Running head: CORPORATE SCANDAL 1 Sheri Bardot Ashford University OMM 640 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Prof. Tricia Devin Corporate Scandal in America: Week 6 March 17‚ 2012 COROPORATE SCANDAL 2 The unethical business practices of Enron‚ Leman Brothers and
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Corporate crimes are crimes committed by corporate officials that are in the interest of the corporation. They can be hard to detect and can include embezzlement‚ falsifying financial statements and bribery. Three main factors were made to assist in understanding the theory of corporate crime‚ such as the drive for profit. This is important because all companies want to pursue making money in any way possible‚ yet some choose illegal and deceitful actions as others do not. Using the structure of
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Six Components of a Great Corporate Culture by John Coleman | 3:00 PM May 6‚ 2013 The benefits of a strong corporate culture are both intuitive and supported by social science. According to James L. Heskett (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/what_great_companies_know_abou.html) ‚ culture “can account for 20-30% of the differential in corporate performance when compared with ‘culturally unremarkable’ competitors.” And HBR writers have offered advice on navigating different geographic cultures
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Corporate welfare is a government’s special treatment to companies or even tax breaks and or grants given to a company on behalf of the government. Corporate welfare is usually at the expense of the citizens of America‚ even though it could also be at the expense of some corporations as some of these corporations receive more ‘special treatment’ than others. Our country has always had corporate welfare. It seems unfair to so many that tax breaks are given to corporations who cannot seem to take
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requirements of the course Communicating Corporate Reputation By Jyotirmoy Pathak PGP – 12126 Section – A On 20th August 2013 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ AHMEDABAD ITC Limited: A Prologue The journey that began way back in 1910 was very straight and simple for ITC Limited with only tobacco and tobacco products in their portfolio. It was in 1970 that then chairman of ITC Shri Ajit Narain Haskar decided to diversify the business to Hotel Business. Soon enough‚ ITC ventured into paperboards
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Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy Colorado State University Copyright © 2004 South-Western All rights reserved. R. Dennis Middlemist PowerPoint slides by: Knowledge Objectives • Studying this chapter should provide you with the strategic management knowledge needed to: Define corporate-level strategy and discuss its importance to the diversified firm. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of single- and dominant- business strategies. Explain three primary reasons why firms move
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Corporate Fraud Foxconn Technology Group Background Foxconn Technology Group‚ subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.‚ Ltd.‚ which is the manufacturer targeting on electronic products like PC components‚ is founded by Terry Gou. First founded in Taiwan‚ Foxconn started to establish factory in Mainland China in 1988 and then expands its business very quickly. As the world’s largest manufacturer targeting on contract electronics‚ its clients are all over the world‚ including American‚ European
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Corporate Finance Exam with Answers Posted on May 10‚ 2012 by Sam Corporate Finance‚ Chapters 8‚ 9 & 10. Exam Questions: 1. A project’s opportunity cost of capital is: A. The forgone return from investing in the project. 2. Which of the following statements is correct for a project with a positive NPV? A. The IRR must be greater than 1. 3. What is the NPV of a project that costs $100‚000 and returns $50‚000 annually for 3 years if the opportunity cost of capital is 14%? C. $16‚085
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Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities‚ and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position. In addition to maximizing profits‚ one of the main objectives to many corporations today is to be well known for their responsible management and ethical performance. Apple is one of the most important companies throughout the world because
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Corporate Culture The culture of an organization is the set of values‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ customs‚ and attitudes that helps its members understand what the organization stands for‚ how it does things‚ and what it considers important"(Griffin‚ 49). In other words‚ "the way things work around here" (Dr. Williams). In order for any small business or large corporation to be successful‚ the employees must understand what is expected of them. While things might be slightly different in a large corporation
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