For Profits: The Unethical Side of Micro-Lending The original principle of micro lending is to provide start-up or expansion business loans to people living in less advantaged or impoverished countries who are unable to apply for traditional loans due to lack of credit history and/or collateral. Micro-financing is a great tool to create venture capital for those who would have no other means to secure it. The primary goal of micro lending‚ as established by Muhammad Yunus‚ the godfather of microcredit
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APPRECIATION OF THE MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 Introduction In the early productions of the Microsoft Office applications‚ users utilized a scheme of toolbars‚ menus‚ and task panes to get their work completed. The prior Microsoft Office applications worked fine when the applications had a small amount of commands. Now that the programs have been so much more revolutionized‚ the older features do not work as well. Microsoft Office wanted to create a more orderly computer unit that limits disruption
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U.S. government charged that Microsoft had violated antitrust law. Microsoft disagreed. Do you agree with the U.S. government‚ or with Microsoft? In answering this question‚ you may wish to address two issues. Was Microsoft a monopoly? Did it use its monopoly to compete unfairly against other companies? Commencing in 1990‚ Microsoft was investigated and then charged with violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act which governs United States businesses. The company was determined to be a monopoly
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download from http://www.qub.ac.uk/student Click on the Training Materials link (under Useful Information)‚ scroll down to Microsoft Office 2007. Click on the Zip files for Word Essential.zip and download either to desktop or H drive. Right click on the zip file and select Extract All (or unzip to here) This practical should take you approximately 2 hours to complete Microsoft Word’s 2007 Ribbon When Word 2007 is first opened‚ a new blank document is automatically created. The ribbon displayed
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Reducing the Level of Unethical Behavior in the Financial Markets By: LaDonna Malone May 8‚ 2009 I. Introduction of how we will show how to reduce the unethical behavior II. SEC Ethics III. How our economy has affected ethics IV. Does competition destroy ethical behavior? V. Ethics in the financial and investment industry VI. Have we turned a blind eye to unethical behavior? VII. Does business ethic pay? VIII. Conclusion Investment fraud we hear about this constantly
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Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Vanessa Terrazas RES351 December 7‚ 2011 Paul Worthey Andrew Wakefield - Unethical Research Ethics are custom to every day living. Recognizing ethics in his or her research is vital. “The goal of ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or suffers adverse consequences from research activities” (Cooper & Schindler‚ 2011‚ Chapter 2‚ Ethics in Business Research). Andrew Wakefield‚ a British doctor‚ was accused of acting unethically during
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Case 2.1: Strategy for Competing with Microsoft: Fight or Flight? Question-1: Was it ethical for Microsoft to force users of its Windows operating system to use its internet browsers as well by bundling the programs together and preventing PC manufacturers from making other software available to computer buyers? Was Microsoft’s behavior toward its rivals ethical? Why or why not? Answer: By bundling its internet browser and other programs together Microsoft was forcing its buyers to use their
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the company ranked as the nation’s largest originator and servicer of consumer mortgages. Countrywide has also become synonymous with the mortgage meltdown‚ as many Countrywide borrowers have defaulted on their loans. Countrywide has harmed its shareholders and squandered its own corporate net worth on unethical practices and an unsustainable business model (Unknown‚ 2008). This paper will outline the act that deregulated the financial system that allowed Countrywide to act in the unethical manner
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Enron The affect of the unethical behavior of the profitability of Enron was that the third party “outside” independent auditors was not able to backup and have accounting financial statements‚ some of those auditors and financial institutions may have been misled by the corporation’s net income. If I was an accountant for this company I would have followed regulated federal security laws‚ and if failed to provide prove of documents or financial statements‚ I would admit to my mistakes but also
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Domain/Workstation Domains • All user must comply with company policy on strong complex passwords • NO user is to be allowed to use non-encrypted USB drives to transfer and carry company proprietary information • NO user is to be allowed to use non-approve CD multimedia to run on assigned workstations. • The acceptable use of personal software on company equipment is forbidden • Only IT approved technicians are allowed to work on company equipment These policies are set in place to prevent and
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