Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Assignment 1 Introduction Ethics is an extremely important aspect of the culture of a company. Ethics is a set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values. It is vital that each company adhere to an ethical code. Often times the morale of employees decrease for a variety of reasons. This decrease or lack of morale causes employees to begin to act in an unethical manner. Unethical behavior tends to be a common practice
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Economic Coorporation Organization Introduction: An intergovernmental regional organization that was set up by Iran‚ Pakistan‚ and Turkey in 1985. Its purpose was to provide and promote economic‚ cultural‚ and technical cooperation throughout Member States. During 1992‚ the organization had been expanded to also include Islamic Republic of Afghanistan‚ Republic of Azerbaijan‚ Republic of Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyz Republic‚ Republic of Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. The organization
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Week 4 Reflection Summary ECO/372: Macroeconomics July 8‚ 2013 Dr. Joe Timmerman Week 4 Reflection Summary In week 4‚ we discussed the problems with the fiscal policy and how we felt about the limits of the fiscal policy. When spending is greater than income there is a deficit; a deficit is a shortfall of revenue payments. Some of the team struggles with understanding when the economy is in a recession‚ why a deficit is good for the economy. As a team we also reviewed the total debt in the
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Interest rates is the percentage that is adding to principal amount being borrowed. Our economy has businesses that are started by investors that have capitol to lend for a cost. Businesses need to lease buildings‚ buy products to have on hand‚ and pay staff to operate the business. Small businesses have more short-term interest rates that are more appealing to investors to stand behind with less risk. It depends on how the economy views the uncertainties that will determine how they will react to
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Understanding business The business related laws in the United States intend to foster free‚ fair‚ balanced and effective business practices. Laws protecting consumers in the United States disallow unfair‚ deceptive and anti-competitive business practices. Despite significant legislative differences from one state to another‚ a major premise is that deceptive and unfair business practices are unethical and inappropriate (Cartewr‚ 2009). These laws constitute critical legal underpinnings for ethical
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Studies” Course paper in Economics Economic indicators for analysis of living standards in Latvia and Scandinavian countries – Sweden and Norway Author: Yevgeniya Grygorchuk Group D1A2 Supervisor: A.Petrovs Riga‚ Month 2009 Introduction 4 Topic relevance 4 Course paper aim 4 Course paper tasks 4 1 Theoretical basis 5 1.1 Definition of the term “living standards” 5 1.2 Factors that influence an increase in living standards 5 1.3 Economic indicators for analysis
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M E M O R A N D U M Re: Week 5 Reflection ________________________________________________________ This week marks the final week for this course. Team 5 has discussed the ethical implications involved with accounting principles and the importance of having regulations in place in order to maintain accuracy. The following addresses some situations that may lead to unethical accounting practices as well as the effects of such behavior. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is also addressed because of its
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MACRO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY Due to the fact our industry deals with medical supplies‚ the healthcare sector‚ as a whole‚ tends to be our main focus area. Health care is traditionally funded through contributions paid by individuals as a percentage of their salaried income. There are‚ however‚ some countries that also provide a free public medical service funded by a national budget. Regardless of the coverage it is the quality of the medical supplies and medical personnel
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Macroeconomic indicators are defined as statistics that indicate the current status of the economy by determining the position or changes of different sectors in the economy for example industry‚ labour‚ market and trade. Key Economic Indicator: The Australian Dollar The Australian dollar is a very important economic indicator due to it being very effective in determining the strength of the economy. The Australian dollar is the currency used to purchase goods and services in Australia‚ however
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2013-14 Page 1 COMPILED BY HOD ECONOMICS MRS. CHANDRA R INDEX S NO 1 TOPIC PAGE NO 3 - 20 INTRODUCTION TO MACRO ECONOMICS 21 – 35 2 AGGREGATE DEMAND AND AGGREGATE SUPPLY 3 36 - 43 MONEY AND BANKING 4 44 - 49 GOVERNMENT BUDGET 5 49 - 58 BALANCE OF PAYMENT AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE 6 59- 66 BOARD PAPER 2013 DELHI 7 67 - 75 MARKING SCHEME Page 2 COMPILED BY HOD ECONOMICS MRS. CHANDRA R HANDBOOK OF MACRO ECONOMICS NOTE: THIS STUDY MATERIAL
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