Unethical Practices and Behavior in Accounting The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was created to prevent fraudulent financial activities‚ and to provide investors with more accurate financial resources on corporations. Under SOX‚ companies are held accountable if they fail to maintain the requirements that were set forth in the act. The act requires companies to maintain satisfactory internal control measures‚ provide responsible financial reports‚ disclose periodic reports‚ and establish rules
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A JOURNAL OF SOCIAL & RELIGIOUS CONCERN Volume 15 No. 4 ADVERTISING‚ PROPAGANDA AND ETHICS | CONTENTS | AFRICANEWS HOMEPAGE | EXERCISE YOUR MORAL JUDGEMENT THROUGH THE WAY YOU BUYRenato Kizito Sesana | One would not ordinarily associate violence with doing one’s shopping. Certainly‚ a little hostility may sometimes occur while we stand in line at a supermarket‚ and on some occasions‚ when there is scarcity of goods‚ shopping often brings out the worst in people as they rush to find the
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291 Effect of Unethical Behavior in Accounting When describing accounting‚ it can be defined‚ as a type of method used to provide information with regards to the financial position of a company or an organization. The information provided to investors is imperative because it provides the investor with valuable information that can lead to their determination as to whether they should decide to invest or not to invest in a specific organization. Consequently‚ because of unethical practices and
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Article 1: Petition asks province to protect zoo animals a) Source: The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/09/17/toronto-marineland-petition.html) b) Date of newspaper: September 17th‚ 2012 c) Summary: This article is about some former employees who worked at Marineland and have filed a petition with 77‚000 names bringing awareness and urging the government to take immediate action to regulate zoos. Premier Dalton McGuinty recognizes the concerns behind
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Unethical Business Practice Most people would agree that the objective of most businesses is to make money in an honorable manner‚ and to conduct business in an ethical way. Well‚ not all businesses operate in an honorable and ethical manner. According to Lovelenna Rajeev‚ author of Ethical and Unethical Business Practice‚ “Business ethics are moral values and principles‚ that determine our conduct in the business world. It refers to the commercial activities‚ either with other business houses
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Psychologists use animals in their research to either get a better understanding of human thinking and behaviors or to find out more about the species they are studying. There are many reasons experiments can be unethical‚ but in some cases animal research can really benefit science. Using animals to experiment on is very controversial‚ and there are many groups and organizations fighting to protect animals rights. Finding ways to reduce animal research‚ and make it as ethical as possible is important
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was leaking sensitive company information to the press. The author refers to Dunn’s actions as arrogance‚ but they were‚ by any measure‚ unethical conduct across several standards used to classify unethical behavior‚ namely personal gain‚ professional responsibility and legal and social responsibilities. One might assert that Dunn’s actions weren’t unethical because they weren’t conducted for personal gain‚ but were intended to help the company and its shareholders. However‚ this point is debatable
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Individual Work Week 1 Nicole Chase Small Business Management Instructor Aileen Journey Everest University July 17th‚ 2013 According to big class action most consumers have the right to the best goods and services at the lowest prices. The competitive process works the best when the prices are set honestly and independently. Price fixing occurs when an agreement among competitors to raise or fix the prices of their goods and services. (Bigclassaction.com) I have had a personal experience
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conduct. These qualities are professionalism‚ competency and proficiency‚ and clear communications. Unfortunately for many cases where people were found guilty these rules in the laboratory weren’t entirely met. There are many cases of unethical conduct in the laboratory‚ ending up in serious consequences to the scientist and the facility itself. One of the cases portraying unethical conduct that affected the accused could be the one of Jeff Pierce who was released in 2009 being found innocent with
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Unethical Business Practices in the Food Industry Business Ethics According to Wikipedia‚ the definition of conscience is: “Conscience is an ability or a faculty that distinguishes whether one ’s actions are right or wrong. It leads to feelings of remorse when one does things that go against his/her moral values‚ and to feelings of rectitude or integrity when one ’s actions conform to our moral values. It is also the attitude which informs one ’s moral judgment before performing any
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