Ethics in Business
Does selling a potential harmful or addictive product that is legal represent an ethical problem for businesspeople? How should a society regulate such products & protect its citizens from them?
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Business Philosophy and Ethics
Professional ethics - indicate the ethical standard (competence, confidentiality, integrity, and credibility) and the appropriate action.
1-A3 Professional Ethics Exhibit 1-7 on pages 26?7 lists four main categories of ethical standards for management accountants: competence, confidentiality, integrity, and credibility. For each of the following situations, indicate which of these four should influence the manager and what the appropriate action should be: 1
When looking to improve ethics in corporate governance and finance, what must be done? Please describe with a few references.
When looking to improve ethics in corporate governance and finance, what must be done? Please describe with a few references.
Recent Fraud/Corporate Scandal Report on Ethics
With all of the recent frauds and corporate scandals similar to Merck, AIG, Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and ImClone you have heard. On your lunch break, you decided to surf Internet news sites and read articles on the potential legal and ethical issues related to data analysis organizations have gone though in the recent past. After
Trends in Organizational Behavior
Evaluate the following trends in organizational behavior: The influence of ethics on decision making and the impact of technology on work-related stress.
Do you think that there is greater emphasis being placed on ethics in academic business programs today? In Business?
Do you think that there is greater emphasis being placed on ethics in academic business programs today? In Business? Do you think there SHOULD be greater emphasis paid to ethics in academic business programs today? In Business? In your answer, include "why" or "why not."
Ethic case: Santa Fe Company's adjusting entries
Santa Fe Company is a pesticide manufacturer. Its sales declined greatly this year due to the passage of legislation outlawing the sale of several of Santa Fe's chemical pesticides. In the coming year, Santa Fe will have environmentally safe and competitive chemicals to replace these discontinued products. Sales in the next year
Decision-Making Processes and Ethics in Accounting
What role can an accounting professional play in ethical corporate decision making? Should an accounting professional play a role even when if he or she is not the final decision maker? Explain your answer.
Organizational Ethics and Motivational Theory
Organizational Ethics and Motivational Theory I have the following task, and I need some help getting started: Write a 1,050-1,400-word paper in which discuss the importance of having an ethical program and the importance of purposefully applying motivational theories in an organizational setting using APA format. Use and
Ethics and Politics in Action Research
Ethics and politics that would affect instituting Action Research at Real Estate Office workplace. You will first address the political and ethical issues (institutional and personal, supporting and non-supporting factors) you believe will influence efforts to initiate action research in the Real Estate Office setting.
Fillups Company: Ethics in Accounting Choices
The Fillups Company has been in the business of exploring for oil reserves. During 19x1, $10 million was spent drilling wells that were dry holes. Under GAAP, Fillups has the option of accounting for these costs by the successful efforts method or the full cost method. Under successful efforts, the $10 million would be expensed
Requesting some information and guidance regarding strategic HR Management
Corporate ethics have been the focus of increased attention in recent years. Many companies have looked to their HR team to develop a comprehensive ethics policy. As the new HR manager, I have been asked to develop an ethics policy for Thompson-Pritchett, Inc. After meeting with the CEO, you learn that she would like the pol
Ethics and Social Responsibilities Paper
Ethics and Social Responsibilities. a. Ethics and social responsibility play important roles in today's business world and are impacted by movement regulations. For your paper, select one of the following statements: 1) "Since the goal of the public corporation is to maximize shareholder wealth, management should take any acti
How does ethics affect the managerial decision-making process?
1) How does ethics affect the managerial decision-making process? 2) Why should we understand the transition from the personal values to group values?
Ethics vs. legal considerations when hiring/recruiting a manager
When recruiting a manager what legal and ethical issues must be considered?
