evaluated case by case. Again, I'm very skeptical of these stats. I truly believe that certain behaviors in the corporate world can ruin an office. Promoting an unworthy employee simply bc he or she is your favorite will spoil morality. How can you expect your employees to work hard if they dont believe they cant advance within the company? You cant. I'm very shocked at these numbers. It seems like every workplace is facing ethics issues.

Web vs Paper

Writing on the web is easier than writing on paper. I can type much faster than I can write. Also, word processing makes writing much easier. They are the same in that the information, thoughts, and ideas are all the same. They are different in that writing takes much longer. The most important thing to consider when transferring a document formerly read on paper to the Web is the audience. You must remember that millions of potential people will read your document. You want to make sure all ideas are well thought out and grammar is correct.