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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- 1.) Research different typologies of government type of governments based on: a. Number of executive heads b. Repository of sovereign power c. Relationship existing between executive & legislative branch d. Relationship existing between central & local government Dictatorship Dictatorship implies rule by an individual who has complete power over the country‚ where even a small group of people can help in ruling the government. Although there have been several definitions of dictatorship
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Ethical issues regarding Sweatshops Michelle Rice Business Ethics Jacqueline Newkirk Remember when you were at the mall the last time and saw a pair of Nike shoes that you just couldn’t live without? You had to buy them‚ for a pricey cost‚ and just loved them‚ right? We all have owned a pair or two of Nike shoes in our life. They were the “cool” shoes to have back when I was in school. The thing that we may not have known is that Nike has been using “children as young as fifteen years old”
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“A number of signs indicate a growing interest in ethical issues throughout business…” (Schlegelmilch‚ 1990‚ p. 1). Ethics is what holds people from doing things that are wrong but are still legal. There is a large grey area between law and what is right‚ ethics is what helps us stay out of that grey area. Just like in business there is ethics in baseball. One of the largest ethical issues in baseball is the amount of money that is paid to players every year. The top
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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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Ethics and Social Issues Final Exam Essay Questions ESSAY QUESTIONS 1. Essay Question: Rule Vs. Act Utilitarianism (Utilitarianism) Suppose that you were wondering whether you‚ as a doctor‚ should hug a patient who is in tears. Give an ethical analysis of pros and cons from an act utilitarian point of view. Then give an analysis from a rule utilitarian point of view. 2. Essay Question: (Case Scenario -- Utilitarianism) Suppose that Rosa moves away her children out of town because
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Ethical Issues in the Legal System Sexual abuse of children refers to sexual behavior between a child and an adult or between two children when one of them is significantly older or uses coercion. The perpetrator and the victim may be of the same sex of the opposite sex. Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80‚000 times a year‚ but the number of unreported instances is far greater‚ because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened‚ and the legal procedure for validating
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the unethical behavior. In this paper‚ we will be discussing some key topics in the ethical arena such as issue clarification; stakeholder analysis‚ addressing objections‚ values identification‚ issue resolution‚ and resolution implementation. As you read this paper you ’ll find facts and figures on what troubles corruption can cause and the many facets that surround it but also keep in mind that ethics is an issue that
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of the administration of psychological tests and it is necessary that all test users follow the ethical guidelines when using any type of psychological test. Psychological tests are an important tool in terms of many professions in an array of settings such as in clinical psychology‚ education‚ and even business. However‚ misuse of psychological test by the administrators is a constant and troubling issue that has the potential to harm the individuals involved and even society as a whole. For test
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