Angelique C. Rufino Book Title: Current Issues in Business Ethics: Edited by: Peter W.F. Davies Reference no: HF 5398 C 87 1997 CHAPTER 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS By: Philip Stiles “The increased interest in corporate governance has mirrored the rise in concern in business ethics generally with the voluminous literature on high profile scandals and failures in firms providing a common base for much descriptive and prescriptive work in both areas. Both subjects‚ too‚ share a key focus
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was signaling for a timeout and her pleas were not heard‚ she began louder‚ louder‚ then she went onto the court and signaled in their face and signaled for a time. The ref immediately brought his hands up to the shape of a T simultaneously blowing his whistle‚ in the notion of
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Unit 3 1.1 Policies‚ procedures and legislation in force within the UK to protect children and young people include: - The Child Act 1989 - Every Child Matters (ECM) England - Safeguarding children and Safer Recruitment in Education 2007 - E-Safety - Bullying and Cyber Bullying - Safeguarding Disabled Children 2009 1.2 Child protection is action taken to protect a child or young person at risk or suffering from harm. Safeguarding in the wider context is preventing risks of harm to a child
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P5 - Outline working strategies and procedures used in health and social care o reduce the risk of abuse Strategies Multi-agency Working Multi-agency working is lots of agencies working together to meet the indidviual needs of a person in this case to prevent abuse. Multi-agency working will allow single assessments of an individual’s needs this is carried out by a professional. Support planning will then be provided this is for the individuals treatment depending on all of the professionals concerns
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access to personal information of customers and employees‚ confidential information may lead to activities such as blackmailing‚ random demands‚ kidnappings etc. * Employees accessing confidential information may arise issues related to whistle blowing (it may be good and bad) (Dual-used dilemma) * Accessing financial information in the banking sector may lead to national security issues. * Confidential information can be used to competitive advantage over other organizations *
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which an employee discloses wrongdoing within the company to a person of higher authority also within the organization (“Whistleblowing in Healthcare”). How does a positively nonpolar atmosphere relate to a company’s formation of an internal whistle blowing program? Comfort. In an environment where employees are encouraged to engage in stimulating conversation and strive to better themselves along with the company‚ they will also feel comfortable and confident enough to disclose suspicious or illegal
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1. The management had deceived potential investors of the truth for own benefit. By under-representing how much top executives were paid and file misleading reports‚ expenses are understated which will help drive profits up. This would seem like the company is doing well. The main motive is to boost investor’s confidence and increase investments to the company. The top executives were negligent in their actions. The use of Repo 105 in the transactions were not challenged nor questioned. Although
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"I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever‚ treacherous adversary‚ how well I know. It has no decency‚ respects no law or convention‚ shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot‚ which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind‚ always. One moment you are feeling calm‚ self-possessed‚ happy. Then fear‚ disguised in the grab of mild-mannered doubt‚ slips into your mind like a spy." (Martel 163) Pi was someone who you may never
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The Whistleblowers Protection bill The Union Cabinet has cleared a bill to protect whistleblowers and punish those exposing identity of people disclosing information. The proposed legislation‚ Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making The Disclosure Bill‚ 2010‚ provides the Central Vigilance Commission powers of a civil court to hand down harsh penalty to people revealing identity of whistleblowers. The CVC will be empowered to take action against those who reveal the identity
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destroyed the enemy’s spirits‚” sounds of screaming came from the ashes of smoke that laid ahead‚ “and now‚ we destroy their lives! Onwards‚ to Berlin!” “URRRAAA!” I screamed‚ drowned in the sounds of others. The smoke slowly dissipated. The sound of a whistle pierced the explosions. For I‚ Dimitri‚ of the 28th Army‚ shall liberate Stalingrad from the grasps of the Nazi Invaders. Our teacher would always tell us about Comrade Stalin’s peril to spread revolution across the world. We’d sing songs about
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