Impacts of Unethical Behavior Adam S. Wilcox XACC/280 5/9/2012 Angelia Hunter Impacts of Unethical Behavior The collapse of Enron in 2001 shed the light on a number of unethical business and accounting practices in the corporate world. In 1986 Enron CEO Kenneth Lay combined his Houston Natural Gas company with several other companies. At this time the company began growing exponentially. By the mid-1990’s the deregulation of the oil and gas industries allowed Enron to spend
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BACKGROUND Tourism is a major contributor to the economy of the Philippines‚ contributing 5.9% to the Philippine GDP in 2011. The country’s rich biodiversity is the main tourist attraction of the Philippines. Its beaches‚ mountains‚ rainforests‚ islands and diving spots are among the country’s most popular tourist destinations. The country’s rich historical and cultural heritage is also one of the attractions of the Philippines. The Philippine tourism industry flourished in the 1970s and early 1980s but
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Criteria for Ethical & Unethical Advertising When a company markets a product‚ advertisers will use various strategies and techniques to lure consumers into purchasing their products. Sine the company’s ultimate goal is to get you to purchase their product‚ they will often misinform or mislead a consumer into thinking that their product can deliver or perform in someway it does not. The motive behind unethical advertising is the burden companies are constantly tasked with of breaking through
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audiences and technological advances. I believe these are the biggest problems facing advertising today and for the decade ahead. First‚ I will go into generational characteristics and what problems they constitute. For the older World War II generation‚ ages 75 and up‚ they respond to traditional advertising of television‚ paper magazines‚ newspapers‚ and so forth. Very little are reached through social media and advertising with new technology. They do not spend as much money as the other generations
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Introduction Advertising is used to promote goods‚ services‚ images‚ and anything else that advertisers want to publicize. It is becoming a major part of mass media. At times we may view it positively‚ at other times we may just neglect or ignore it. In order to attract audiences‚ advertisers use various techniques on their advertisements to make people aware of the firm ’s products‚ services or brands. Although the methods used by advertisers are infinitely‚ they have a common goal to persuade
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They are only out for their own agenda and do not care about the unethical practices they are doing to make a profit. General Nutrition Center has a reputation for misleading the general public. In 2004‚ Abbey Spanier Rodd Abrams‚ LLP files a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers against General Nutrition Center for
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Country Reports on Local Government Systems: Philippines Philippines _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY 1.1 Socio-economic profile The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚100 islands‚ with a land area of 30 million hectares. As of the last census in May 2002‚ the population was 76‚498‚735 with an annual growth rate of 2.36 per cent. Given this population growth rate the country is expected to
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REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE PRACTICE PROBLEMS and CASES Title of the Case REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE PRACTICE PROBLEMS and CASES Sales Agents and Commission Time Context Current RESA GM E.g. If Percentage
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UNETHICAL ISSUES STIRRED UP BY ALCOHOL COMPANIES The most severe and significant unethical act by Carlsberg is its marketing strategy. Over here‚ we will analyse and interpret a string of unethical marketing activities by Carlsberg. By definition‚ alcohol advertising is one-sided and presents alcohol consumption as a safe and problem-free practice‚ de-emphasizing the potential health risks and negative consequences. • Targeting the young drinkers In 2006‚ Carlsberg spent about US$2
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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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