Running head: CORPORATE CULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DOWNFALL Corporate Culture and its Role in the Downfall Of Arthur Anderson LLC and Sunbeam Corporation Darrell V. Davis Grand Canyon University Bus 604 Business Ethics July 5‚ 2009 Abstract Corporate culture plays an extremely important role in the development of a company. Whether explicitly stated or not‚ the culture of a company reveals its attitude‚ motivation‚ and intentions. Arthur Andersen’s and Sunbeam’s cultures revealed that they
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AbstractScott Paper Company provides an inside look at a major corporate downsizing program led by the controversial turnaround manager "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap. By the end of the restructuring in late 1995‚ when Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott‚ the market value of Scott’s common stock had increased by more than $3 billion. Dunlap’s personal wealth increased over this period by nearly $100 million‚ reflecting his compensation and appreciation in the value of his Scott stock holdings and executive stock
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Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices 1. Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen ’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties. The legal issues that surrounded Andersen ’s audition were that there was conflict of interest and there was lack of independence on the part of Andersen. In this context‚ Andersen took up lucrative management consultancy projects for the clients of whom it was the auditor. From the deontological ethical perspective
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Employment Sectors Business‚ Government‚ and Non-Profits Government It authoritatively makes decisions for the country Able to affect businesses with regulations and taxes Non-Profit Provides service in which there is demand that businesses and governments get involved in If profit is made‚ services can be expanded‚ reward employees with higher salaries‚ and hire more people Recent ethical breaches in Society Ethic Resources Center Data 1. Observed misconduct higher in larger organizations
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In 1897 John K. Stewart and Thomas Clark incorporated their Chicago Flexible Shaft Company‚ which made horse trimming and sheep shearing machinery.[4] In 1910 the company produced its first Sunbeam branded household appliance‚ the Princess Electric Iron. The company did not officially change its name to Sunbeam until 1946.[5] In 1928‚ the company’s head designer‚ Swedish immigrant Ivar Jepson‚ invented the Mixmaster mixer. Introduced in 1930‚ it was the first mechanical mixer with two detachable
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Two main groups of changes affect managers’ jobs and are significant to an organization: external forces and internal forces. With external forces‚ the need for change comes from various sources outside the organization: marketplace‚ governmental laws and regulations‚ technology‚ labor markets‚ and economic changes. Internal forces originate from the internal operations of the organization or from the impact of external changes. They include redefining an organization’s strategy‚ workforce‚ new equipment
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“Stakeholders! Every time I hear the word I ask ‘How much did they pay for their stake? There is only one constituency I am concerned about and that is the shareholders.” Do you agree or disagree with Dunlap’s view of shareholder primacy? Explain. I agree that one of the main responsibilities of the CEO is to provide value to shareholders‚ but that is not the only responsibility. The job of the CEO is much broader and encompasses the needs of the employees‚ customers‚ investors‚ communities‚ and
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Situation- Albert Dunlap was known for turning around badly shaped companies into profitable companies. Through his radical restructuring and downsizing methods‚ he created shareholder value. At Scott Paper‚ Dunlap fired 35% of all the employees and 71% of the corporate staff raising the stock price from $38.00 to $120.00 and sold the company to Kimberly Clark for more than $6B. Due to his past success‚ Al Dunlap was hired to turn around Sunbeam. Sunbeam had a long period of management and
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Written and Produced by Hedrick Smith & Marc Shaffer Directed by Marc Shaffer Correspondent Hedrick Smith ANNOUNCER: It was a meteoric rise. VOICE: We will become the world’s leading company. ANNOUNCER: And a devastating collapse. VOICE: Enron is a corporate Chernobyl. VOICE: You had the entire system playing fast and loose. VOICE: It is not just Enron‚ it’s an industry problem. LYNN TURNER‚ SEC Chief Accountant (1998-2001): It is real‚ real damage to the country. ANNOUNCER: Why didn’t anyone sound
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Ben Dunlap “The Life-long Learner” The guest lecture with Ben Dunlap on life-long learning was great and kept me wanting to watch. I thought he was a great storyteller and I enjoyed watching the lecture. Ben Dunlap‚ the president of Wossford College in South Carolina‚ tells stories of three successful men: Sandor Teszler‚ Francis Robicsek‚ and Roger Milliken. I thought that his main point he was trying to get across was to “live each day as if it is your last and learn as if you’ll live forever”-A
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