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Essays 451 - 480
Businesses must maintain integrity and they do this "within a framework of the law and ethics" (2000, p.17). Some firms have imple...
processes (Chidi, 2002). Some of the accounting techniques used at WorldCom in order to supplement R&D write-offs included the use...
done to rein them in. Even many business people felt that capitalism had to be saved from itself because it was an economic system...
as Gap and Nike (Mason, 2000). In some cases, the charges have been valid. Many Asian and other nations see no real...
Johnson pulled all Tylenol products off the shelf at great cost in order to ensure the safety of consumers. The Company did this,...
as consumers have an increased awareness of less tangible aspects, such as corporate governance and ethical and moral responsibili...
At the time, the SEC had examined the reports of many publicly-held companies and had required more than 100 to restate their resu...
benefit from various government subsidies, it also cheated millions of shareholders using questionable accounting practices design...
those who were relying on the company for pensions, directly or indirectly, those who worked for them, and those who worked for co...
audit functions were in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), hiding debt in dummy corporations, as wel...
(CNN Money, 2002). Further, David B. Duncan, the lead partner who was in charge of the Enron account, was fired (CNN, 2002). 6. An...
of philosophy dealing with right and wrong and the morality of motives and ends" (Shaughnessy, 2002, p. 20). But questions of ethi...
the development of the local economy and create jobs (Vachani, 1995). If we look at the situation in India, there is a need for m...
may have severe problems, but it is in the interests of all parties for the company to gain some portion from creditors to allow i...
for bankruptcy due to its inability to hide such tremendous losses any longer. It took a matter of three month for the company to...
and employees. So, it becomes imperative that when considering the effective management of ethics structures to pay attention to...
This demand is impacted by information regarding that share as well as market conditions. In the case of Enron and WorldCom the we...
to be on a continuing growth streak. Enron did not use proper or prudent caution in their diversification strategies. There did ...
these contributions finds one incorporating the interests of ethics and morality within the corporate structure, essential concept...
corresponding functional interest in them * The interests of all stakeholders are of intrinsic value (Donaldson et al, 1995, pp. 6...
its current ratio is understandable. WorldComs values in these two ratios reflect its precarious operation position. Neith...
one responsible for approving purchase orders and adding new personnel to the payroll system, the opportunity for abuse is readily...
as individual isolated actors, but they acted as part of a group reflecting loyalties to colleagues and their commitments which we...
perception of the regulatory environment is one that inspires confidence that the results and basis of the valuation accurate and...
point forward was the beginning of the end for Enron. Indeed, the history of Enrons empire is nothing if not prolific. The...
Timeline, 2004). Jeffrey Skilling took over as CEO but resigned six months later; Lay returned to the post of CEO (FOX News Networ...
Enron but when speculation about shady accounting practices hit the media, stock prices plummeted and Dynegy quashed the deal (200...
business, but it has "confused some employees spiritually -- a side often overlooked by vitally important to an ethical workplace"...
Enron, a publicly held company, was once a top provider of electricity but ended up in Chapter 11 bankruptcy ("Enron," 2002). Pr...
and do this? This provides an example of a moral individual who is placed in a slightly unmoral situation. In this regard,...