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Anti-Corruption Initiative

Running Head : ANTI-CORRUPTION Anti-Corruption Initiative Fluor 's Fight against Corruption TUI University Ms . Chris Case Study- Module 1 ETH501- Business Ethics Dr . Gold May 15 , 2009 Bribery and corruption too often go hand in hand with business transactions . Some people will seize the opportunity for personal gain at any cost , committing unethical , immoral and illegal acts by accepting bribes and other gifts , beneficial only to themselves and their corporation and damaging to others . The dictionary defines corruption as impairment of integrity , virtue and moral principle .a

departure from what is pure or correct (corruption , 2009 ) from which we can derive that corruption is morally wrong and fighting corruption is morally right . Alan Boeckmann , CEO of Fluor , a top Fortune 500 company has taken a pro-active stand against corruption and furthermore has encouraged other companies to join Fluor in its efforts . What is Alan Boeckmann 's most important initiative to ensure ethical contracting at Fluor and what is its likeliness to success ? I will furthermore examine his initiative using the theory of normative ethics using utilitarian and deontological reasoning

Alan Boeckmann is a veteran in his line of work . Starting as a young engineer he has worked his way up the ladder to become Fluor 's CEO Over the course of his career he has first handedly witnessed bribery committed by co-workers , business partners and third parties Corruption , which is especially high in the construction and engineering sector , has negated the fair acquisition of contracts and has resulted in loss of...

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