12. Ratios Inputs RATIOS Items July 1‚ 2005 July 1‚ 2006 June 30‚ 2007 June 30‚ 2008 June 30‚ 2009 June 30‚ 2010 19.1% 3.2% 20.3% 2.6% 17.4% 20.3% 2.9% 18.7% 20.1% 2.9% 19.4% 20.1% 2.9% 18.6% 20.1% 2.8% 16.9% 9.9% 2.2% 8.5% 25.1% 48.5% 10.8% 3.3% 12.3% 36.0% 66.0% 11.3% 3.2% 12.1% 35.4% 62.1% 10.4% 3.7% 13.3% 39.3% 71.5% 9.4% 4.0% 13.4% 38.4% 79.4% 3.78 7.34 13.79 1.23 16.92 13.69 14.11 22.37 3.79
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1.10 : To help counter terrorism‚ many countries are planning or have developed computer systems to track large numbers of their citizens and their actions. Clearly this has privacy implications. Discuss the ethics of working on the development of this type of system. By working on this type of citizen monitoring system several of the clauses above may be breached. This is somewhat dependent on whether or not the citizens would like to be monitored and whether they agree such a system would
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Countrywide Financial: Failure of Corporate Governance‚ Incentive Compensation‚ & the Sub-Prime Crisis Executive Summary: Countrywide Financial was a mortgage-banking firm. They had one of the largest market shares in the early 2000s‚ when the mortgage market was booming. “No company pursued growth in home loans more aggressively than Countrywide” (NY Times 12/10). They were the leader of their industry‚ with 500 billion in home loans‚ 62‚000 employees‚ 900 offices‚ and
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noted U.S. experts explore the central role of media ethics as the core values that shape the functioning of U.S. journalism. In the American system‚ our free media is an essential source of the information that is at the heart of a free society. This critical role endows the media with its own power‚ which‚ when used irresponsibly‚ can threaten a free society. How‚ then‚ do we manage this challenge? In many nations‚ the government takes on the role of primary regulator of the media. In the
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to right and wrong behavior‚ ethics are recognized rules of conduct in regards to a specific action or a particular group of people. In short‚ ethics come from an external social structure whereas morals come from within – a person’s own perceptions of right and wrong regardless of what society’s rules say. The three primary schools of ethics that can be used in discussing ethical problems and dilemmas are care-based ethics‚ rule-based ethics‚ and end-based ethics. In the case of ethical dilemma
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An Oracle White Paper March 2011 Project Performance Reporting A Description of the Solution PPR: A Description of the Solution Executive Overview ........................................................................... 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 Approach and Scope ..................................................................... 1 Scope ............................................................
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Do most companies have an obligation to create and enforce a code of ethics? Explain why or why not. What are some specific code of ethics mentioned in the text and readings? Most companies are not obligated to create and enforce a code of ethics but it is in the best interest of the company that they do. Companies are not obligated simply because it is up to them how they enforce rules of the company. According to the text “Most professional organizations have detailed codes of conduct that specify
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Ethics Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Paper Brian Ruddick MGT/567 Nov 13th‚ 2012 Dr. Burgoon Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Memo To: Company owner From: VP of Human Resources Subject: Reduce incentives and layoff proposal Sir‚ as VP of Human Resources‚ I would advise you to highly reconsider your proposal to reduce incentive payments for salespeople and implementing a month-long layoff for all production workers. Although you are legally within your rights to do so‚ however from
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be analyzed in depth. Ethics is a topic that can be discussed at length without reaching universal consensus‚ and this text will not be an exception. However‚ it should shed some light on the issue of ethical corporate behavior. The objectives and responsibilities of business will be covered‚ as well as the ethical obligations of various parties. Scholars have declared that business and ethics are required partners; a business cannot succeed without sticking to good ethics. But what actually is
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References: Thiroux J & Krasemann K (2012): Ethics: Theory and Practice 11th Edition. Pearson NJ. Lecture in Ethics in The Social Sciences (Week 2): Consequentialist (Teleological) Theory Lecture in Ethics in The Social Sciences (Week 3): Non-consequentialist (Deontelogical) Theory
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