accountants may face under professional accountability. Duncan had pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice when he was involved in the connection with document shredding. The scandals have made some big implications on the profession as a whole. One being the decision from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) of 2002, in April 2003 they voted to assume the responsibility for establishing auditing standards. The Auditing Standards Board of the American
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Ethical Dilemma: Disclosure of confidential information and a duty to protect The job of a nurse is multifaceted. They are leaders, they are teachers, and they provide therapeutic nurse-client relationships. According to a recent poll conducted by Gallup (Newpart, 2012, para. 1), it should come as no surprise that the nursing profession is viewed as the most trusted profession where honesty and ethical standards are concerned. Nursing, like many other professional industries, have standards of practice
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to make future goals relevant and this type of accounting is necessary for certain external report to comply with the generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP, guidelines and the international financial reporting standards, IFRS; whereas, the managerial accounting professionals do not need to follow GAAP or IFRS(J. W. Jones, personal
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Reporting and Ethical Practices HCS 405 June 24, 2014 Reporting and Ethical Practices Financial and accounting professionals must follow the ethical standards that regulate the type of business they conduct, who they conduct business with, and how they use their skills to conduct their business. These ethical standards are defined by professional finance organizations and the Financial Accounting Standards Board. This article will discuss reporting and ethical practices for any financial
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Team C NUR/391 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nurses face various ethical and legal issues in the medical setting. As professionals, nurses must be aware of these legal and ethical issues when they occur. Nurses have a legal and ethical obligation to respond to these issues. Being a professional nurse requires a nurse to assess the pros and cons of different situations, but also to withhold their personal beliefs and listen and respect the
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A Practitioner's Guide to Ethical Decision Making Holly Forester-Miller, Ph.D. Thomas Davis, Ph.D. Copyright © 1996, American Counseling Association. A free publication of the American Counseling Association promoting ethical counseling practice in service to the public. -- Printed and bound copies may be purchased in quantity for a nominal fee from the Online Resource Catalog or by calling the ACA Distribution Center at 800.422.2648. ACA grants reproduction rights to libraries, researchers and
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COE Framework and Ethical Dispositions Comparison Matrix Instructions: In the left-hand column, list seven instances of overlap between the Association of American Educators’ four principles of ethical teachers and the Teacher Candidate Proficiencies in Conceptual Framework. Be sure to cite each appropriately. In the right-hand column, state the priority from 1-7 (“1” being the most important) you would assign this concept as an educator. State and defend your rationale. Use research to support
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Ethical Dilemma Essay Tiffany Christiansen Baker College Ethical Dilemma Essay Like many professionals, a code of ethics must be followed. When a sociologist chooses to do research, they must follow the ethics of sociology. These ethics are clearly outlined in the American Sociological Association: Code of Ethics. Some of these ethics include honesty and truth. They forbid a sociologist from providing false results as well as condemn plagiarism. Ethics of Sociology also require that anonymity be
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Bettie Harden EDU 576 Conceptual Framework & Ethical Dispositions Dr. Susan Meredith Framework and Ethical Dispositions Comparison Matrix Instructions: In the left-hand column, list 7 instances of overlap between the two documents by asserting the comparison of the overlapping statements. Be sure to cite each appropriately. In the right-hand column, state the priority from 1-7, (“1” being the most important) you would assign this concept as an educator; state and defend your rationale
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Ethical Organization Profile Jennifer Cash, Jennifer Knight, Raul Ramirez, Consuelo Patterson MGT 216 September 13, 2010 Ronnie Ford Ethical Organization Profile Introduction The organization that is being discussed is a public relations firm, named Ramirez, Patterson, Knight, & Cash. The PR firm’s basic clientele are members of the entertainment industry (i.e., musicians, actors, actresses). The firm is built on strong moral values, as well as a strictly defined code of conduct. There
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