Income reporting, absorption costing, and managerial ethics
See pdf Question 4: (10 points) Problem 6-5A: Income reporting, absorption costing, and managerial ethics L.O. C2, P2, A1 Oshkosh Chemical produces and sells an ice-melting granular used on roadways and sidewalks in winter. It annually produces and sells about 100 tons of its granular. In its nine-year history, the com
The influence of ethics on decision making
Evaluate the following trends in organizational behavior: a. The influence of ethics on decision making b. The impact of technology on work-related stress The paper should demonstrate an understanding of relevant theory. A minimum of 2 reference citations are required. Be sure to include an abstract, introduction and conc
Albert Gable, Business & Professional Ethics: Apply a Decision-Making Framework
Applying a Decision-Making Framework Assignment: Fully Applying a Decision-Making Framework ? Read the Locker Room Talk Ethics Case ? Analyze the case using stakeholder impact analysis and the philosophical approaches to ethical decision making. ? Explain what you think Albert should do in 700- to 1,050-words.
Organizational Behavior strategies and challenges, ethics conflicts
1-What are your organization's (NYC Dept. of Education) strategies and challenges regarding knowledge acquisition and retention? How are changes in technology affecting this process? 2-How would you handle a situation when your ethical principles conflict with your organization's ethics? 3-Is it appropriate for an organiza
Business Ethics: Perspectives on sweatshops, workplace health and safety issues
1. Contrast the two perspectives on sweatshops. 2. Remunerate the various problems associated with approaching workplace health and safety issues as market controlled. 3. Explain how health and safety issues at a workplace can not be an ideal.
Business Ethics: moral status, efficient market approach to environmental responsibilities
1. Distinguish between the two approaches to the aspect of moral status being assigned to animals. 2. Enumerate upon the features of approaching environmental responsibilities from the perspective of efficient markets. 3. Discuss the challenges associated with the efficient market approach to environmental responsibilities
Business Ethics: product safety standards, concept of negligence
1. Explain the contractual standards to product safety.. 2. Describe the ethical manifestations associated with a contractual standard of product safety. 3. Explain the concept of negligence and apply it to the standards of foreseeability.
Business Ethics: Sarbanes-Oxley & COSO
1. List the provisions under the Sarbanes-Oxley act that have proved to have the most significant impact on corporate governance and boards. 2. What is the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO)? List the control structure elements, and explain the control environment. 3. Enumerate upon the responsibilities of the Co
Duties and responsibilities of board members
1. Explain the duties of board members. 2. Explain the responsibilities of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. 3. Describe how the ethical issues and potential for conflicts surrounding accounting practices go far beyond merely combining services.
Business Ethics: Gatekeepers, accountants, ethical dilemma, conflict of interest
1. Explain the importance of accountants. 2. List the responsibilities of gatekeepers. Describe briefly, the most important ethical dilemma faced by these professionals. 3. Explain how conflict of interests can arise in a profession. Explain the ethical duties regarding such professionals.
Business & Professional Ethics
Answer questions 4 and 5. Provide a hypothetical example to illustrate your answer to question 4. Explain your answers thoroughly. 4. When should an accountant place his or her duty to the public ahead of his or her duty to a client or employer? 5. Which would you choose as the key idea for ethical behavior in the account
Workplace Ethics: Correlate concepts of due process and ethics; employment at will
1.Describe in brief, the two approaches to employee treatment discussed in this chapter. 2.Correlate the concepts of due process and ethics to the workplace. 3.Discuss the various aspects associated with employment at will.
Ethics
A survey conducted by Tufts University researchers and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2/02) queried medical experts who write guidelines for treating conditions like heart disease, depression and diabetes. The research found that nearly 9 out of 10 experts have financial ties to the pharmaceutical
Discuss stakeholders in negotiation process: ethics, strategies and goals
1. Determine and discuss the stakeholders in the organizational negotiation process? 2. Analyze and discuss the impact of ethics and culture in organizational negotiations? 3. Apply and discuss appropriate negotiation strategies to support organizational goals?
Behaviors that raise ethical questions in the workplace
Review the behaviors that raise ethical questions in the workplace, listed in Figure 4.1 (below) Response to one of these questions; Which three areas do you believe to be most prevalent, or which three areas have the greatest consequence in the workplace? Justify your answers. FIGURE 4.1 Using e-mail to harass co-w