Running Head: WORLDCOM AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING 1 WorldCom and Ethics in Accounting Brian Bartram Professor Hogan Strayer University Accounting 557 11/05/2012 WORLDCOM AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING 2 There have been many corporate and ethical breeches over the years in financial record keeping but it is believed that the current business and regulatory environment is conducive
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Administrative Ethics Paper Sarah Falsey HCS/335 October 8, 2012 Leah Alexander Administrative Ethics Paper The topic chosen was Massachusetts General Hospital. This paper will go over the issue and its impact. It will also include arguments or facts to support the proposed solution. We will also touch on the ethical and legal issues involved with the release of 196 patients’ medical information. The issue is that 196 patients’ records at the hospital’s Infectious Disease Associates Practice
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Tasha Wright November 6, 2012 Checkpoint: Impact of Unethical Behavior ENRON would be a vivid example for individual’s immoral behaviors that affect millions of people for a long time. A lot and must accountants will be charged for preparing accurate financial information for companies and businesses and for whoever they work that examine. Investor’s can only see the internal management and they use the resource by the company that’s why investor’s rely big on that type of information. It’s very
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Cha Xiong PHL 323 Ethics in Management June 25, 2012 Personal Ethics Development While growing up, we have been taught what to do and what not do. We are taught on beliefs, ethics, morals, values, and to respect others. Different countries have different cultures, ethics, religions, and beliefs. Everyone believes that his or her ethic, belief, religion, and value are the only one that existed and others should follow. Most of the people still do not know who is right, who is wrong
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Peter Singer – “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” Dora Crawford Prof. David Tredinnick 12/19/2012 When it comes to the article "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" mostly argues about not one but more than several things. In some point most people can agree with his arguments unlike others whom may not see his point of view. One of these arguments was lack of food. This was brought up or inspired by the starvation of Bangladesh his main focus was that if one can use one's
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register had a certain amount plus the end of the day receipts was not adding up. So, I had to have a meeting with the store manager, and some corporate people of the company; because they were trying to fire me, and have me arrested. My job and work ethics was at stake, and the factor that I had to consider was how I am going to explain this to my landlord for not paying my rent. I had to make a decision to tell what really happened or take the fall for something I didn’t do. So, I told the truth my
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distributed annually to stockholders and investors. I am still unclear as to how the fluctuation of the stocks does not affect loss or profits. Ethics and morals begin at home at a young age. I strongly believe if a child is taught wrong from right, honesty is instilled from a young age; they will grow up as an adult with morals and ethics. Ethics and morals extend beyond the business industry, it is based on the individual and the morals they were taught as a child. A child sees and duplicates
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Running head: Organizational Assessment Abstract The organization has had some regulatory and ethical issues occur in the last several months prior to the new appointment. These ethical and regulator issues have had a serious impact on the daily operations of the facility. There has been a major back–lash, directed towards the in-patient medical center, sense these series of events have occurred. The in-patient medical center faces possible law suites as well as, possible
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Business 610 Organizational Behavior Dr. Charlene Anderson April 30, 2012 The Fairytale, All or Nothing Black or white, up or down, right or wrong, and all or nothing, morality and ethics must consist of exactness. Like Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”, I too have always desired the fairytale. My fairytale is the promise to me of the “American Dream”, a beautiful home, a new car in the driveway, and a white picket fence. I envisioned
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Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices Steven Young Strayer University Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases Dr. Mary Tranquillo November 13, 2012 Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices p1 Arthur Andersen, one of the largest accounting firms in the United States, “a name that was synonymous with trust, integrity, and ethics” (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2011, p. 348), through a loss of its founder Arthur
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