Unfortunately‚ in recent times‚ we have seen a number of examples of unethical behavior in organizations‚ often tied to the organization’s handling of finances. In this question‚ discuss ethical issues facing the top leadership or financial managers in today’s corporate environment regarding their approach to the financial matters of the firm. What pressures exist that might encourage unethical behavior‚ particularly as it pertains to the firm’s financial reporting or situation? How might these be
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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Rational emotive behavior therapy‚ also known as REBT‚ is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy developed by psychologist Albert Ellis. REBT is focused on helping clients change irrational beliefs. History of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients‚ he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become
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For week five the area that I felt most comfortable with is unethical accounting practices. One clear example that stood out in my mind in which I could relate was the Enron Scandal. I learned that situations may lead to unethical accounting practices vary from position to position. Individual freedoms and lack of controls are two situations that would lead to unethical accounting practices. Individual freedoms would include not being monitored and an individual performing all of the related activities
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Unethical Research Practices Unethical research is commonly found within pharmaceutical companies. In a hurry to get new drugs to market‚ companies will often cut corners during the research process. Pharmaceutical companies will spend millions of dollars on drug research‚ but very little on unethical drug promotion (Parmar‚ Jalees‚ 2004). The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of how unethical research practices can lead to death from both past and present case studies. Present Rizwan
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Waterboarding is a torturous‚ unethical‚ murderous method of interrogation and should be illegal. Waterboarding causes the sensation of drowning without physically holding a person’s head under water. Water is poured over a cloth or rag covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive. This is torture. The captive individual is questioned and interrogated in between the water being poured. Not only is this method tortuous‚ but it is also unethical.
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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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“Unethical Decisions Making is at the For-Front of Corporate Scandals” BUS600: Management Communication with Technology Tools” Sherrie Lewis Altrice Mitchell December 12‚ 2011 Ashford University Individuals make personal decisions about what they believe is right or wrong. These decisions are based on ethics. Ethics are a set of moral principles in values that govern behavior. Like individuals‚ businesses develop ethics to help them determine how to behave(Rue‚ Byers‚ 2007). Business
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In 2006‚ Coca-Cola made headlines in the United Kingdom for being “banned from students’ union over unethical practices.” The students at Sussex University have decided that they can make a difference in exposing Coca-Cola for their unethical practices‚ unhealthy product‚ and the depletion of much needed ground water in rural Indian towns. They are not alone in believing that Coca-Cola contributes to the obesity of children; universities in the United States have also banned Coca-Cola‚ and a “quarter
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of his behavior by stating he is serving more time than most murderers (Kaplan‚ 2009). Kozlowski came to a point in his career in which he thought he merited the accounts he stolen from Tyco. Kozlowski’s mental and moral vanity pushed him towards the deceptive conduct. Fundamentally‚ Kozlowski psychological and ethical egoism and views‚ align with his demonstrated behaviors and tactics. In other words‚ Kozlowski and Swartz did what they wanted to do with no regard to those their behaviors would
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ARE ZOOS UNETHICAL TO ANIMALS? Name: Tutor: Course: Date: University: ARE ZOOS UNETHICAL TO ANIMALS? Introduction In recent times‚ argumentative debates have been witnessed over the moral predicament that zoos brings concerning animals’ rights‚ liberties and ordinary behavior. Most of the people take zoo as unethical and cruel whereas others have the opinion that they are moral due to the fact that they support in study‚ safeguard‚ and proper treatment of wildlife. This profound topic has caused
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