Enron and World Finance A Case Study in Ethics Edited by Paul H. Dembinski‚ Carole Lager‚ Andrew Cornford and Jean-Michel Bonvin Enron and World Finance Also by Observatoire de la Finance From Bretton Woods to Basel Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 21‚ Spring 2005 Ethics of Taxation and Banking Secrecy Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 12‚ Autumn 2002 Will the Euro Shape Europe? Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 9‚ Winter 2001–2 Dommen‚ E. (ed.) Debt Beyond
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General Products Britain Carl Mitchell recently accepted a position with General Products Inc. in Britain. General Products is a multinational consumer corporation. George Garrow is the general manager in charge of the British branch (Daft‚ 2011). Mr. Garrow is the type of manager who does not provide motivation to his employees. He is not a servant leader. He seems to be more interested in his own career than those that he leads. Mr. Mitchell reports to Mr. Garrow. Empowering
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1. Ryan’s ethical dilemma is to manipulate the cost budget to keep the price competitive so that the VP of Sales‚ Sid‚ can make his quota for the year. Ryan is being asked to remove the quality testing and maintenance from variable costs and make them fixed costs to allow the selling price to drop from $6.00 to $5.30. Sid‚ the VP of sales is using his status in the company to take advantage of Ryan. Ryan‚ a new hire‚ wants to be on good terms with everyone and this is just putting him in a compromising
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As outlined in the Case Study‚ Joseph reported his roommate‚ Greg‚ for being too loud in their residence hall after previously asking him to quiet down. It can be argued that Joseph was maintaining the Common Good. The Common Good is something that does not just happen‚ instead it requires the cooperation of others to be established and maintained properly. Additionally‚ the Common Good is something that is larger than the people that create it. By reporting his roommate for making too much noise
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In this squib‚ I defend Norcross’s claim that being unable to stop factory farms’ abuse of animals does not make it morally acceptable for one to eat meat that comes from that practice. The objection that Fred is able to stop the suffering of puppies if he personally stops the eating of cocoamone is irrelevant to someone consuming factory-farmed meat even if refusing to eat it would not end production. It is morally wrong to participate in the practice of factory-farmed animals. (Norcross‚ pg.232)
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Abstract This research looks at the General Motors Company and what led to company failure and filing of bankruptcy in 2009. The American automotive industry was poorly managed for years and was almost eliminated when the economy crashed in 2008. Without the help of the U.S. government‚ General Motors and Chrysler would not have been able to survive. How did GM‚ as the number one auto manufacturer and seller‚ go from being at the top to almost ceasing to exist? This kind of financial mess usually
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Definition: psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes (thoughts‚ emotions‚ actions) Behavior: Overt; i.e.‚ can be directly observed (crying‚ reading‚ snowboarding) Mental Processes: Covert; i.e.‚ cannot be directly observed (remembering‚ thinking) – private and internal Pseudo-Psychologies Pseudo means “false”; Any unfounded “system” that resembles psychology and is NOT based on scientific testing Experiments – formal trial undertaken to confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis
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ASSIGNMENT NO.1 Subject: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Topic: Business Ethics scenario Case Study Date: 7th March 2011 Submitted by: Miss. Janhavi R Joshi Submitted to: Professor Mrs. Monica Khanna 1. Receiving a Holiday Gift: A supplier sends a basket of expensive foodstuffs to your home at Christmas with a card: "We hope you and your family enjoy the ’goodies.’". What action(s) might you want to take? Answer: Ethical dilemma: There are two reasons for such generosity from the Supplier
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An Assignment of Business Ethics & Corporate Governance CASE STUDIES Module I BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY December 3‚ 2009‚ marked the 25th anniversary of the world’s worst ever industrial disaster - the gas leak that occurred at Union Carbide India Ltd’s (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh‚ India). The tragedy that instantly killed more than 3‚000 people and left thousands injured and affected for life‚ occurred when water entered Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) storage tank No. 610
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Oz Wasserman Dr. Leach COM 1101 3 December 2012 Car Technologies and Green Energy: General Motors Go Green Most of the people in the world still support the perception about cars being one of the main air pollutants on the planet. General Motors promoted their Fuel Cell technology under the Chevrolet division with the “Chevy Equinox” car on the Smithsonian magazine in September 2008‚ when posting an advertisement that presented their newest technology for environment friendly cars‚ the Equinox
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