7. ETHICAL ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING "Accountants and the accountancy profession exist as a means of public service; the distinction which separates a profession from a mere means of livelihood is that the profession is accountable to standards of the public interest‚ and beyond the compensation paid by clients." —Robert H. Montgomery‚ describing ethics in accounting. Accounting ethics is primarily a field of applied ethics‚ the study of moral values and judgments as they apply
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN ADVERTISING Advertising is a paid non personal communication about an organization and its products that is transmitted to a target audience through a mass medium. It is a kind of promotional activity. Advertising is widely criticized. Advertisements often do not include much objective information for the simple reason that their primary function is not that of providing unbiased information. Exaggerated claims and outright falsehoods are the most obvious targets for complaints
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Employee Behavior From large corporations to small businesses‚ individuals involved in all types of business often face ethical issues stemming from employee behavior. For example‚ whether an employee can spend work time checking personal email accounts‚ how a manager deals with claims of harassment and to what extent a manager can "groom" a certain employee for a promotion are all examples of ethical issues regarding employee behavior. There are legal consequences for some unethical employee behavior
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Report on: Ethical Issues in last 6 month Submitted to: Prof. Majalkar BY: Nihali Jadvani Roll No: 18 For Subject Business Ethics & Corporate Governance 2G Spectrum Scam We have had a number of scams in India; but none bigger than the scam involving the process of allocating unified access service licenses. • It is Rs.1.76-lakh crore worth of scam. The amount is approximately 2% of national GDP or 1/3 of current tax revenue of India. It is also equals to annual income of
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Ethical Issues in the workforce [pic] Stephanie Wilcox Bus 610 Kathleen Henry June 6‚ 2011 Ethical issues in the workforce In my own opinion ethical issues are a major concern because of the people trying to sell products. They have to build trust and integrity with their employees and consumers about their product. According to Knicki & Kretner‚ “ethics involves the study of moral issues and choices” (Knicki & Kretner‚ 2009‚ pg.23). Knicki
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Pro/Con Analysis – Abortion: An Ethical Dilemma Introduction Aristotle supports abortion when writing that "when couples have children in excess‚ let abortion be procured before sense and life have begun; what may or may not be lawfully done in these cases depends on the question of life and sensation" (Politics‚ 7:16) The issue of abortion involves a reflection on the reasons for or against terminating the life of a fetus. Much has been written on the issue of abortion both in the popular
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Study on IIUM Students on the Issues of Group Workings Saiful Bahri ABSTRACT Under organizational behavior comes group behavior‚ how individual behave when working in group. This paper examines the posible errors that can be found in tasks done in group. The result showed that some of the errors are done on purpose due to laziness of IIUM students. Although‚ these students are aware of what causes the problems and what they should avoid to have a free-problem group work but they still manage
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Ethical and Regulatory Issues Paper President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 into law in February 1996. The law modified earlier legislation‚ primarily the Communications Act of 1934. The legislation regulates broadcasting by over-the-air television and radio stations‚ cable television operators‚ satellite broadcasters‚ wireline telephone companies (local and long distance) and wireless telephone companies. The general intention of the Act was deregulation and competition. The
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Ethical and Legal Issues MGT/578 June 16‚ 2014 Ethical and Legal Issues Burger King known for quick service is one of the largest fast food franchises in the world. The home of the whopper is typically an easy place for the youth today to find employment. Employment opportunities within fast food are not the highest in salary range‚ and little to no experience is required‚ making employment opportunities available to all class of individuals. However‚ when you combine inexperience‚ immaturity‚ and
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Ethics Issues in Healthcare Technological and scientific advancement have become areas of great exponential change in the last century. The reverberations of this change is seen throughout nearly all aspects of human life from social evolution to the dynamics of education. Perhaps the most relevant alterations to humanity overall has been seen in areas concerning health‚ and our biological lives as humans in modernized cultures. The advancements in technology and science have directly translated
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