BUSM3199 Ethics & Governance Introduction to ethics and governance Questions for tutorial 1 I. Questions a) What are the differences between immoral and amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? b) What are the differences between intentional and unintentional amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? c) How should an organisation deal with an activity that is legal but unethical? d) Why is plagiarism an ethical issue? II. Case study: The not-so-great Gatsby The hourly employees at Appleberg Electric
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“Do Current Corporate Governance Practices Help Protect Investors’ Interests in Canada?” In the year 1720‚ the British parliament passed the Bubble Act. The act was passed to improve corporate governance and provide investor the protection from the companies making extravagant rumours to inflate stock prices. Over the years‚ many laws have been framed worldwide for protecting the shareholders from manipulations by management. The year 2002 witnessed very big corporate scandals such
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Submitted By Mr. AMJAD IQBAL INDEX HISTORY OF PRIMARK PESTEL ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS CONCLUSION REFERENCES Evaluate the internal and external influence on Primark and relate to it to best practices‚ corporate governance‚ corporate social responsibility and ethics? Majority organizations need best practices for achieving organizational objectives in the terms of profit‚ social and ethics issues. Primark’s best
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Ethics is defined as a system of moral principles that governs a person or a group’s behaviour. Ethics refers to well based standards of right and wrong‚ and prescribe what humans ought to do. It is also the continuous efforts of striving to ensure that people‚ and the institutions they shape‚ live up to the standards that are reasonable and solidly based (Amundsen & Andrade‚ 2009). Ethics involves in doing “what is right” and “what is wrong”. However‚ most ethical dilemmas in workplace are not simply
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What is Corporate Governance and why is it necessary? Up to now no specific world-wide common understanding or single definition for “corporate governance” has been established. More generally‚ corporate governance can thus be understood as the totality of all national and international regulations (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley Act)‚ rules‚ values and principles (e.g. UK’s “Code of best practices”) that apply to businesses and determine how they are steered and monitored. Corporate governance can be complex
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COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MAURITIUS REPORT October 2009 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary [1/14] In view of improving the overall governance in Mauritius‚ the NCCG has as its main aim to identify the key weaknesses and discrepancies in the governance of companies in Mauritius. In this regard‚ BDO De Chazal Du Mée and DCDM Marketing Research have been commissioned to conduct a survey on the state of compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance in Mauritius. The research
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This week we want to address what regulatory compliance means and the role of IT in maintaining corporate compliance and what can happen to organizations and their senior management if they ignore compliance mandates. To start with we need to explain what regulatory compliance means. "Regulatory compliance is an organization’s adherence to laws‚ regulations‚ guidelines and specifications relevant to its business. Violations of regulatory compliance regulations often result in legal punishment‚ including
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This document contains ETH 376 Week 4 Individual Assignment Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance General Questions - General General Questions Resource: Case 3-3‚ United Thermostatic Controls in Ch. 3 of Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting Determine the legality of the activities based on federal‚ state‚ and local laws. Determine the criteria by which Sarbanes-Oxley would apply to this case. Determine the ethicality of the activities. Consider
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Alibaba maintained its initial corporate culture which is the key cohesive force in enterprise‚ ensuring that every decision would not deviate from the company’s target and that strategies are for its long-term performance. However‚ due to this unique structure and the company’s election procedure‚ the independence of management of board of director cannot be guaranteed and the interests and rights of public shareholder might not be protected. In conclusion‚ the governance structure of Alibaba group
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Introduction Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) founded in 1871‚ is a global insurance brokerage firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk‚ strategy and human capital. It has clients in more than 100 countries and a workforce of more than 60‚000 employees as indicated in MMC 1st quarter results report on April 21 2004. On October 14 2004‚ New York Attorney - General Eliot Spitzer filed civil charges against MMC for alleged misbehaviour in property-casualty insurance coverage
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