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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order to focus on ethical and moral issues and note situations that appears to be dilemmas with the help of professional and ethical competence (Tschudin‚ 2002). Moreover unprofessional ethical practice may result to litigations if care was deemed not to be professionally sound. LEGAL ISSUES In conjunction to professional and ethical issues‚ legal issues is an emerging contemporary issues in nursing. Several studies and literatures have been written in relation to legal issues in the academic
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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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Ethical Issues Paper Rhonda Hammer NUR/578 Victor Gibb The professional nurse is faced with ethical dilemmas as technological advancements improve and increase of cultural diversity. The increase of ethical dilemmas in health care systems has changed the nursing professions view toward ethics and shifted nursing toward a modern day nursing of respect to autonomy‚ maintaining patient dignity‚ and control over ones environment. Emergency room nurses often confronted with ethical dilemmas when
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Current Ethical Issues Jorge Delgado June 23‚ 2013 Axia College of University of Phoenix Current Ethical Issues In today’s business environment‚ ethics take a toll far greater than that of previous years. It is more important now than ever that business ensure their ethics program is solid. For Upbeat Financial Service it is important to ensure the six characteristics that build a good solid ethical decision. Trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility
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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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assignment I will explain the legal‚ ethical and operational issues in relation to the use of information. Legal issues Legal issues are various items of legislation (law) to protect the use of business information. Data protection act 1998 Many business store information about people‚ whether it’s for potential customers or previous clients. The data protection act protects the information held about people from being misused. The information businesses store on databases need to be obtained fairly
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Ethical Issues in Healthcare Healthcare ethics involves making well researched and considerate decisions about medical treatments‚ while taking into consideration a patient ’s beliefs and wishes regarding all aspects of their health. The healthcare industry‚ above any other‚ has a high regard for the issues surrounding the welfare of their clientele: their patients. This paper will focus on HIPPA‚ confidentiality‚ the efficiency and cost of information systems and doctor-patient relationship. The
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Ethical issues in marketing The importance of ethics in marketing is growing. Recognition and respect for ethics‚ covering a wide range of issues can be used as USP (unique selling point) for a company. Each society will have it own unwritten code of behavior. However view of matter will change over time. Due to this societal marketing concept has emerged which requires that marketer adhere to socially responsible and ethical practices in the marketing of their goods and products. Below is the definition
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Current Ethical Issue Kudler Fine Foods is the organization I chose to create my Ethical Program for my final presentation. Kathy Kudler is the creator and owner of a unique gourmet store; this not your everyday grocery store. Kudler Fine Foods is a unique gourmet store that offers a wide selection of quality meats‚ seafood and wines. The store sells fresh baked bread and produce‚ including dairy products too‚ which Mrs. Kudler’s stands behind its freshness. Kathy Kudler only uses the highest
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