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Wealth and morality in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, is iconic for a period and a place where the world was caught by the mad drive to recover from the trauma of a world war.

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Objectivism and ethical decision-making in Ayn Rand's philosophy

Helping others is not explicitly prohibited in Objectivist philosophy: it is just not considered the highest moral good, in contrast to acting in one's own, personal self-interest.

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Ethical challenges of autonomous vehicles sharing roads with human drivers

On the surface, autonomous cars do not seem to present any serious ethical challenges. Their technological marvels herald a new era of transportation, in which roads can be potentially safer, less expensive, and more efficient.

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Examining corporate social responsibility through individual ethical accountability

Corporate social responsibility is a reflection of societal ethical norms. There is some disagreement in our society what the norms for corporations should be.

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Moral courage and ethical blind spots in leadership practice

Major Message: what is the major message of the chapter? The beginning quote in the chapter says it best…that leadership is basically about humanity. Doing the right thing is usually not a hard or difficult thing to do.

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Drexel Burnham Lambert's competitive advantages in leveraged buyouts and junk bonds

There were a few different financial innovations that were mentioned in the book. One was the leveraged buyout. This is when a management team, along with what were termed "corporate raiders" would take out a high level of debt in order to buy out the company.

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Incivility in nursing: causes, consequences, and workplace costs

Incivility refers to offensive action, hostile behaviors and intimidation of other co-workers with a heath care environment. Typically, such behavior can jeopardize the effectiveness of nursing setting and professional practice.

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act and auditor detection of corporate fraud

Law Is Likely to Affect All of the Following: Audit Committees of Public Company Boards of Directors According to Sections 201 and 204 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), auditors must report "all critical accounting policies and practices" and the members of an audit committee cannot offer "non-audit…

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Budget at completion and avoiding arrogance in project management

Certainly what the original budget estimates reflect are not set in stone, so yes the final cost of the project can be different from the original estimate. The Budget at Completion (BAC) is the sum of all budget values that were set up when the project was being designed.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's impact on corporate governance and financial reporting

In the year 2002, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (www.sarbanesoxley.com), which, together with later regulations adopted in the two successive years following its enactment, impacted auditors', company manager' and directors' responsibilities with regard to their companies'…

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