Contents Assignment of monetary value 3 Whistle-blowing 9 Competitor Intelligence 13 Business Ethics 16 Is business ethics important, if so why? 16 Assignment of monetary value Utilitarianism and cost-benefit analysis are indispensable tools, in the situations where people have to make decisions. In a free society, individuals, or voluntary associations of individuals (whether corporations, nonprofits, households, or informal gatherings) often need to make decisions
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MIIZ04, ME001-S : Analysis and Design of Management Information System by Dr. Eric C.C. Tsang (曾祥財 曾祥財) 曾祥財 FIT, MUST 1 Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems 2 Management Information Systems Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Identify the ethical, social, and political issues that are raised by information systems. • Identify the principles for conduct that can be used to guide ethical decisions. • Evaluate the
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FOR CASE ANALYSIS The following guidelines are designed to assist in the case analysis process. The Guidelines are not intended to be a rigid format, however. Each question is intended to surface information that will be helpful in analyzing and resolving the case. Each case is different, and some parts of these guidelines may not apply in every case. Following each case are discussion questions that should be answered as part of any complete case analysis. The heart of any case analysis
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REGULATION FOR CONSERVATIVES: BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND THE CASE FOR “ASYMMETRIC PATERNALISM” COLIN CAMERER, SAMUEL ISSACHAROFF, GEORGE LOEWENSTEIN, † TED O’DONOGHUE, AND MATTHEW RABIN INTRODUCTION Regulation by the state can take a variety of forms. Some regulations are aimed entirely at redistribution, such as when we tax the rich and give to the poor. Other regulations seek to counteract externalities by restricting behavior in a way that imposes harm on an individual basis but yields net societal
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How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Impacted the Auditing Profession Auditing (BME-214024-02-11FA1) Table of Contents Introduction 3 Internal System and Process Collaboration Is Critical For SOX Compliance 3-5 Analyzing SOX by Section to Assess the Impact on Auditors: Section 302 5 Section 404 5-6 Section 409 6-7 Section 802 7 SOXs’ Impact on the Audit Profession 7-8 Conclusion 8-9 References 10 Introduction
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A new paradigm in management training Dr J. A. MacAskill, Dean, Dr Muhammad Farmer, Director St James’s Business School, 23 King Street, London SW1Y 6QY INTRODUCTION Graduates, perhaps at no other time in an economic cycle, require the ability to integrate and transfer their conceptual understanding to novel situations in a practical way. The context in which one learns is a formative experience in promoting knowledge transfer. If knowledge is taught in one dimension then it intrinsically
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Assignment: Assignment 1 Title: Employment At-Will Doctrine Student: David Nti-Berko Professor: Anne E. Dewey-Balzhiser Course: LEG 500 – Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Submission Date: 07/28/2013 Introduction Since the latter part of the nineteenth century, employment at-will has been the starting point in America employer-employee relationships (D. Mathews, 1975). Under the doctrine of employment at-will, an employer
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Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines Executive Summary From December 21, 1998 to September 11, 2000, jet fuel prices increased 255%, from 28.50 cents/gallon to 101.25 cents/gallon. While jet fuel prices have declined from their highs, at a price of 79.45 cents/gallon, they are still significantly above the December 1998 lows. With the future price of jet fuel being unpredictable, Southwest has decided to implement a trading strategy in an effort to mitigate
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Sarbanes Oxley Companies Abstract Sarbanes oxley act 2002 was passed on July 30, 2002 and only the public companies are now feeling its impact. This act frequently called the “most significant accounting or auditing legislation since the securities exchange Act of 1934”. After the implementation it has established its demands to the companies for proper management and disclosure of risk. Nortel networks is a giant corporate in telecom industry and as it is expected they also have faced the challenges
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Theory Fall 2015 Professor: Greg Trompeter Office: 323 BA I Phone: 407.823.2150 Office hours: Tuesday before class; as announced in class; and by appointment. Required texts: Readings available as noted below. • Trueblood cases from Deloitte. Available at: http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/About/university-relations/Deloitte-Foundation/0ac1264f0b0fb110VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm • FASB codification—password to be handed out in
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