What power bases did Bernie Ebbers and Scott Sullivan rely on to get away with accounting fraud? The power bases are legitimate power‚ reward power‚ coercive power‚ expert power‚ referent power. Case Study Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom Inc into one of the largest telecommunication firms. Yet he and CFO Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accouting fraud that led to the largest bankruptcy in US history. Two investigative reports and subsequent court cases concluded
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WorldCom was a pre-eminent telecommunications company that dealt with the same ethical issues that many companies deal with today. Ethics is something that comes into play in every businesses day to day operations. A decision is it ethical or not‚ is something that every employee makes in today’s business environment. Ethics is a topic that needs to be talked about and reinforced on a reoccurring basis so that unethical events like what happened in WorldCom‚ do not happen. There were many unethical
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parents argued over how to fulfill Terri’s end-of-life wishes. Although tragic‚ the plight of Terri Schiavo provides a valuable case study. The conflicts and misunderstandings surrounding her situation offer important lessons in medicine‚ law‚ and ethics. Despite media saturation and intense public interest‚ widespread confusion lingers regarding the diagnosis of persistent vegetative state‚ the judicial processes involved‚ and the appropriateness of the ethical framework used by those entrusted with
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Is there ethics in business world? Neal Stoughton‚ a prominent finance professor‚ claims that there is no ethics in business world and it is not necessary at all to learn ethics in business school. We may find some theories or practices in support of this idea. For example‚ Adam Smith conceived the concept of "invisible hand" which describe individuals maximize their own interest in a free market can bring benefits to the whole society. I think Professor Stoughton’s assertion is partially correct
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COMM 315 Business Law and Ethics 07-Jan-08 |Law: |Ethics: | |if it’s not written it’s not law |norms | | |cultural values | |
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Ethical violations is a topic which is commonly seen in the media about countries who the United Nations has classified or labeled as countries facing ethical issues such as human rights violations within the country. Ethics is a branch of philosophy‚ which involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Ethics is branched off into three groups‚ which are Meta ethics‚ Normative ethics‚ and Applied ethics. Meta ethics is the focus on how we understand
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The War on Drugs Megen Smith COM/172 March 12‚ 2012 Angela Gist University of Phoenix Despite large amounts of government funding and agencies working together the war on drugs is the most counterproductive measure the United States has launched because its main focus was to stop drug trafficking and criminal activity‚ but it has done nothing but increase incarceration and large amounts of spending by the U.S. One of the first bills introduced to the United States was the National Prohibition
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Procedural History : A reviewing court vacated both convictions‚ and Thompson was found not guilty in a retrial on the murder charge. Thompson then filed suits aginst the district attorney’s office. District court : - Brady violation : Brady disclosure consists of exculpatory or impeaching information and evidence that is material to the guilt or innocence or to the punishment of a defendant. a the supreme court they decided this … at the … they decided this …. Facts : Thompson has been convicted
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2/10/2011 Folkway Violation For my folkway violation I chose to position myself six inches away from someone during a conversation. I chose to try this particular one because I knew my mom would give me the best‚ honest reaction. She has always had a small pet peve that was people getting in her personal space. I thought to myself this is the perfect norm violation for me to use. I was able to easily approach my mom at home where she would be completely clueless of the stunt. I began planning
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some reason African Americans make up the largest percentage of people affected by these laws. “Truth is Supreme Court has actually granted the police license to discriminate.” (Alexander 130) The system reinforces racial caste by accepting legal violation of the fourth amendment targeting African American Men. The reinforcement of racial caste by violating the fourth amendment allows several individuals to realize the issue because many experience unjust intervention in the enforcement capacity.
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