Project: Enron 's Questionable Transactions and Arthur Andersen 's Troubles Enron and “Arthur Anderson LLP (AA)” both started out as reputable companies, but in the end both became unethical (Brooks & Dunn, 2015, p. 98). Many experts believe this was due to a paradigm shift in their “corporate cultures” (Brooks & Dunn, 2015, p. 1-608). This shift in employee behavior can be observed from the many questionable strategies that Enron carried out with the enablement of AA. Therefore, this paper will examine
Siemens AG Bribery Scandal This paper will focus on the analysis of the well-known and popular bribery scandal in the world, such as Siemens AG Bribery Scandal which occurred in November, 2006. Siemens AG is one of the largest and most popular electrical engineering companies operated in the world. The present company was founded in 1847 in Berlin and is now headquartered in Munich, Germany. The discussion and the proper analysis of this bribery scandal will help to learn many effective lessons
2016 Aristotle Philosophy Introduction I have chosen Aristotle as my philosopher. “He was the first to argue that equals should be treated equally, and unequal’s should be treated unequally in proportion to their relevant differences” (Brooks and Dunn, 2014). In today’s society people sometimes lose sight of being ethical and often know what is right but chooses to not do the right thing. Most of the time it is out of greed or selfish reasons. His ethical theory is about being happy. “Of all
Introduction To what degree social responsibility should be considered in the conduct of business is an issue that has been debated extensively over time. While there are those who claim that businesses must fully embrace social responsibility, others are convinced that such a move would affect the ability of business entities to fully exploit the opportunities at their disposal. It should however be noted that in those instances where businesses neglect their ethical (and legal) mandate, the backlash
| The Lie of The Century | Analysis of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme | | ' Introduction As long as the investment financial market existed, only one man was able to etched his name to the investment history as the greatest fraudster, and his name is Bernard Madoff. A brilliant fraudster that able to swindled over $50 billion from thousands of people using a type of investment fraud called "Ponzi Scheme." Using this type of investment frauds and his charming personality, Madoff stolen
Case Module G: Walt Pavlo & MCI 1. What aspects of the schemes described in this case were: a) unethical, b) illegal, and/or c) fraudulent? MCI senior officers were concerned with the increasing amount of bad debt due to the number of delinquent Accounts Receivables (AR). A reasonable course of action may have been to improve on the collection of AR. However, the officers were more concerned with their stock portfolios. The officers sought to improve the reputation MCI. The company was attracting
Ethical Dilemma Description A highly experienced Quality Control employee working for a high-end textile industry is approaching his retirement. Mansion has served Smart Fabrics [A Garment Factory] for nearly 30-years during which he has demonstrated unmatched professionalism and good conduct. Time has come to reward Mansion for his contribution to the company – and therefore there are plans to launch a thanks-giving and reward ceremony for the employee. However shortly before the ceremony and before
It is important when working with clients that consideration is given to the methods and approaches used with regards to specific client’s needs and personality as well as consideration regarding presenting issues. Here a case study of Jane is used to argue /evaluate and assess how both a psychodynamic counselor and cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) would view the case study of Jane from their perspectives. Consideration will be given from both a psychodynamic approach and CBT approach of how
Auditing 300 Semester 1, 2012 Assessment one: Individual report Ethical issues in auditing Executive Summary This report provides an analysis of dealing with professional and ethical issues when offering auditing services. It gives a brief decision-making process model by first identifying the key issues and relevant standards involved in the case and then combining theories with reality and giving a short conclusion and some recommendations at the end. 1.0 Introduction Ethical
Content Abstract (summary) Business Ethics is about appropriate or right and wrong behavior to be carried in business. In this paper, the general principle of ethic will be applied on the analysis of the ethical issue of the Walt Disney Company. The recommendations we believed that can help to address the ethical problems are also included in this paper. Background of The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company is a international entertainment and media enterprise. It has established