decisions when faced with any kind of situation. In business, ethics assist individuals in applying ethical considerations when making any decisions. Ethics regarding the carrying on of business have been described as principles and standards of behavior that are expected of individuals in business. There are various philosophical approaches to decision making in business. One of the most popular philosophical approach to ethics in business is the consequentialist approach. According to this school
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Shannie Raya Enron Response November 13, 2013 Mgt 3310 Enron Response Shannie #1: identify and discuss the key ethical issues arising in the video. Enron, the ‘big idea.’ Enron earned the biggest profits as a stock trading company who focused their ideas on the basis of fraudulent behavior that was made acceptable by the CEO (Jeffrey Skillings). A structured company such as Enron made sure that the employees shared the same mentality the management team aspired; to make more profitable
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Running head: Ethics in accounting Ethics as an Accountant The main objective of this proposal is to gain insight into the unethical accounting practices of major corporations (with a majority of the focus on Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and Adelphia) and ultimately exposing the true perpetrators behind these scandals (the CEO's) in an effort to restore credibility in the once revered accounting profession. Many of the people responsible of these crimes are enjoying retirement in lavish homes
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One situation that may lead to unethical practices and behavior in accounting is a toxic corporate culture. Simply put a corporate culture defines the way we do things here. Some of the most important factors shaping a corporate culture are the behavior of leaders and the leadership style prominent in the company. If ethics and integrity are not actively practiced and not just words on a Code of Ethics, the company is very prone to unethical practices, including financial reporting. Integrity and
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noses is incredibly naïve – and this, Watkins was not. Third, she started having suspicions about unethical practices as early as 1996, years before she wrote anything to Lay (How Could 29); if she was truly ethical, she would have reported these things when she first became aware of them. Finally, she cashed in her own stocks because she knew Enron's were about to tank, and continued to work in an unethical fashion when she did not get resolution from Lay (Ganske B05), which are not the practices of
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MGTP/521 February 20, 2013 Richard Dettling "Lessons from Lehman Brothers: Will We Ever Learn?" #2.Discussion Question: What was the culture at Lehman Brothers like? How did this culture contribute to the company’s downfall? Discussion: The unethical culture by the top executives in the Lehman Brothers company was one of the major contributions to the downfall of this organization. According to the legal expert Anton R. Salukis, Lehman Brothers excessively used accounting manipulations. The negligence
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into the reasons for the downfall of Enron Corp and Parmalat Inc. Introduction We all know Enron to be one of the biggest and most public financial collapses in world history. Many factors, from top leadership to the lawyers who worked for Enron, to the auditors of US companies, to the outside banks that backed Enron in their investments are all to blame in some part for the failures and detriment of so many workers throughout the world. Similar to Enron is an Italian based company, Parmalat
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When people think of Enron they most likely don’t burst full of warm fuzzy feeling, they think of rich greedy men who only cared about themselves who were arrogant and thought they could get away with anything because of how much money they had. But what happened at Enron is more than the a sad story in which people lost all their life savings, it is about men who had all the right qualities letting their need for successes overshadow all ethical behavior. The movie Enron: the smartest guys in
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initially named itself HNG/InterNorth but soon renamed itself to Enron. In 1986, Lay became the CEO of Enron and slowly transformed the company into an energy-trading giant. During the time of merger, Enron was largest owner of inter and intrastate pipelines for transporting natural gas. With the help of government deregulation of prices of natural gas, Enron was able to sell its gas at higher prices, which significantly boosted its revenue. Enron pursued further growth by extending its natural gas business
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Running head: IMPACT OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Impact of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis IMPACT OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Impact of Unethical Behavoir The impact of unethical behavior in accounting can be tremendous. When people think of unethical behavior in the workplace whether it be accounting or any other division people often think of using the company phone for personal phone calls, or using the work computer to look at something like facebook or even to shop or something along
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