Unethical Business Practices at Enron LDR/531 Organizational Leadership August 11‚ 2011 Unethical Business Practices at Enron Enron Corporation came into existance in 1985 as the result of a merger between InterNorth and Houston Natural Gas. This merger produced the longest natural-gas pipeline network in the United States. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Jeffery Skilling‚ Enron changed from a gas-pipeline business into a natural-gas and electricity company during the
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The Price of Unethical Behavior The Price of Unethical Behavior Tyco International as a whole was no different any other company in that it contained a chief executive officer (CEO) that wanted to achieve success. But at some point that success turned into greed. Dennis Kozlowski began working for Tyco in 1975 and was named the CEO in 1992. Kozlowski had a reputation for being aggressive in his field and during his tenure at Tyco was named one of the “Top 25 Managers of the Year” and became
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Unethical Behavior in Organizations Many organizations spend great amount of resources to implement a set of ethics for employees to follow. However‚ the concept of what is culturally acceptable behavior‚ too often‚ is not aligned with organization’s intended ethics. As result‚ this paper explores the impact of unethical behavior‚ and the effects on the workforce. The intent is to reveal the benefits of business research and how this tool can unravel innovative solutions to dealing with unethical
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responsible to what a society has defined and regulated to be ethical or unethical behavior. Sexual harassment is one of the unethical conducts that a lecturer can conduct at a university. Sexual harassment is defined as any kind of sexual behavior that is welcome and/or inappropriate for the work place” (Cornell). This paper discusses the unethical behavior of a lecturer to students focusing on sexual harassment as unethical conduct at a university and how the principles and the ethical theories
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how they mistreated their workers. But the region is brimming with countless numbers of factories operated by lesser known firms that Foxconn may not be the worst perpetrator. Human rights group China Labor Watch is trying to raise the issue of unethical labor practices at HEG Electronics‚ a major supplier for Samsung‚ Motorola and LG. According to the group‚ HEG Electronic has started employing underage workers (under 16 years of age) to work at its factory due to the high demand of the electronic
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business ethics in the workplace. I have carefully analysed the range of moral issues and values that arose in the various business contexts. However‚ the three videos are used in my assignment were: - 1) MR ETHICAL VS MR UNETHICAL 2) Business Ethics: Resolving an Unethical Situation 3) BUSINESS ETHICS Note: - All the above mentioned topics are all you tube videos which I carefully studied‚ evaluated and gave my own perception of what I felt like was the most ethical and most moral thing to
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Recent Marketing and Operating Activities at Red Lobster Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………...Page 3 Keeping Red Lobster Current…………………………………………………………….Page 3 Movement towards Sustainability………………………………………………………...Page 4 Marketing Blunders of 2010……………………………………………………………....Page 5 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….Page 6 Personal Thoughts…………………………………………………………………………Page 6 References…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 8 Introduction The first Red Lobster restaurant
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detailed information that could turn out to be the determining factor as to their decisions to invest or not to invest in a particular organization. Therefore‚ it is not uncommon to find unethical behavior in accounting as unethical practices come in different forms. Different situations that might lead to unethical practices in accounting include: • Misleading financial analysis in order to obtain personal gains • Misuse of funds • Exaggerating revenue • Purposely providing erroneous information
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Lisa Talley ACC\291 June 10‚ 2013 Eric Oechsner The Securities and Exchange Commission was created in 1934 to police the U.S. financial markets. Today‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to create legislation tightening reporting standards and providing more transparency. Unfortunately‚ increasing standards often comes after a failure of the system. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a primary example of legislation following
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