IIUM Journal of Economics and Management 11, no.1 (2003): © 2003 by The International Islamic University Malaysia ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION: CONTRIBUTION OF THE ISLAMIC PRINCIPLE OF MAêLAîAH Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (e-mail: abdulrahim@iiu.edu.my) ABSTRACT There is a growing concern over the apparently
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relationship as a building block for ethics and corporate social responsibility. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 21(4), 275-277. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10672-009-9124-4 This article emphasises on keeping up of a good employee-employer relationship as the important element of maintaining ethics and corporate social responsibility. Employee as one of the inevitable factors of organisation should be considered as the most important stakeholder of business. Restrictive approaches towards
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liar because someone else holds a differing opinion? There is one Truth, but do any of us know what that truth truly is? Albert Carr (1968) would find that Mr. Frey pursued a brilliant marketing strategy to get his book published, after all business is business, marketing is marketing, and it’s all in how the game is played. While attempting to market his book as fiction more than a dozen publishers rejected Frey’s manuscript. His agent, whose job it is to get the book published, suggested a viable
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generally expected to be conducted within a business by its managers and employees. When business ethics is spoken by business people of it usually means one of three things (1) avoid breaking the criminal law in one’s work-related activity; (2) avoid action that may result in civil law suits against the company; (3) avoid actions that are bad for the company image (Erwin 2011). . Ethical issues in business will occur but can be solved and avoided in many cases that can help a company continue to be
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presents a review of current literature on ethical theories as they relate to ethical leadership in the virtual business environment (e-ethics) and virtual project leadership. Ethical theories are reviewed in relation to virtual project management, such as participative management, Theory Y, and its relationship to utilitarianism; Kantian ethics, motivation, and trust; communitarian ethics, ethic of care and egalitarianism; Stakeholder Theory; and the use of political tactics. Challenges to e-ethical
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time. It can also damage the firm and have a massive job loss. There are plenty of repercussions for unethical behavior. Colleges who see accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) have to incorporate ethics in their program. It should touch ethics topics related to “corporate social responsibility, governance, ethical corporate culture, and ethical decision making.” (Brooks, 180). Section 404 From these issues and problems Section 404 became very important
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Title: Medical Ethics: History and Guiding Principles Author: Alan J. McGoldrick Course: Medicine, Disease and History Instructor: Professor Foss Date: June 15, 2012 Medical ethics are the moral guidelines and ethical laws that help to prioritize a medical professional's work responsibilities. The code of medical ethics outlines the proper conduct between medical professionals and their patients, communities, and colleagues. Each country has a different code of medical ethics, though most
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Running Head: Business Ethics Main Title: The Cultural Dimensions of Business Ethic Monroe College Contents Rationale 3 Introduction 3 Some Factors which may Influence Business Ethics 3 How Peoples Action can Affect Business Ethics 4 How Structure Affects Business ethics 4 How Culture, Norms and Laws Affect Business Ethics 5 Unethical Practices and How They May Affect a Business 5 Recommendations 7 Conclusion 8 Sources 10 Rationale The purpose
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CASE STUDY/Ethics The Crime This ethical issue that I have decided to write about is a matter that has occurred in many medical facilities across the world. I have made up some names for this case study but the incident is real. This case study involves a physician named Derek Johnson M.D. This physician worked with numerous of nurses and other health care professionals and most of them believed Dr. Johnson had a narcotics problem. The health care providers did not know for sure if this physician
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Issues of the case study 1) Internal control In this case study the first issues is about lack of internal control in the organization. Internal control is defined as a process affected by an organization’s structure, work and authority flows, people and management information systems, designed to help the organization to achieve specific goals or objective. In this case study, we found that the internal control is very low. It is because Mohamed Salem El-hadad, internal auditor had discovered
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