presents ETHICAL THEORIES SLIDE 1 – INTRODUCTORY SLIDE Ethical theories provide part of the decision-making foundation for Decision Making When Ethics Are In Play because these theories represent the viewpoints from which individuals seek guidance as they make decisions. Each theory emphasizes different points – a different decision-making style or a decision rule—such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach what the individual considers an ethically correct
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A. The Implications for corporate governance and financial institutions In Enron’s case‚ we may see that the principle weakness of corporate governance today is the excessive concentration of power in the hands of top management. Enron involve allegations of massive accounting fraud and huge losses in shareholder value. In May 2002‚ the Business Roundtable released its Principles of Corporate Governance. This is a set of principles intended to assist corporate management and boards of directors
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Enron‚ what caused the ethical collapse? Q1. What led to the eventual collapse of Enron under Lay and Skilling? A1. There are many reasons‚ which led to the collapse of Enron. With the senior leadership of the company not holding/staying true to the company’s code of ethics‚ not enforcing many laws (which led to the company violating those laws). Therefore‚ the inability of the senior leadership to ensure that there are not only written practices as to how business should be done‚ but actually
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Comprehensive Case 1.1 Enron 1. There were several parties responsible for the "crisis of confidence" created by the Enron debacle. Enron’s executives were responsible for their behavior in trying to adjust their financial statements. Andersen’s auditors were responsible for not doing their jobs with integrity and not keeping their independence in from Enron. Regulatory groups were responsible for making
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R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S & L E A D E R S H I P ethics Ethics‚ Professional Judgment and Principles-based Decision Making Under IFRS By Steven M. Mintz or almost 40 years‚ a movement has been under way to establish one set of intemational accounting standards for all countries around the world in order to facilitate intemational trade and investment. Since it is no longer unusual to have foreign companies list their stock on the New York Stock Exchange‚ one common set of accounting
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The facts about the Enron Corporation Highway Failure was the breakdown of Enron is the biggest insolvency of an openly held organization ever. It has brought about a large number of workers losing their retirement reserve funds in 401(k) plans that had been fixed to the dissolved vitality organization’s stock. The organization presented various progressive changes to vitality exchanging‚ abetted by the changing way of the vitality markets‚ which were being deregulated in the 1990s and in this manner
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business world. In particular‚ the question of what ethical behavior actually involves will be analyzed in depth. Ethics is a topic that can be discussed at length without reaching universal consensus‚ and this text will not be an exception. However‚ it should shed some light on the issue of ethical corporate behavior. The objectives and responsibilities of business will be covered‚ as well as the ethical obligations of various parties. Scholars have declared that business and ethics are required
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Enron Corporation‚ a major billion dollar company‚ was thriving at its highest level back in the year of 2000. Enron employed approximately 22‚000 associates and was named “America’s most innovative company” by Fortune. However‚ under all of the bliss‚ revealed was a substantial amount of corporate fraud and corruption. The Enron scandal involved both illegal and unethical activity. Enron’s executive chose deception of the stakeholders and short-term financial gains for themselves. They were
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Nuclear weapons have been around for over 70 years now‚ still many people around the world are oblivious of the effects that they still have on our world today. The first nuclear weapon‚ known as the Atomic Bomb‚ was first detonated in 1945 in Alamogordo‚ NM. Since then‚ Nuclear weapons have only had a negative impact on the world‚ specifically they have affected the environment‚ economies worldwide‚ world security‚ and all life on Earth. The extreme amount of power that these devices possess is
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deregulation led to schemes of market manipulation in 2000 and 2001 by major energy companies‚ including Enron Corporation. The philosophy of egoism emphasizes that decisions on what is right or wrong are based on the choice which best serves the self-interest of the decision maker. This approach says that individuals make choices based on the benefits they gain from them. In the documentary‚ “Enron: The
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