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Agency theory, ethics, and managerial decision-making in finance

The manager or managers of any specific firm are responsible for taking actions that maximize the value of that firm. When a firm's value is maximized the firm's shareholders are happy because their investment(s) are providing them with a return commiserate with their shared risk.

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The ethics of selling organs from executed prisoners

Selling Body Parts of Executed Prisoners: Morally Right or Wrong? On the surface, this seems like a very straightforward question, but, as with all such moral and ethical dilemmas, it is not as simple as it has been made to sound.

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U.S. government agencies and environmental ethics in protection policy

Environment protection and preservation has been a serious concern for countries all across the globe. But the government of United States government has been acting as a leader in this regard.

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Developing a comprehensive code of ethics for organizational integrity

Create a code of ethics for an organization of your choice. For each point in the code of ethics, describe an ethical dilemma that would be resolved using the code of ethics.

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Radiation exposure ethics in pediatric dental practice

Exposure to Radiation in dentist office is a major concern for parents with little children. While exposure of this kind can be harmful for anyone, its unregulated use in treatment of younger patients is especially alarming.

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Work ethics in food service: observations from Sheehy's research

Describe how typical the attitudes that Sheehy reports appear to be in work environments you have experienced. During my work as a bartender and waiter in the food service industry I have certainly experienced a great many of the same attitudes that Sheehy encountered in his experimental job.

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Miami-Dade ethics commission and Florida public school budget cuts

Miami-Dade County is seeking a new chief for its ethics board. What is the primary purpose of this ethics board? The ethics committee was first enacted to change the Miami home rule charter.

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Ethics training and corporate social responsibility at Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems was a company that sold computers, software and information technology -- including the popular Java programming language and the UNIX operating system.

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The role of ethics and values in personal and professional decision making

Ethics is a philosophical term derived from the Greek word "ethos," meaning character or custom (Sims, 1994, p. 16).

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Corporate ethics codes and the profit motive conflict

Enron, likely the most famous of these cases, involved accounting and other forms of fraud at many levels of the company, including the executive level. Clearly, the actions of these corporations represent a failure in the moral and ethical actions of a number of players.

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