thinks of Cynthia‚ his lost wife. He describes her as “the pure white snow-flower” (p.6) and expresses that her husband thought of her “on inaccessible heights…that she was throned in lone splendor aloft their lives‚ never to be touched” (p.7) This would have the reader believe that Cynthia is considered in the rector’s eyes to be like god not bodily in his life. At another point in the novel the narrator informs the reader that the rector believes Cynthia to be
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Karen is a human resources consultant at a local utility. Originally‚ the work requested was project based. Karen was asked to develop training materials for an upcoming session on diversity. Cynthia‚ the human resources manager‚ was very happy with the work that Karen did and asked her to work on some additional projects. Before everyone knew it‚ Karen had been working at the utility for five years. Karen has been paid a monthly base salary of $10‚000 per month. Karen has received a 1099 for her
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very important. If the whole society and the whole business world can have the good consciousness and ethical environment‚ the legislation may not so important. Q.4. In each case discussed at some length in this chapter – Enron‚ Arthur Andersen‚ WorldCom‚ and Bernie Madoff – the problems were known to whistle-blowers. Should those whistle-blowers each have made more effort to be heard? How? In each of the case‚ there are whistle-blowers. For example‚ Carl Bass was a whistle-blower to Arthur Andersen
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In the case of WorldCom‚ a national company that began in 1983 and would provide long-distance telephone services‚ it is hard to determine where the problem begins. The case‚ as explained in the book‚ has never really found the core of the problem. We are told that financial reports were falsely created and improper accounting practices were found‚ but who is to blame? The textbook tells us that several of the former top financial executives pleaded guilty to securities fraud‚ however they defended
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and employees of such powerhouse companies like Enron and WorldCom that went bankrupt without ever publicizing financial hard times. How could this ever happen? According to Horngren‚ Harrison Jr.‚ and Oliver (2010)‚ both Enron and WorldCom overstated profits‚ but WorldCom took it a step further by reporting expenses as assets (p. 380). Almost overnight‚ lives were ruined and the business community shaken; “the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals rocked the United States” (Horngren‚ Harrison
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After doing so‚ it is our opinion that Cynthia should hire Steve. From a legal standpoint‚ she has almost no choice but to do so. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically prohibits the use of race as a basis for making a hiring decision (Steingold‚ 2009). If Steve were not hired at this point‚ AgFunds would almost certainly have a legal case on their hands since Steve has already been made aware of the present situation. Cynthia went to Steve with the information she gathered
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CASE 4: ACCOUNTING FRAUD AT WORLDCOM Betty Vinson: victim or villain? Should criminal fraud charges have been brought to her? How should employees react when ordered by their employer to do something they do not believe in or feel uncomfortable doing? In discussing whether Vinson should been charged with criminal fraud‚ it can be analyzed from ethical perspective which can truly judge whether she was morally responsible for the wrong or not. In order to determine whether Vinson was morally responsible
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Mrs. Cordell stated her full name is Jessica Lynn Cordell and she was born in Austin‚ Texas to Sandra Lou and John Wayne Taylor. Mrs. Cordell stated her parents were married for eighteen years before getting a divorce‚ and stated she was raised half time with her mother and half time with her father. Mrs. Cordell stated her mother died at age thirty-eight years old from heart failure‚ and stated her father is still alive residing in Missouri. Mrs. Cordell described her father as a good and quiet
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In Secrets and Lies‚ we find out that Cynthia‚ who is again‚ a low class white lady is the mother of Hortense‚ a higher class black lady. Through quotes in this film such as ‘I can’t be your mother‚ look at me’ in regards to her skin colour‚ we can see that the class and racial systems did have an impact on the relationship between Cynthia and the acceptance of Hortense as her daughter. The words spoken to each other did prove to make the
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unethical) conduct of organization members. For example‚ Bernie Ebbers‚ the former chief executive officer of WorldCom‚ was hailed as a great leader for growing the company into a telecommunications superpower. 69 03-Kidwell.qxd 10/29/2004 10:23 AM Page 70 70——MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL DEVIANCE Ebbers‚ however‚ was later discredited for his failure to provide moral leadership as WorldCom became engulfed in financial scandals that resulted in the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history (for more
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