me‚ is the Martha Stewart scandal in 2004. In 2001‚ Martha Stewart had received an inside tip from her stockbroker that her stock‚ ImClone Systems was going to fall‚ so she sold her almost 4‚000 shares in the company to avoid an almost $46‚000 loss‚ the next day the stock fell 16%. Over the next few months‚ Martha’s activies were being investigated‚ she was quesioned and later indicted on nine counts‚ including securites fraud and obstruction of justice. There was a six week trial in january 2004
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Martha Stewart: Lemons into Lemonade Before one can make an informed decision as to whether Martha Stewart’s handled the incident responsibly or whether or not her actions were moral or immoral‚ one must first understand the basics of ethics and understand whose rights are involved and how they were affected. Then one must also examine who will be helped and who will be hurt by her actions and then make a decision based on the information and personal values as they relate to the issue. Martha
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Harminder Singh Module # 4 Critical Thinking Martha Stewart: A Brand in Crisis‚ in Business Ethics Case 5 Question # 1 Stewart repeatedly denied any wrongdoing‚ despite the conviction and fialed appeal‚ yet she still says she did nothing wrong. Is this the right strategy? Answer: I think it is the right strategy to deny every allegation‚ if one does not believe they done anything wrong. In Martha Stewart case not once she accepted that she has done anything outside of the law. It’s good to
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Martha Stewert is the owner of Omnimedia which handles her show‚ clothing line etc. What she did was owned a large sum of stock in a biotechnology firm (ImClone) and was chums with them. She was tipped off that one of the things they researched did not pan out. The spending on the project would not yeild any sales so the expected companies profits would never be. This is a bad thing if you own the stock the way Martha Stewart did. The illegal part was that she was told that the company was not doing
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CASE ANALYSIS THE CASE OF MARTHA STEWART FACTS Beginning with a small catering business in the 1970s‚ Martha Stewart built a vast media conglomerate spanning books‚ magazines‚ television‚ radio and the internet‚ devoted to providing helpful tips with the sign-off: “It’s a good thing”. After her company‚ Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia‚ (MSL) went public in late 1999; her stake was briefly worth more than $1 billion. (New Yorker‚ 2003) 1 However‚ she was confronted with a far greater challenge
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THE TALE OF TWO MARTHAS "I ’ll be back .I ’m not afraid. Not afraid whatsoever. I ’m very sorry it had to come to this." (Gasparino‚ 22). Those were the words that Martha Stewart said on the courthouse steps on July 16‚ 2004‚ as she had just been sentenced to five months in prison. A defiant Martha Stewart was trying to instill confidence in her stock holders and save a sinking ship‚ her company‚ Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated (MSO). That day her companies stock closed at $
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Throughout the case study on Martha Stewart‚ evidence provided illustrates how public relations can alter the image of a national personality in both negative and positive lights. In particular‚ the case illustrates how Stewart’s initially poor public relations responses tarnished her image and‚ only after changing her tactics‚ did she actually work toward correcting the problem. Ultimately‚ the Martha Stewart case is pivotal in illustrating how the power of public relations‚ if used correctly
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Introduction Martha Stewart is an American Home decorator Icon surrounded by accusations of Inside trading‚ Obstruction of justice‚ False statements and Conspiracy. Her trial and investigation lasted for two years ending with her being found guilty of charges and convicted to spend time in jail‚ home arrest and probation. In this work I will expose Martha Stewart’s behavior and why her actions were considered outlaw‚ unethical and unprofessional. I will also explain which ethical behavior she used
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MARTHA STEWART – CRIMINAL LIABILITY Martha Stewart – Criminal Liability Carnell C. Holmes Austin Peay State University Business Law Professor Elizabeth Rankin December 7‚ 2012 1 MARTHA STEWART – CRIMINAL LIABILITY 2 Abstract Most people that are in high profile positions would rather receive positive accolades for their great accomplishments. Committing fraudulent acts or being unethical is not what a person with a thriving business would want to connected with. A name that
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Martha Stewart Sells Billion Dollar Empire for $353 Million Martha Stewart is best known by most people today at the host of a food and fashion television show and the name behind the Martha Stewart brand. Fewer people know that she has been the CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia since its inception‚ and fewer still where she got her start. Stewart was born Martha Helen Kostyra in New Jersey‚ New Jersey. The Stewart name came from her marriage to Andrew Stewart‚ an aspiring lawyer at Yale Law
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