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Ethics Standards of conduct or moral judgment. Ethics The study and practice of appropriate behavior, regardless of the behavior's legality. Certain industries have professional organizations setting and promoting certain ethical standards. For example, an accountant may be required to refrain from engaging in aggressive accounting, even when a particular type of aggressive accounting is not illegal. Professional organizations may censure or revoke the licenses of those professionals who are found to have violated the ethical standards of their fields. In investing, ethics helps inform the investment decisions of some individuals and companies. For example, an individual may have a moral objection to smoking and therefore refrain from investing in tobacco companies. Ethics may be both positive and negative in investing; that is, it may inform where an individual makes investments (e.g. in environmentally friendly companies) and where he/she does not (e.g. in arms manufacturers). Some mutual funds and even whole subdivisions are dedicated to promoting ethical investing. See also: Green fund, Islamic finance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Chapters cover internet legal and ethical issues, how to properly manage the online experience of one's child, sample parent-child Internet agreements ideal for setting boundaries, advice on how to use search engines and other online services, tips for filtering unwanted email spam, links to helpful free software, and much more. Springer has also begun the publication of "NanoEthics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale," a multidisciplinary title designed to explore ethical issues related to nanotechnology. Hers is not only a survey of a single disease, but charts the course of health issues, scientific investigation, and accompany social and ethical issues. |
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