Running head: ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Organizational Ethics in Accounting: A Comparison of Utilitarianism and Christian Deontological Principles Katherine Y. Masten A Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation in the Honors Program Liberty University Spring 2012 1 ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Acceptance of Senior Honors Thesis This Senior Honors Thesis is accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from the Honors Program of Liberty University
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Corporate ethics is adapted from the words: ‘sound moral values’. It attempts at putting in place some sense of ‘sound moral values’ within a company’s employee population as regards how they could conduct business responsibly. The recent corporate scandals globally (which have been taken to unprecedented levels) have made managers and researchers to turn their attentions to questions of ethics management. This paper therefore examines how national culture influences ‘sound moral values’ in business
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Ethics is part of the framework in the practice of every profession. The term ‘ethics’ has several meanings associated to it. It may refer to a method of inquiry that helps people understand the morality of human behavior‚ beliefs and practices of a group or the expected standard of moral behavior of a specific group as described by their code of professional ethics (Berman 83). With nursing being a reputable profession‚ it is but expected that it has its own set of ethical standards thus called
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Institutionalizing Ethics Business ethics are increasingly addressed in seminars and at conferences. Managers‚ especially top managers do have a responsibility to create an organizational environment that fosters ethical decision making by institutionalizing ethics. This means applying and integrating ethical concepts with daily actions. This can be accomplished in three ways: * by establishing an appropriate company policy or a code of ethics‚ * by using a formally appointed ethics committee‚
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 3 ETHICS AND MORALITY 4 MORAL MANAGEMENT OF ETHICS 5 ETHICAL ROLE OF MANAGERS 8 ETHICAL DILEMMAS 10 DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK 12 FOSTERING ETHICS 14 CONCLUSION 16 INTRODUCTION Ethics in the corporate environment was at the beginning of this century deemed as an oxymoron as corporates and people alike believed it was impossible to conduct and succeed in business while being ethical and morally upright. However‚ after observing the numerous
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Ethics and Social Responsibility First Discussion Forum 1. "Ethics has no place in business." Discuss this statement. Frequently many people pronounce the said “business is business”‚ showing a slight taste of immorality‚ where business are purely economic and ethics has no place in business‚ but is very important to know that ethics is essential component of a company. Ethics demand that the most important consideration is the people. Unethical act has a high risk. Every business leader
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ABSTRACT. Although it seems that ethics and religion should be related‚ past research suggests mixed conclusions on the relationship. We argue that such mixed results are mostly due to methodological and conceptual limitations. We develop hypotheses linking Cornwall et al.s (1986‚ Review of Religious Research‚ 27(3): 266–244) religious components to individuals willingness to justify ethically suspect behaviors. Using data on 63‚087 individuals from 44 countries‚ we find support for three
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Dell conduct business. The company has established a Global Ethics and Compliance Office along with the “human resources department” and other internal partner organizations to achieve such an ethical environment. The first procedure that Dell has incorporated was pre-employment screenings‚ to ensure that the company not only hires the best talent but also people with integrity. During the orientation process for the new hires ethics and cost of noncompliance are discussed. The Company has also
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Ethics‚ Management‚ and the Corporation’s Reputation Kristi Sims SGT‚ Inc Turnitin Originality Score: 8% Ethics and ethical standards are very important to an organization’s way of life. If something goes wrong and its standards are broken‚ it can be very detrimental to the company’s reputation among investors‚ customers‚ employees‚ and competitors. It is the duties of management to make sure an organization’s ethical standards are being met
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Personal ethics What personal‚ cultural‚ and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? Ethics and values form the basis of nursing. Nurses provide nursing care by preventing illness‚ reducing suffering and promoting restoration of health in individuals‚ families‚ societies and communities. Nursing involves technical skills and abilities‚ duty and service to others with compassion and efficient decision-making
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