11/3/2014 Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy by Tim Barnett‚ Assistant Professor of Management‚ Louisiana Tech University Sam Advanced Management Journal‚ Autumn‚ 1992‚ pp. 37-42 Whistleblowers‚ those individuals who call attention to possible wrongdoing within their organizations‚ are the subjects of much controversy. Some say that whistleblowers are noble characters‚ willing to sacrifice personally and professionally to expose
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Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility is an obligation beyond the law requirements‚ for a company to pursue goals that are beneficial to the society in one way or other. It also refers to the commitment and dedication of a firm to contribute to the society’s economic development for the betterment of the community. Definition According to Kotler et al (2005‚ pp.3)‚ “Corporate social responsibility is a commitment to improve community
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Accounting Reporting Criteria Paper Accounting reporting criteria includes many factors and covers many elements. From Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts‚ “accounting is so important that it is often called the language of business. In fact‚ accounting affects not only individual businesses but also society as a whole” (Edmonds‚ Edmonds‚ McNair‚ Olds‚ & Schneider‚ 2006‚ p. 4). Global business requires added consideration in the way of accounting reporting criteria. With heightened consumer
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Should electronic voting systems be used in political elections? MSc Software Development • 28 January 2013 INTRODUCTION As a modern nation under a democratically elected government‚ providing a reliable‚ userfriendly balloting system for the electorate is an important requirement. Given the ubiquity of information technology and its utilisation into a constantly expanding array of industries and services‚ governments around the world have been debating‚ trialling and even implementing the
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the research were common in the products of the Foodcorp. The main ethical issue is that if Professor Ballistico publishes the results‚ it is possible that the Foodcorp will go trouble and the funding to the University will be affected. The University relies on the funding. If the results are not published‚ the responsibility to report the risks of the additives of Professor Ballistico will be undermined. It will violate the ethical conduct of Professor Ballistico and affect the objectives of the study
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Essay Question: To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility beneficial to a company’s performance? In the 21st century‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important‚ if not essential‚ for businesses. In addition to basic law compliances‚ the focus of the consumers as well as the business world now include the impact the company has on the society and on the way they use recourses (Davis‚ 2010). CSR has become a contributing factor to a company’s financial performance. This
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics” Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and
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Ethical Issues – Bribery In this paper on ethical issues‚ I will be presenting my perspective on the issue of Bribery in doing business. I will be summarizing three distinct articles from different sources‚ namely‚ Harvard Business Review‚ Bloomberg Businessweek and The Wall Street Journal‚ respectively. Later in this paper‚ I will provide some insight on how this aspect of corruption could potentially affect my business project for this course. The three articles that I have used in this paper
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Luxury Brands: What Are They Doing About Social Responsibility? David S. Waller‚ Marketing Discipline Group‚ University of Technology Sydney Anurag G. Hingorani‚ Marketing Discipline Group‚ University of Technology Sydney Abstract Although luxury goods may be synonymous with extravagance‚ lavishness‚ and even waste‚ it may appear to be a contradiction that a number of companies that manufacture and sell luxury brands have also discovered the value of being socially responsible. With growing criticism
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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