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    Ethics in Financial/Accounting Decisions

    - Identified and analyzed 3 roles of ethics as it relates to judgment and decision making in accounting and financial reporting. - Gave examples of situations where they were not present. - Assess the value created by ethics.

    Drug Use, Rights and Obligations - Utilitarian Ethics

    "Drug use is information that is rightfully private and only in exceptional cases can an employer claim a right to know about such use." Defend or oppose this statement. How is your response to this consistent with the moral philosophy described below; and if it is not consistent with that philosophy, explain why it is not.

    Ethics and Vendors CRM implementation

    The CRM implementation of the project has been underway for three months. Ben has been reviewing the invoices from the IT vendor that is providing design and programming services for the CRM implementation. Ben is working with this vendor on a number of different projects, and there are a handful of people that work on multiple

    US and International Business: Bribery

    Is it a gift or a bribe? US Business face this question every day in international business. See attached file for full problem description. 1. What do you think of the case? 2. Do you feel that companies should be allowed to bribe officials to gain business if it a common practice in the country or region? 3. What sho

    Business Accounting and Ethics

    WorldCom Corporation, the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, became the largest bankruptcy in history due to financial reporting irregularities and misstatements of nearly $7 billion. WorldCom's controller, director of general accounting, and director of management reporting all pleaded guilty to

    Global Strategic Management & Ethics

    Evaluate each of the following approaches that a business firm could use to gather information about competition. For each approach, mark your felling about its appropriateness using the following scale: 1. definitely not appropriate, 2. probably not appropriate, 3. undecided, 4. probably appropriate, and 5. definitely appro

    Professional codes of ethics in accounting

    You have recently been hired by Jenny and Brad as corporate controller. After being on the job 6 months, you are given a raise and additional responsibilities in other commonly owned corporations. One of you responsibilities is being the check signer. You notice that you are signing checks payable to Design Emporium (a local

    Ethics & Integrity - Novice author wrote a moving memoir

    A novice author wrote a moving memoir and was lucky enough to be included in the book club list of a reputable talk show host. As a result, the memoir was an overnight success. Shortly after, it was discovered that some fundamental details of the memoir were fabricated. The publisher provided a refund to those who purchased the

    Global Responsibility in a Business School

    1) Identify Audencia's (Management school in Nantes, France) different stakeholders and draw a map emphazing on their importance and on their commitment to the organization and to global responsibility. 2) Identify 5 priorities for Audencia in the field of global responsibility and propose concrete action plans for each prior

    Business ethics and the EPA

    #14) Suppose you are an administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency. It has been reported that a small plant in a small town is in violation of the environmental laws. If you enforce the laws' requirements, the plant will be forced to shut down. The plant is the major source of employment for the town, and its closure w

    Business Ethics, five virtues of ethics

    Five virtues of ethics Exercises 1. Is doing the right thing at work always the best policy to follow in all circumstances? Why or why not? Provide an example that helps illustrate your position. Professional Development 1. If a supervisor insists that you either perform an unethical practice (The supervisor states, "Tha

    State of business ethics

    What happened to ethics over the last 5 years? Enron, Tyco, Worldcom, Martha Stewart, and so on, why has this happened? Has ethics been extinguished away? Did we ever even have ethics in the corporate world?

    role of ethics play in financial reporting and anaylsis

    What role do ethics play in financial reporting and anaylsis? Can you think of any organizations that have come under fire recently for fraudulent reporting or analysis? Please provide specific examples of what an accountant can do to maintain high ethical standards.

    Ethics

    Do you think most companies have and enforce a code of ethics? Explain why or why not? What makes a good strategic thinker?

    Business ethics

    Case study As a counselor in an outplacement firm, you've been working with Irwin for six months to find him a new position. During that time, he has completed extensive assessment work to determine if he's in an appropriate profession or if he might benefit from a career change.The results of the assessment indicate that Irw

    Business Ethics

    1. How do trust, cooperation, and principles relate to personal ethics? 2.What effect do trust, cooperation, and principles have on the effectiveness of an organization?

    Ethics: Personal and Professional Development

    Please interpret the results in the attachment, and apply them to an individual's personal and professional development. Include a statement explaining how his or her educational experience has impacted their ethical thinking. Please address the individual's use of ethics in thinking and decision-making and the potential for con