Introduction Countrywide Financial Corporation projected being the largest real estate mortgage company in the United States. In 1969‚ Angelo Mozilo and his partner David Loeb‚ founded Countrywide in New York with the vision of providing a diversified real estate lending service. The company’s intentions were phenomenal as well as the initial profitability; however‚ unethical behavior took place within the company causing a huge loss. The predatory lending actions relied on fraudulent and misconduct
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Case Study: Ford Pinto MGT/216 07/17/20 Case Study: Ford Pinto Abstract In 1971‚ Ford Motor Company (FMC)‚ on the advice of then vice-president Lee Iacocca‚ introduced the first subcompact vehicle‚ the Ford Pinto. After production had begun and the release of the Pinto in the United States‚ Ford discovered a defect in the design on the fuel system; the gas tank was placed in the rear of the vehicle. This error could cause the vehicle to explode on low speed rear end collisions due to a
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bankruptcy--in the 2008 financial crisis. For Economic/Political Arguments Subpoint 1: It is the U.S. government’s job to insure that corporations do not “dig themselves a hole” to deep to recover from. --"The practice of calmness‚ of immobility‚ of certainty and security‚ suddenly breaks down‚" Keynes wrote. "New fears and hopes will‚ without warning‚ take charge of human conduct." This is the "herd behavior" that George Soros has identified as the dominant feature of financial markets. It is
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Polluter’s dilemma case Name Institution The stakeholders in the scenario are the fishes in the lake. Due to the increased and continuous toxic from the industries that drain in to the river and into the lake‚ the fish might be declared unsafe for human consumption. This is according to the report quoted in the newspaper from a scientist from the university and an environmental group is watching it. Another stakeholder affected in the proposed application of the new technology is the company
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Why Study Ethics? We should study business ethics because a class in business ethics should not aim simply to help you learn about ethics‚ but it should also aim to help you do ethics. The goal of business ethics is to help us all create and buildup ethical institutions. We can achieve these goals by developing three subjective points: a better understanding of ethical issues‚ a more careful set of analytical skills to evaluate ethical issues‚ and a clarified receptiveness to appreciate the
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1. Ryan’s ethical dilemma is to manipulate the cost budget to keep the price competitive so that the VP of Sales‚ Sid‚ can make his quota for the year. Ryan is being asked to remove the quality testing and maintenance from variable costs and make them fixed costs to allow the selling price to drop from $6.00 to $5.30. Sid‚ the VP of sales is using his status in the company to take advantage of Ryan. Ryan‚ a new hire‚ wants to be on good terms with everyone and this is just putting him in a compromising
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M2D2 Case Study Discussion: Walgreen Co. Please discuss the following: Review the Balance sheet of the latest Walgreen Co. 10k Filing. Select two of the following questions to review/discuss: 1. Which current assets are the most significant? 2. Which non-current assets are the most significant? 3. Asset the level of debt and risk that Walgreen has by looking only at the balance sheet. 4. Evaluate the creditworthiness of Walgreen based on the balance sheet 5. Does Walgreen use off-balance
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possibility that Tom ’s illness might affect the solvency of her business by bringing adverse publicity if news of his illness spread‚ she has been contemplating firing him; a swift turnaround from her previous plans of promoting him to manager. The case concludes asking if Carla should begin planning for any repercussions if Tom ’s health begins to decline. Legal Aspect: When
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Manage budgets and financial plans Case study 1. List the revenue and expense records that you would use to gather information and their source. Revenue Records of the Business * Sales Invoices * Cash register receipts * Credit card / EFTPOS receipts Expense Record of the business * Purchase Invoice * Rent Slip * Wages and salaries 2. Provide samples of source documentation Purchase Invoice | | | | Serial No. | Item Purchased | | Total | 0011 | Brocolli
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Tiffany Swartz HCS/405 Todd Brown November 19‚ 2012 Introduction Financial management in the area of healthcare has been an ever changing area. There are generally accepted principles and ethical codes that must be followed when dealing with finances‚ and healthcare facilities must be successful in this aspect for the facility to operate smoothly. This paper will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ some generally
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