Enron, Ethics, and the Law BUS 375 Enron, Ethics, and the Law This paper will explain the history of Enron and were it failed. These failures led to many changes that today’s employees must know about and then be trained to avoid those same mistakes. While this company was based in the United States their failures had a global impact that has caused cultural changes across the world. These changes have caused employee ethics training to be changes across the world. Like everything else in the workplace
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Case of BHP Billiton Leeora D. Black Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility; and Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University Corporate social responsiveness is what companies do in order to be socially responsible. This paper presents a case study of social responsiveness at the global mining firm BHP Billiton to illustrate a model of social responsiveness capabilities. Until now, corporate social responsiveness has described processes of environmental scanning, issues
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much you receive, and lacks accountability." (Robert Klitgaard, Controlling Corruption, 1988). The level of corruption in international business transactions continues to be a critical problem. Companies need both the motivation and the governance practices to discontinue these payments Role of Internal Auditors in the Anti-Corruption Battle John FlahertyThe Challenge Bribery, and other illicit payments are contrary to the public good. They thwart the competitive process and circumvent laws, regulations
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Toward applied Islamic business ethics: responsible halal business Muatasim Ismaeel UniKL Business School, University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and 1090 Katharina Blaim Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Eichstaett/Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities of using halal regulation and certification as a mechanism for applying Islamic business ethics in contemporary world. Design/methodology/approach
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IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.50 Corporate Governance Section A: OBJECTIVE TYPE (20 marks) 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B SECTION B: Short Notes (10 marks) 1. Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement to the Indian stock exchange comes into effect from 31 December 2005. It has been formulated for the improvement of corporate governance in all
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choices. Arthur Andersen & Co. – This company that started many years ago preached about honesty, integrity, and a strong work ethic. Through their motto that was widely portrayed and talked about, they instilled trust with their clients, auditors, regulators, and potential investors. When their significant role in Enron’s downfall and in turn, fraudulent practices, was brought to light, it was shocking that a company with such high ethical standards would fall short of anything less than what
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on Eddy Groves’ poor decision making, creative accounting and resulting organisational culture. Dahlberg & Moss (2005) claim that ethics is a practical matter which involves thinking about every day actions and decisions either individually or collectively and then responding with respect for all concerned. When values underpin our responses and choices, ethics is at work. In some instances our decision making can be hindered because there can be different solutions or responses to a situation
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out explicit steps to be taken in response to reported or suspected fraud, as well as measures that will be taken to prevent or minimize the risk of fraud. IUCN Internal Control Policy Framework COSO Standards IUCN Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics for the Secretariat Sent to all staff members world-wide, available on the IUCN Knowledge Network (intranet), provided for information to all partner organizations and suppliers with contracts with IUCN, and available publicly on request. Is part
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the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued several standards that are considered more principles-based than rule-based. Nonetheless, that does not mean that principles-based accounting is better. Therefore, this paper will examine the pros, cons, ethics and virtues of both rules-based accounting and principles-based accounting. Keywords: GAAP; FASB; SEC; Principles-Based Accounting; Rules-Based Accounting Introduction Accounting can be a very confusing and intimidating subject
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CODE OF ETHICS Company X was founded by me, GR in 2012. I have decided to spend some time focusing on the ethical practices in today’s business world. It is known by many that situations arise in which employees face ethical dilemmas and are not aware of what actions to take. By creating this code of ethics I hope to illustrate what is expected out of Company X’s employees and also want to direct decision making to a more ethical side. Our Character The most important thing to our company is the
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