Colin Kaepernick protested racial violence by kneeling during the national anthem, giving up his NFL career. Business ethics studies right and wrong conduct in business. There are misconceptions that certain cultures are lazy or dependent on government assistance due to deep-rooted fears from slavery and racial violence. Cultural diversity presents ethical challenges, like enforcing attendance policies that conflict with compassion for an employee's family health issues, or making sales offers that increase customer debt. Practitioners must balance cultural sensitivity with their organizations' ethical codes and policies.

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Colin Kaepernick comes to mind as I speak of racial
differences, principles and morals. Colin Kaepernick, when he
chose to go beyond the usual practice, effectively gave up his
dream. Colin Kaepernick, the American football player who
started the National Anthem "take knee" campaign against racial
violence against African American and other races. Business
ethics is the study of what constitutes right or wrong, good or
bad human conduct in a business environment. The introduction
of universal ethical principles to particular practical problems
in the modern environment, such as dishonesty in ads, bullying,
etc., is intended to assess what is "valid" behavior; i.e. what is
considered appropriate or "right" conduct in line with universal
ethical values (Christie et al, 2003).
I served with a social-service organization in 2013. Within this
unique setting, I have been forced to interact alongside a variety
of communities and faiths. Each of the SNAP entitlements
(Food stamps) is dependent on family revenue and wealth.
There was, however, a misconception and theory circulated
inside the department that African American culture is lazy and
that many of them do not want to function and want to rely on
the government for assistance. I know that the theory and the
story arose from the deep-rooted fear of the Slavery. Under
which racial violence persists and so other groups are still
competing and killing each other.
At another agency I worked for I worked with youth directly in
a foster care setting. I am African American, and the rest of the
children I represent are Hispanic / Latino. I note that when I'm
out in the city with my Hispanic / Latino clientele, I typically
get a number of stares from various cultures. One of my four-
year-old children sometimes holds a temper tantrum to get what
she needs from her mother. She decided to have one of these

2. tantrums with me when we were in the grocery shop. I
dismissed her actions, and there was a Hispanic lady who came
up to me with a really unpleasant attitude, telling me to know
what I was doing to the girl. I dismissed her and proceeded to
focus on the actions of my client. I assume that she just got
embroiled in this scenario because I mistreated this Hispanic
child in her opinion, even though I gave her my badge for work.
Anything I did with the child was in compliance with the
Agency's rules and practices, even when I was being confronted
by a consumer in the shop. It's really difficult to deal with
babies, youth and even the elderly, so you also have to make
sure that you perform it according to policies and procedures.
Mandatory ethics was enforced to safeguard the employees who
work for the specific organization and even the clients.
Professionals are required to recognize and live by their Code
of Ethics. Practitioners will need to demonstrate awareness
regarding the adaptation of their codes to different cultures
(Weber 20004).
References
Blanding, M. (2013, December 9). How Cultural Conflict
Undermines Workplace Creativity [Web page].
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Christie, P., Kwon, I., Stoeberl, P., & Baumhart, R. (2003,
September). A cross-cultural comparison of ethical attitudes of
business managers: India, Korea and the United States. Journal
of Business Ethics, 46(3), 263-287.
Weber, Z. (2004). Working towards culturally sensitive ethical
practice in a multicultural society. Journal of Practice Teaching
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d/314/346
Yoo, J., Brown, J., & Chung, A. (2018). Collaborative

3. Touchdown with #Kaepernick and #BLM: Sentiment Analysis of
Tweets Expressing Colin Kaepernick's Refusal to Stand during
the National Anthem and Its Association with #BLM. Journal of
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Cultural Diversity
There a number of ethical conflicts within my workplace. More
specifically, ethical policies or regulations that more or less go
against what is in the best interest of the employees working
under me. I often find myself having to enforce rules or
regulations I may not agree with, or that I do not believe is
creating the best outcome for either the person or the situation.
This is an issue that happens across many professions, "Many
practitioners are challenged by cultural diversity daily.
Practicing from a culturally sensitive ethical perspective
in a multicultural society is essential for good practice" (Weber,
2004, page 40). Consider a doctor who's personal values may be
against abortion, however--he/she will most likely have clients
who go through/consider this option, and they need to be
understanding and open to their client's rights, regardless of
their own personal values regarding the subject.
In my workplace, one specific ethical conflict I encounter fairly
regularly is around the attendance policy. I am expected to have
my employees here 100% of their scheduled shifts unless they
pre-plan time off. In the event of sickness or emergency,
employees are expected to have enough paid time off to cover
any potential missed time outside of what is pre-planned. I have
one employee in particular who has a child that is struggling
with severe health issues, and he misses a surplus of work.
Although I understand the necessity of having employees at
work, it is difficult to hold someone accountable to missing
work when your inner values are telling you to be
compassionate to their outside-of-work situation. However, to

4. maintain the code of my position--I must maintain regular
consequential action around missed time that is not covered
(even though I feel terrible for what he is going through outside
of work).
Another ethical conflict that my employees often run into is the
expectation to offer even to customers who are struggling with
finances. Within this industry, sales are a large profit driver and
it is a heavy expectation to make an offer on every call. When a
customer is calling in regarding being behind on bills, it can be
against moral values to offer for that customer to take on more
payments and create bigger bills. However, it is still an
expectation and something all people must do in order to meet
job expectations--regardless of personal feelings towards the
subject.
References
Weber, Z. (2004). Working towards culturally sensitive ethical
practice in a multicultural society. Journal of Practice Teaching
5(3), 40-54. Retrieved
from http://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JPTS/article/do
wnload/314/346