The International Islamic University Malaysia ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION: CONTRIBUTION OF THE ISLAMIC PRINCIPLE OF MAêLAîAH Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (e-mail: abdulrahim@iiu.edu.my) ABSTRACT There is a growing concern over the apparently low moral standards of some accountants and an increasing number of
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Research Ethics Digging Into Unethical Corporate Behavior In the textbook “Business Research Methods”, Cooper and Shindler (2011) define ethics as “norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choices about our behavior and our relationships with others” (p.32). Our culture and believes is what helps define and determine what is considered ethical, and what is unethical. “The goal of ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or suffers adverse consequences from research activities
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FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW & ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS What is the definition of a contract? a promise that the law will enforce 4 Parts of a Contract Agreement: one party must make a valid offer, and the other party must accept it. Consideration: there has to be bargaining that leads to an exchange between the parties. Legality: the contract must be for a lawful purpose. Capacity: the parties must be adults of sound mind. Describe the various types of contracts. bilateral:
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decrease errors it is important to identify the errors that are occurring. These errors can be great or small. Reporting all errors in comfortable procedural manner will only improve the quality of care in an organization. If errors are not reported or downplayed there will not be the true reflection of what is going on, thus improvements will not occur. The staff must feel safe about reporting errors and understand that there will not be negative punishments for their report, but rewards for letting
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Memorandum TO: Bell Media Ethics Committee FROM: Xiao Feng Huang (Charles) DATE: Wednesday June 6, 2012 SUBJECT: Media Ethnics Policies Recommendation This memorandum examines three ethnical problems and possible solutions regarding gathering and presenting “news”, defined in a report of recent events or information. The objective of any media organization is to provide the public with news reports that “seek and report the truth, encourage civic debate to build our communities
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concepts and practices of auditing and assurance services as well as to understand the auditor ethics and responsibilities. Also, it helps students to understand the basic concepts that underlie the audit process and how to apply those concepts to various audit assurance services. Through the first part of auditing course, much attention is given to the conceptual, theoretical and practical aspects of auditing financial statements. This course will also examines auditing theory and practice, emphasizing
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| |Autonomy: According to |Nurses demonstrate autonomy by |I demonstrate the principle of | |http://www.enotes.com/code-ethics-nurses-reference/c|respecting the clients’ right to decide |autonomy by respecting the client’s | |ode-ethics-nurses |and protect those clients who are unable|individual liberty. An example is |
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Financial Accounts on all aspects of member funding streams to Save the Children International (SCI). | |Preparation of accurate and timely expenditure claims, quarterly reconciliations and reporting to members. In addition, assisting with the | |preparation and analysis of SCI balance sheet reporting. | |SCOPE OF ROLE:
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Nursing Ethics would influence a final decision, how personal and societal values can influence ethical decision making, the fundamental legal aspects of each case study, and the legal responsibilities of nurses in the work setting. Regardless of any situation that may arise, every nurse has a set standard in place that must be followed. These are nonnegotiable, ethical standards, obligations and duties that every individual swears to when entering the nursing profession. These standards are all
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The Auditing Process • Secure top management and board commitment • Establish an ethics audit committee • Define the scope of the audit • Review the organizational mission, goals, and values • Collect and analyze relevant information • Verify the results through an outside agent • Report the findings to Audit committee, managers, and stakeholders Secure Commitment of Top Management and the Board: • first step in the auditing process Top management may want a way to benchmark their
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