TECHNICAL NOTES Unethical Practices in Nigerian Engineering Industries: Complications for Project Management O. E. Alutu1 and M. L. Udhawuve2 Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to establish the unethical practices in engineering industries and identify the various factors that could encourage unethical practices in the nation’s life with a view to highlighting the findings for corruption-free management of projects. A sample of 226 was randomly selected for the study from a population of 12
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Enron’s collapse was the result of unethical practices; alas‚ such practices had a long‚ ignominious presence. The Enron story begins with CEO Kenneth Lay‚ who in 1986 combined his Houston Natural Gas company with several other entities. Until 1996‚ Enron primarily sold natural gas. Yet‚ in a sign of trouble to come‚ in 1987 Lay overlooked evidence of financial misdeeds in the company’s Valhalla‚ NY unit as executives Louis Bourget and Thomas Mastroeni greatly inflated profits while embezzling
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Rationalizing Unethical Behavior N. Strawbridge PHL/323 November 4‚ 2014 P. Reynolds Introduction Classical economic philosophies suggest that man is egotistical and focused on satisfying his own needs. When people encounter difficult ethical challenges they often solicit the question‚ "What should I do?" It is naïve to assume that everyone retains a strong moral compass and does the ’right thing ’ even in small situations. Pinching a little piece of the pie‚ bending a rule once in a while‚ occasionally
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are sent to Azkaban. I do not believe that torture is really a good device for gathering information. Most people will say anything to stop torture‚ including lies. Police have caused innocent people to say they are guilty just by pressuring them. Why would torture be any different? Torture may get people to talk‚ but that does not mean it is the truth. I do not morally think torture is ok. Torture for the most part causes more suffering than it
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Effects of Unethical Ben Carr ACC291 February 28‚ 2013 Tamela Velaquez Effects of Unethical “What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.”-John Stuart Mill. Greed is the motivation behind every major scandal in corporate America. Living a lavish lifestyle also plays a key role when an individual decides to lie‚ cheat‚ and steal in order to take what others have earned. The Tyco International scandal is a great example of which unethical
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Unethical Behavior Article Analysis ACC/291 Unethical behavior can occur in any profession and cause damage to many people. Unethical practices and behavior in the accounting world can be very serious and cause a lot of problems for a lot of people. There are many types of things that are done in the workplace that would be considered unethical behavior. This would be things such as: reported false hours of work‚ using work equipment for personal use‚ taking things from work to your home‚
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The Leaders unethical behaviours in Organizations Leadership and Management in Organizations‚ 7‚5 hp Autumn 2013 The Leaders unethical behaviours in Organizations Introduction The ethical behaviour and the moral goodness of leaders has been a topic of analysis for centuries. The moral character and the ethical practice of the organization have become an increasing concern for leadership researches in the aftermath of the global financial crises
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BUSINESS ETHICS In the business world is often the company that developed and developing to do a lot of ways to win the competition among them‚ including by way of patent infringement. The cause of many companies conducts patent infringement because the company has a lot to spend funds for research and development‚ and do not want unmatched by other companies. Ethics are rules that cannot be violated from both socially acceptable behaviors which are the behavior of "good" or "bad". While business
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ANIMAL TESTING UNETHICAL Every year‚ millions of animals suffer and die in painful tests to determine the safety of cosmetics. products such as eye shadow and soap and many other household chemicals are tested on rabbits‚ rats‚ guinea pigs‚ dogs‚ and other animals‚ despite the fact that the test results don’t help prevent or treat human illness or injury‚ its illegal‚ and there are many other alternatives. Have you ever really put thought into what you buy? Probably not. Most of the time the consumer
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Unethical Recruitment Wal-Mart vs. Target Ethics is a very crucial part in businesses especially when it comes to the Human Resource department to recruit ethically. Ethics seeks to address questions about morality‚ different concepts of what is good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ justice‚ and virtue. (Hirsch‚ 2010‚ p.33) Many people associate ethics with their feelings‚ religion‚ laws and cultural society but on the contrary ethics is not a matter of one’s feelings nor is it based on religion
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