incentives to encourage organizational compliance programs, speaks directly to the Arthur Anderson case. Our text states, “Gatekeepers such as lawyers, financial rating agencies and even financial reporting services must have high ethical standards.” High ethical standards don’t just happen they are enforced. Without compliance programs, loopholes are created for the dishonest. Discuss how the issues with the Arthur Anderson case may have played out differently if the Sarbanes-Oxley Act had
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problems uncovered by the tests. After these repairs, the software passed all the simulation tests. George is not convinced that the software is safe. He is worried that the problems uncovered by the simulation testing were symptomatic of a design flaw that could only be eliminated by an extensive redesign of the software. He is convinced that the patch that was applied to remedy the specific tests in the simulation did not address the underlying problem. But, when George brings his concerns to his
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refers to the moral principles concerning acceptable and unacceptable behavior related to the operation of marketing by business people (Barron’s Educational Series, 2007). In order to obtain higher profit, some of the companies may violate business ethical values. Background Mattel founded in 1945 is one of the largest toy companies in the world (Fortune, 2008). Although Mattel is a major toy company, there are many unethical issues found. Firstly, Mattel`s products contained lead paint and tiny
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Systems Table • Fill in brief definitions of each primary ethical theory. • Identify alternate names or variations of each ethical system based on your reading of the text and supplemental materials. • Match the real-world examples listed below with the corresponding systems. The first one has been completed for you in the table. Real-World Examples A. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they like the taste of
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People are strange. When faced with an ethical dilemma in real life situations they tend to shy away from it, or attempt to go around the issue. In movies however, ethical dilemmas seem to captivate audiences and drag them in. It is enjoyable to sit around and argue with friends about the moral situations presented in movies and many can be interpreted different ways. One of these movies is 10 Cloverfield lane. The movie is both an excellent example of utilitarian ethics and as it ends becomes a
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Utilitarianism and Business Ethics INTRODUCTION Welcome to philosophicalinvestigations - a site dedicted to ethical thinking (rather than one page summaries!!! Though I'm afraid I do add those at exam time - market pressures!). I hope you enjoy this case study which also has a powerpoint that goes with it. There's plenty of other useful material on this site - case studies, handouts, powerpoints and summaries, and also I have written a number of books including best-selling revision guides and
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disasters? Product defects? Piracy? Patent infringement? Lack of ethical boundaries? (Rudin, A. 2010) The World-Class Bull case study explores the ethical boundaries and challenges that a company will face when it is discovered that one of their top salesman, Chris Knox, takes on the challenge to land a big account. Using the CEO’s personal love of livestock the salesman develops a person relationship and eventually closes the sale. Ethical issues arise when the tactics used by the salesman are revealed
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society accepts. Feelings and beliefs Our feelings and personal beliefs are probably the first things we consider when we come across a situation requiring us to make a choice. However, ethics is not the same as feelings and beliefs – that is, being ethical is not as clear cut as simply following one’s own feelings and beliefs. This is primarily due to the fact that feelings and beliefs are likely to be influenced by the environment we live in – our parents, our friends and our cultures, amongst others
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procedures linked to customers in everyday operations of the company. Well written and ethical communication helps the company in boosting its business and helps to know the customer's psyche, behavior and trends towards its day-to-day operations for e.g. sales and distribution. It is of much importance that written communication which is being held between the organization and customers is free of spelling flaws and grammar mistakes. It is also essential for the company that this mode of communication
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Gloryanna Diaz Professor Sailer Ethical Leadership Assignment In today’s society people are becoming more accepting and welcoming. As a young business women going into the field of Marketing and Advertising, I have noticed that business leaders are being faced with much ethical dilemmas. For example, Nike and their decision to drop their endorsement deal with Manny Pacquiao. Mr. Pacquiao publicly announced his position against gay activity and compared homosexuals to animals, Nike came to
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