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Ethical analysis of fraudulent accounting in the WorldCom scandal

The late 1990s and early 2000s saw corporate America rocked with scandal. It seemed that everywhere the public turned, a new ethical scandal was being played out in the media. One, in particular, lead to the largest corporate insolvency in history - WorldCom.

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New York's smoking ban in bars and restaurants: health policy and worker protection

The dangers of smoking whether from direct or second hand smoke have been exhaustively researched and proven truthful and factual.

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Newfoundland Capital Corporation's expansion into Mexico and Germany

Opening an office in another city can be daunting, and it is even more significant when one is opening an office in another country. There are many cultural issues that Newfoundland Capital Corporation will face when it opens offices in Mexico City, Mexico and Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Religion's role in promoting moral values in contemporary society

Religion stands as one of the most important values in the contemporary society and it has always been influential in assisting people as they experienced progress.

~9 min read

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The fast food industry's contribution to rising obesity rates in America

In recent times, the fast food industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, one can confidently say that the industry, whose background is relatively modest, has in a big way affected the way of life in America.

~7 min read

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Employer monitoring and employee privacy rights in the workplace

Employers and employees often have conflicting interests in the workplace. One of these conflicting interests concerns the privacy rights and considerations of the employees vs. The rights of the employer to monitor the activities of its employees.

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Leadership development and peer mentoring at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a company that had more than a century of long-standing respect and authority in the financial world up until the recent economic crisis, which ultimately resulted in allegations of fraud being levied against the company and many of its executives.

~7 min read

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Social media's evolution and impact on modern society

The social media has certainly changed throughout history. Early on in history, social news was spread via word of mouth and through telling stories (Qualman, 2009). At one time, the radio and the newspaper were popular formats for social media.

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Hewlett-Packard's 2006 pretexting scandal and board leak investigation

Back in 2006, Hewlett Packard's management got themselves into both legal and public relations trouble by the way in which they decided to investigate the source of leaks from their Board of Directors to the news media.

~9 min read

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Foxconn's corporate social responsibility failures and worker safety

Foxconn's hypocrisy in their published materials showing healthy, happy employees, state-of-the-art employee care facilities including a very expensive mental health services centers make the suicides and horrible conditions even worse.

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