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    Ethical Theory and Business

    Read the case study (1 1/2 pages) entitled "Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio" attached. Based on this case, propose new hiring practices for the company to follow. In your proposal, be sure to address the following: 1. Do you feel the current hiring practices are discriminatory? Why or why not? What policies should be ado

    Ethical Treatment of Employees - As a manager at Blue Mountain Company...

    Read the case "The Reluctant Security Guard" on pages 318-321 of your text. PAGES ATTACHED AS PDF FILES As a manager at Blue Mountain Company, you have been asked to handle the situation with David Tuff. Describe what ways, other than dismissal, you would use to handle this situation. In the assignment be sure to addr

    Rights and Obligations - The Reluctant Security Guard

    Read the case "The Reluctant Security Guard" on pages 318-321 of your text. As a manager at Blue Mountain Company, you have been asked to handle the situation with David Tuff. Describe what ways, other than dismissal, you would use to handle this situation. In the assignment be sure to address the following: Do you fee

    Moral Problem in a particular company

    1. Identify a moral problem, something the company is working to correct. It could be something as small as refusing to listen to minor safety claims or dress codes, etc. Find a small problem and state what the utilitarian considerations are, and what rights are involved. 2. State briefly about the company you select som

    ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN HIRING

    I need help with the following scenario. Please provide references as well. You are in charge of selecting a person to fill the position of Information Technology Specialist for your organization. Six candidates have successfully completed a "pass/fail" written examination. The candidates are equally qualified in terms of ed

    Window dressing in accouting

    The net income of Simon and Hobbs, a department store, decreased sharply during 2000. Carol Simon, owner of the store, anticipates the need for a bank loan in 2001. Late in 2000, Simon instructs the store's accountant to record a $10,000 sale of furniture to the Simon family, even though the goods will not be shipped from the ma

    Ethical Principles

    What are some of the ethical principles that should guide business practice, including not-for-profit organisations?

    Accounting Managerial

    Samantha Galloway is a managerial accountant in the accounting department of Mustang Industries, Inc. Samantha has just discovered evidence that some of the corporation's marketing managers have been wrongfully inflating their expense reports in order to obtain higher reimbursements from the firm. According to the Institute of M

    Need suggestion/ideas

    Manychip has determined that there are three possible general locations for building a key production facility: 1) a rural location in the southwest United States that has offered major tax incentives and promised to make Manychip exempt from certain local environmental restrictions 2) an overseas location in Southeast Asia

    Ethical issue in charitable organization

    Human Habitat, a charitable organization in Taos, New Mexico, has a standing agreement with Taos State Bank. The agreement allows Habitat to overdraw its cash balance at the bank when donations are running low. In the past, Habitat manage funds wisely and rarely used this privilege. Douglas Byrd has been named president of Ha

    Role of the SEC and Other Regulatory/Enforcement Agencies

    After the Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Anderson fiascoes, and the effects that such major failures continue to have on the public trust everywhere, many advocated for an expanded role of the government in taming and controlling irresponsible management behavior, As an expert economist, members of Congress have asked you, speaking st

    Ethical standards that exist in accounting

    Why do ethical standards exist in accounting? What role does the cost principle play in Accounting? I just need a better understanding and a 2nd opinion on this matter.

    Ethical and legal duties in a hotel environment

    If you work for a Hotel and resort, what type of ethical and legal duties as a manager have pertaining to various types of discrimination? How does cultural practices play a role in discrimination?

    Justification of Decisions Using Ethical Theories

    For this project, justify your decision-making concerning the following situation: You are a paramedic arriving at an emergency scene. A group of scouts have entered a cave that is now filling with water. They were led into the cave by a rather large scoutmaster. Unfortunately, while leading them out of the cave, the scoutma

    Analyze the ethical decision making model

    Doc. Attached. Analyze the ethical decision making model from the point of view of critical thinking from the doc. attached. Were any of the steps omitted? Analyze the ethical decision making model from the point of view of core values, which ones are present, which ones are missing? --- The E-Kin Company has matured.

    Potential ethical and legal issues and develop solutions for those issues

    Atlantis Company sells computer components and plans on borrowing some money to expand. After reading a lot about earnings management, Andy, the owner of Atlantis, has decided that he should try to accelerate some sales to improve his financial statement ratios. He has called his best customers and asked them to make their usual

    Ethical issues in public health and health services

    You are being asked to consider ethical issues in public health and health services. Using course materials, the Internet, and your Cybrary you are to choose one of the following questions: What tensions exist between protection of the public's health and protection of individual rights? How should scarce health resources b

    Cash Rebates: sound practice? Ethical? Percentage actually paid?

    Among the cash management techniques used by most businesses are those that slow down their bill payments. A good example for this is "Cash Rebates" offered on household items like computers and other electronics. 1. Are these practices sound business decisions? Are they ethical? Explain. 2. What percentage of the rebates

    Are Cash Rebates sound business decisions and ethical? Percentages actually paid?

    Among the cash management techniques used by most businesses are those that slow down their bill payments. A good example for this is "Cash Rebates" offered on household items like computers and other electronics. 1. Are these practices sound business decisions? Are they ethical? Explain. 2. What percentage of the rebates

    Die Hard Company: Can Becky accrue revenues, defer expenses and still be ethical?

    Die Hard Company is a pesticide manufacturer. Its sales declined greatly this year due to the passage of legislation outlawing the sale of several of Die Hard's chemical pesticides. In the coming year, Die Hard will have environmentally safe and competitive chemicals to replace these discontinued products. Sales in the next y

    Research Risks and ethical considerations when working with human subjects.

    Sometimes, research with new pharmaceutical products may be risky to human subjects. It's big business - look what Viagra did for Pfizer stock. And, as patents expire, companies need new designer drugs to maintain profit margins. What tradeoffs do you see between full disclosure of all research risks and preventing potential sub

    Financial ratios

    Atlantis Company sells computer components and plans on borrowing some money to expand. After reading a lot about earnings management, Andy, the owner of Atlantis, has decided that he should try to accelerate some sales to improve his financial statement ratios. He has called his best customers and asked them to make their usual

    Power Point Presentation

    Using the information that your group generated in Unit 2 (see attached file for ref.) along with the highlights for unit 3, create a PowerPoint slide show that you would use in your presentation. For this assignment, you will need to select ONE of the four audiences discussed previously by the group ( Group of employees