management, Faculty of Business Administration, Rajamangala Institute of Technology In what sense can it be said that an organization can, as a whole, be ethical of unethical? What characteristics (e.g. structures, policies, powers, responsibilities, codes, cultures, procedures) would mark out an ethical organization? Business ethics is an applied ethics. It is the application of our understanding of what is good and right to do. A discussion of business ethics must begin
Words: 4554 - Pages: 19
Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW/531 October 2012 University of Phoenix Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan The Corporate Compliance Plan will provide standard of conduct for the internal operations of the company to limit and reduce violations of the law within an organization. The plan is to reduce negative events from becoming legal liabilities. Definitions The people involved in this Compliance Plan are any person who is involved in business activities and transactions within
Words: 1920 - Pages: 8
California Law Review Volume 57 | Issue 1 Article 1 January 1969 The Legal Roles of Shareholders and Management in Modern Corporate Decisionmaking Melvin Aaron Eisenberg Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/californialawreview Recommended Citation Melvin Aaron Eisenberg, The Legal Roles of Shareholders and Management in Modern Corporate Decisionmaking, 57 Cal. L. Rev. 1 (1969). Available at: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/californialawreview/vol57/iss1/1
Words: 89092 - Pages: 357
|Human resource |Outdated policies cause the|Medium: This is a fairly common |Medium: outdated policies mean that |High: This is a topic that can be | |risk: outdated |negative impact to business |manager |risk to happen |occurrence in any business. |there are at least some policies in |readily controlled by the human resources| |policies |due to poor processes or | | |Companies in general
Words: 1794 - Pages: 8
Code of Business Ethics Third Edition Reprint Third Edition tA B L E o F C o n t E n t S oUR EtHICAL FoUndAtIon, oUR CoRE VALUES And oUR KEy dRIVERS ........................1 Our Code of Business Ethics ..........................................2 We are passionately focused on business results and customer success. ........................................14 Fair Dealing .....................................................................14 SECtIon I EtHICAL BEHAVIoR We
Words: 8938 - Pages: 36
FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Morrison & Foerster LLP Christopher M. Forrester Celeste S. Ferber RR DONNELLEY EZ START XBRL We Tag. You Validate. We File. With the release of the proposed rule, the SEC will require the use of XBRL for financial reporting starting as early as 2009 for some companies. RR Donnelley is uniquely qualified to give you guidance on how your company can prepare for the SEC mandate. As the market leader in XBRL
Words: 49138 - Pages: 197
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Introduction Business houses, right from the inception of human race, have been regarded as constructive partners in the communities in which they operate. Though they have been instrumental in creating employment, wealth, products and services, yet the pressure on business to play a role in social issues involving employees, stakeholders, society, environment, government etc. is continuously increasing. The society is questioning the existence of business
Words: 3378 - Pages: 14
OKE STEPHEN SSP12/13/H/0831 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is typically described as self-regulation that is part of a corporation's business model and strategic plan. In a perfect world, CSR means that a business monitors itself to make sure it adheres to legal, ethical, environmental, and international standards across its operations. The more visible aspect of CSR is a corporation's willingness to promote and support community, national, and global
Words: 4155 - Pages: 17
Sarbanes-Oxley Law Stephanie Mosley ACC 340 University of Phoenix Richard Calabria 07/23/2012 To enhance the dependability and accountability in an effort to safeguard shareholders, the federal government for the United States of America established the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on July 30, 2002. The Public Company Accounting Reform and Protection Act of 2002 is also used to refer to this law. Numerous acts of corruption in the business sector continued throughout the late 1990s as well as
Words: 775 - Pages: 4
AVON PRODUCTS, INC. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES As amended by the Board of Directors on April 2, 2012 I. Purpose of Guidelines These corporate governance guidelines are intended to set a proper “tone at the top,” by promoting good corporate citizenship and responsible business practices, and to establish a common set of expectations to assist the Directors in performing their duties in accordance with applicable requirements, and thereby build long-term value for the Company’s shareholders. These
Words: 4384 - Pages: 18
