the organization; these were portrayed in the case, “A Sad Tale: The Demise of Arthur Anderson”. Arthur Anderson became commonly known for the motto “Think Straight and Talk Straight” (Parrino, Kidwell, & Bates, 2012). This motto served as an ethical guideline for the organization. Mistakes Made within the Organization Arthur Andersen quickly fell victim to accounting scandals within the accounting practice. The first mistake made within the organization was due to financial conflicts between
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“Business ethics education may, indeed should, raise awareness and remind people of their moral obligations, while at the same time asserting that ‘its basic goal is to provide the manager or student with a set of skills that can identify and resolve ethical dilemmas” (Maclagan, P. (2012). With this
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1.0 Introduction Managers often have to endure intense pressure from their employers with regard to the management of the business. Similarly, more pressure often comes from the surrounding people such as the employees, suppliers, competitors or even the surrounding community. Stakeholder and shareholder theories have been discussed intensely with each being viewed and exhibited as having both its merits and demerits. While some argue that the stakeholder theory is crucial in management, others
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THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS Public relations may seem like a very modern profession, but people having actually been strategically placing stories in the media for years. As far back as the late 1800s, famous historical figures and occurrences were promoted through smaller scale weekly newspapers. Let’s take a quick trip back in time and follow the evolution of Public Relations: The Early Years One of the earliest cases of disaster management through PR was in the 1890s when 80 baseball
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Building an Ethical Organization Cheryl A. Boyd HSM230 September 23, 2012 Jennifer McNaught Building an Ethical Organization Today it is more important than ever for an organization to be seen as an honest and ethical organization. There is a long list of organizations that make the list of unethical organizations. Companies that abuse the public trust and are perceived to be abusive to clients, are dishonest, and give poor service make the list of unethical organizations. We have all
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scandals. Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and Global Crossing are just a few names to mention. WorldCom, the nation’s No. 2 long-distance phone company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2002, approximately one month after it publicized that it had indecorously booked $3.8 billion in expenses (Beltran, 2002). The purpose of this paper is to describe how specific organizational-behavior theories could have predicted or explained the company’s failure and compare and contrast how leadership, management
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Faith-Full Leadership, Ethics and Accountability: Using the work of Moses Pava to enforce the need for moral leadership and governance The general rationale of this paper is quite simple: moral leadership and moral governance matters. It has taken me the entire semester and the detailed reading of the book, Leading With Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Better Organization by Moses Pava (2003) to help me make the solid connection between operational (structural) governance and
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Dave A Johnson Bus-340 Ethical & Legal Issues in Business The Legal, Ethical, and Technological Conerns in Business November 20, 2011 The legal, Ethical, and Technological Concerns in Business Introduction The domain of business ethics describe the ethical responsibilities and set the moral boundaries in perspective of doing the particular business in the particular scenario. Furthermore, the domain of business ethics also analyzes
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Criteria for Ethical Decision Making Utilitarian Approach Individualism Approach Moral Rights Approach Justice Approach Factors Affecting Ethical Choices The Manager The Organization What Is Social Responsibility? Organizational Stakeholders The Ethic of Sustainability and the Natural Environment Evaluating Corporate Social Performance Economic Responsibilities Legal Responsibilities Ethical Responsibilities Discretionary Responsibilities Managing Company Ethics and Social Responsibility Ethical Individuals
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Learning contract report On Leadership and Ethics Compiled June 2015 by Rochak Bhatta Charles Stuart University Darlinghurst, Sydney.
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