Business Ethics and HR Management: Principles for Success
Core Principles of Business Ethics
Business ethics refers to the moral principles and values that guide the behavior of businesses and their stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and the wider community. It involves applying ethical standards to business decisions and actions, ensuring they are fair, transparent, and responsible.
Why Business Ethics Matters
- Builds Trust: Ethical business practices build trust with customers, employees, and other stakeholders, leading to long-term
Mastering Engineering Management: Skills and Strategies
What Is Engineering Management?
Core Concepts and History
Engineering Management is the application of management principles to the practice of engineering. It combines the technical problem-solving ability of engineering with the organizational and leadership skills of management to oversee operational performance efficiently.
- Engineering: Using mathematics and science to solve real-world problems.
- Management: The process of planning, organizing, and leading people to achieve specific goals.
The practice
Read MoreChoosing the Right Legal Business Structure
Individual and Non-Corporate Business Structures
Sole Proprietorship (Individual Entrepreneur)
To operate as a sole proprietor, the owner must have full availability of personal assets. This structure implies total control of the company by the owner, who personally directs its management and responds to business debts incurred against third parties with all present and future personal wealth (unlimited liability).
- Taxation: The owner is taxed through Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Private Civil Partnership
These
Read MoreEntrepreneurship Development: Steps, Impact, and Support for MSMEs
The Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) is a comprehensive training initiative designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills, knowledge, and mindset to become successful entrepreneurs. The EDP process typically involves several steps that help participants develop a solid foundation in entrepreneurship and prepare them to start and run their own businesses.
Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) Process
Here are the steps of the EDP process in detail:
Step 1: Identifying Entrepreneurial
Read MoreEnvironmental Management Systems and Impact Assessment Fundamentals
Environmental Management Objectives
- Reduce our footprint in different ecosystems to the minimum.
- Increase the possibilities of survival for all species.
Main Application Areas
- Preventive Area: Focused on Environmental Impact Assessments.
- Corrective Area: Utilizes Environmental Audits, aligned with EMAS and ISO 14001, as methodologies for analyzing and correcting existing problems.
Steps in Environmental Impact Assessment
- Analysis of the project and its actions.
- Analysis of alternatives.
- Identification of
Horizon S/A: Resolving Production & Distribution Challenges
Horizon S/A: A Case Study in Operational Planning
Marcelo Pereira’s Core Concern at Horizon S/A
What is the primary concern of Marcelo Pereira, Sales and Distribution Manager at Horizon S/A?
Non-compliance with requests for distribution services for regions under his responsibility.
Why Affiliates Didn’t Receive Requested Amounts
Marcelo Pereira, needing to understand why affiliates did not receive the requested amounts from the plant, receives the following information from the plant manager: