In this work ACC 410 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 Ethics Case you will find right answers on the following task: "Harris Fell, CPA and member of the AICPA, was engaged to audit the financial statements of Wilson Corporation. Fell had half-completed the audit when he had a dispute with the management of Wilson Corporation and was discharged. Hal Compton, CPA, was promptly engaged to replace Fell. Wilson Corporation did not compensate Fell for his work to date; therefore, Fell refused to allow Wilson Corporation…
She obviously breaks off the relationship with Kevin but cannot afford to lose him as her manager.…
Updated: The Company says the shutdown that stopped e-mail service to BlackBerry users resulted from a software upgrade that went awry.…
Sarah has two options: a) Fast track Kim to an interview for which she is qualified and as a result, restore cohesion in her department by eliminating the negativity; or b) do not fast-track Kim to an interview and possibly miss out on the opportunity to “reunite” her team. If Sarah were to fast-track Kim, the good consequences will be a result of the wrong actions. However, if Sarah does not fast-track Kim, the consequences of her staying in the human resources (HR) department will lead to negative, long-term consequences. Kim’s leaving the HR department could mean positive results for the greatest number of individuals (utilitarianism). Sarah fast-tracking Kim to an interview she may not want goes against rule-based ethics. The position opening should not be used “as a means to an end”. If Sarah does not want Kim to work in the HR department, then instead of sending her to another department and have her be someone else’s “problem”, the solution would be to fire Kim.…
Ethical Dilemmas are very common in the workplace. Ethical Dilemmas can be seen as a controversial thing for the person who is right in the middle of it. I have two ethical dilemmas for situations in a profession. One situation is when a nurse has personal information about one of her friend’s daughter. The other situation is about an employee during his spare time at work created a new spreadsheet program. There are consequences dealing with some of these dilemmas.…
The decision for the medical staff at the clinic to tell Maria that she was HIV positive without a professional translator and to instead tell her sons was a major breach of ethics and would be considered inexcusable in any professional setting. By using untrained translators, they limited her power to make informed decisions, breaking the autonomy principle of medical ethics. And then they also told her sons, which is a major breach of privacy and a violation of the non-maleficence principle of medical ethics, which could have upset her and lowered her likelihood of returning to the clinic for follow-up. (Skolnik CH4)…
ETHICS CASE Dilemma of an Accountant In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Accounting Principles Board, and Financial Accounting Standards Board), public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients, incapable of or unwilling to police themselves, and at times participants in coverups of client affairs. Senator Metcalf even went so far as to suggest nationalizing the industry in light of these activities. Just prior to the Metcalf report, Daniel Potter began working as a staff accountant for Baker…
A company’s corporate governance exists in order to prioritize and support the shareholders’ interests in accordance with laws and expectations of the stakeholders through oversight, monitoring, and controlling the company’s activities and personnel (Brooks, Pg. 218). Many companies used to hold and continue to hold flaws in their governance structures that allow management to operate their businesses to further their own personal self-interests instead of increasing the shareholders’ values. The three cases that I believe illustrates the most ineffective corporate governance system include: Nortel, Adelphia, and Tyco.…
This case presents a very typical situation that people encounter while working in the corporate environment. What is ethical, what is morally correct and what is just right out against the law are the questions that we all face while working in a corporate environment. Some of the ethical questions are governed by the law facing the situation. For example while working in an investment bank you most probably have access to inside information about upcoming deals that one could possibly use for personal monetary gain or you could act as a tippie and possibly share that confidential information with others. This kind of a situation is definilety governed by the law and you can actually be charged with various insider trading laws and possibly do some jail time as well. The other situation that is presented in the case is purely about ones ethical and moral standards. The analyst either has to compromise her loyalty towards her company B&B or towards her best friend Lori. While the situation presented is not a real zero-sum game, i.e., one player’s loss does not equal to the gain of the other player. When faced in a situation like this one has to think about what decisions can be made that will have the least affect on the players involved. The analyst should not look at the situation she faces as black or white. She should rather think about other options she might have to retain her friend’s loyalty while not compromising her loyalty towards her current employer. For example, Lori has already been laid off by her current employer, Universal group. The Universal group has already broken certain ethical and moral laws by not informing about the situation to B&B. So can the analyst come up with a situation where she can get Lori immediately and legally hired at B&B and convince her to share the information with B&B. In essence Lori will not have to feel guilty about not keeping the information confidential as has been laid off and the…
Based on my previous statement, the legal consideration would be if there is not adequate treatment plan being offered, who is at fault for the aftermath. If there is a child produced due to the rape, it can be argued that there was not an adequate level of care given by emergency room physician. And that physician either chose not to or took it into their own hands to make the choice for someone regarding what is best for them. How can that decision be made for the patient, if they are in sound state of mind…
|Ethical Framework of Utilitarianism. Utilitarian approach |Each alternative that Nathan Rosillo can propose should take all |…
As the proponents conduct the study, the survey and interview methods were made in a right and brief way to gathered data that will be used in the design and development of the proposed system. Ethical principles were observed with the hope that this would promote trust between the researches and the respondents.…
Identify what you consider to be potentially unethical. Why do you think it is not ethical?…
Social Networking is a huge part of everyone’s life. It is becoming even bigger than most people realize. After reading the Ethics Dilemma I am once again torn. There are, of course, two sides to everything. The dilemma is whether you should allow work colleagues or even your boss access to your personal life through social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter.…
Characters: Susan, Human Resources Manager in a large retail store, one year of service Mike, Loss Prevention/Security Manager in the same store, ten years of service…