Ethics Case Study Adelphia Communication

Unethical behaviour is also depicted on the decision by the CBS Corporation to avoid the airing of Wigand’s interview on the 60 Minutes Show (Taylor and Francis 176). As a media corporation, CBS acted unethically to protect their interests at the expense of the ailing public. One possible solution to the dilemma that the CBS Corporation faced is that the corporation

The Adelphia Communications scandal broke in 2002 when a footnote in a routine quarterly earnings statement revealed that the Rigas family had borrowed more than $2 billion from the company. But they didn't pay it back.

In a subsequent section, Turner explains the vital role of big corporations and how it can be compared to the vital role of small corporations. These smaller corporations are the ones with the big ideas – such as Turner’s idea with the Atlanta Superstation or CNN – and when the small corporations are not allowed to thrive as they are overshadowed by the big corporations, then the emerging ideas cease to exist. Another factor that contributes to the lack of big/small corporation interaction are the rules set upon by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that sets rules to the amount of smaller business the big corporations can own. It goes back to the loss of the smaller, innovative corporations that are not allowed to thrive because they have no means to do so on their own – even if corporation owners have houses to mortgage, the financial implications are a lot more than what they were in Turner’s earlier times. It is through Turner’s times that we have a seen a major change in media as it became more commercial than about journalism, another threat for the smaller corporations, and another threat to

Ethics are crucial to the accounting profession and the business world, so choosing an ethics system to base your moral decisions on is extremely important. Accountants and all business professionals will be confronted with moral dilemmas on a daily basis. Being strong in your faith and knowing what you believe in will help you to always make the right decision. Based on this reasoning, this essay will explain why deontology is the best ethics system for the accounting profession.

In the following weeks of the internship, one of my other supervisors, Roberto Ordoñez, delegated me with the responsibility of answering Facebook messages and comments from a national cable T.V. brand, Cable Color. Apparently, this company was having some serious legal problems since its owner, Cesar Rosenthal, went to jail for fraud last year. This misfortune provoked rage among Cable Color’s loyal clients, and it made its credibility and transparency as a brand diminish within months. As a result, MBH, as Cable Color’s advertising agency, had to take the reins of this public relations chaos. However, as the days passed, I was disappointed because my supervisor’s only instruction was to answer the daily angry comments with a ‘we will call

In the article “A Good Stock to Own, A bad Place to Work” based on the network company DISH that was founded in 1992 by Charles Ergen, many former or current employees had felt that the company had treated them negatively. Employees of the company had also felt that they were treated with injustice, held to poor standards, and used by the company they worked for. Many issues for DISH derive from the structure of the company and it’s handling of those in the workplace. These issues derived from DISH having an organization that lacked ethics, teamwork, as well as diversity issues and most importantly a company founded on Machiavellianistic standards.

CBS Corporation’s decision to back out of airing Wigand’s interview regarding the tobacco industry was portrayed as a decision based on self-interest. 60 Minutes is a whole show based on finding and airing information that the public would not otherwise see. However, CBS Corporation made a decision to censor their investigative news program in fear that a threatened B&W multibillion-dollar lawsuit over the Wigand interview would kill a pending sale of the network to Westinghouse Electric. That sale was expected to earn top CBS executives millions from stock options. In other words, to protect their financial interests, this ethical conflicting decision was made.

The case study that was analyzed is, “Unauthorized Disclosure: Hewlett-Packard’s secret Surveillance of Directors and Journalists,” by Anne T. Lawrence, Randal D. Harris, and Sally Baack. The ethical issues presented through the case deal with Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). HP is a major international company in the computer and technology market. The company describes itself as a “technology solutions provider to consumers, business and institutions globally.” Their credo is called “HP way”, which focuses on points such as trust and respect for individuals, high level of achievement and contribution, business conduct with uncompromising integrity, objectives through teamwork, and encouragement of flexibility and innovation (Newman). The problems faced by HP’s board of directors were a lack of accountability with HP’s credo. If the “HP way” was followed by them, these ethical issues would be avoided. It also promotes a bad example by the high-level of management of this globally powerful organization.

SC completed monitoring phone with Pa on 4/18/16. The SC asked the Pa how she was doing and she reported that she was doing good. The Pa reported that she was hospitalized at Mercy Philadelphia about a month ago (the exact date is unknown). The Pa was recently discharged by visiting nurse from Mercy Care. The Pa reported that she notice that she would get sick around the weekend times and she believes it was triggers by something she was eating and it would cause her diverticulosis to flare up. The Pa reported that she is feeling better and is watching her diet (eating the right foods). The Pa she saw her PCP on a few weeks ago and he for Post hospital follow up. The Pa did not report any change in health status but reported that she was prescribed

America is the land of the free and home of the brave. This country has prided itself in enduring through hard times and looking out for those who have given so much to bring this country to the status it has achieved today. Good values, honesty, hard work, moral and of course ethics would be what generations through those times of depression would say what has helped America get out of those dark times. In today’s America, corruption, greed, lies and broken promises are what seem to be in headlines on every major news network. Big companies openly flaunt unethical practices with little consequence other than mere slaps on the wrist. Shows’ such as America Greed has helped to bring to the light of day of the ugly face of corruption and manipulation of companies at their best. White collar professional’s pitch believable ideas, project and investment to sometimes ill-informed investors and consumers with the hope of making a reality idea come to life but sometimes these failures are hidden to

In this paper I will analyze the case study of Mattel Inc. and their Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) and applying it to three different virtue ethics; fairness, honesty and justice. Then I will apply deontology, “always act in such a way that you can also will that the maxim of your action should become a universal law.

This case study is about a General Manager at Green Mountain Cellular Telephone Company ( GMTC), Erik Peterson. New to his position, he faces a multitude of problems that quickly put him in over his head, although he does not realize it. The parent company of GMTC, Cellular Communications Inc. (CelluCom) was founded by a charismatic and capable leader, Ric Jenkins. He had grown the company over time to be among one of the Top 20 Cellular Companies in the industry. Erik had never worked in the cellular industry prior to taking the position at GMTC, but he very much wanted to be a part of

The Time Warner Cable Inc. is one of the oldest and most reputable cable companies in the United States, but it is now faced with the challenges of increased competition. Specifically, the organization encounters difficulties in retaining its customers, and also in signing new ones, and this is due to the increasing number of cable companies, which present the customers with more alternatives.

Subway failed as a high reliability organization (HRO) to handle the Jared Fogle scandal. An HRO is a company in which an ability to recognize, address, and respond to risks or crises is central to its functioning. A food franchise largely marketed toward families and health conscious consumers must be able to quickly and fully manage any curveballs that come its way. A critical evaluation of Subway’s actions based off the 5 principles of successful HROs is further testament of its inability to predict, prepare for, and properly respond to such an event. This is evident through the company’s lack of ethical decision making, poor employee communication, and lackluster outward communications and PR strategy. Moreover, there is substantial evidence that the company knew about Fogle’s actions and did not address them as soon as they came to light. The subsequent analysis of Subway on the 5 principles of successful HROs provides further evidence of its ineptitude:

In this Paper I would like to discuss a real time example of a company which faced a ethical