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Dr. Jeffrey Wigand's whistleblowing and tobacco industry ethics

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SEC v. Zurich Financial: Risk Transfer Fraud & Ethics

Analysis of SEC v. Zurich Financial: why risk transfer is essential to reinsurance, auditor liability in the Converium IPO, and the ethics of insurance fraud.

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FSGO, SOX, and CFPB: Key U.S. Business Regulations

Explore how the FSGO, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and CFPB were created and how each shapes business ethics and corporate compliance in the United States.

Ethics

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HR management evolution in response to globalization, technology, diversity, and ethics

Changing role of HR management in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-Business, and ethics Human resources management of any organization has many functions which it continues to perform.

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Apple's Ethical Dilemma: Labor Practices in China

Analyzes Apple's ethical dilemma over labor violations in Chinese supplier factories, evaluating corporate decisions and proposing stronger alternatives.

Ethics

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Classroom perspectives on corruption and ethical values

The in-class discussion regarding the corruption in the Chagmai Corportion case was very revealing regarding the ways in which different people from different backgrounds view not only the issues of corruption at the heart of the case, but also how they perceive other individual's perceptions on…

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A decision-making flowchart for organizational ethical dilemmas

All organizations are faced with ethical dilemmas. Organizations that weather these dilemmas successfully are those with inbuilt procedures and guidelines for facing difficult decisions.

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George's ethical decision to disclose layoffs to employees

I do believe that George's decision to be open about the layoff was the ethical thing to do, although it had some unfortunate consequences for himself.

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Three ethical dilemmas in modern business: transparency, healthcare, and environmental responsibility

What do you consider the three most important ethical issues or dilemmas encountered by modern day businesses? Explain and give examples of each. How do laws, societal changes in values and globalization present challenges for corporate business ethics?

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Dick Grasso's NYSE compensation and executive character in leadership

Dick Grasso was paid compensation that was deemed to be excessive. Grasso's compensation at one point was in the same ballpark as what the NYSE made. The scandal had poor optics - it looked bad on the NYSE to have paid their top executive so much.

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