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Enron's rise and fall: ethics and accounting in corporate fraud

During the merger Enron subsequently incurred a large amount of debt in addition to losing exclusive rights to the use of the pipeline due to deregulation of natural gas pipelines. It was vital at this time for the company to embark on a new business strategy if they were to stay in business.

~16 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,579 words

Critiquing Friedman's View on Corporate Social Responsibility

A critical analysis of Milton Friedman's 1970 argument that business's sole responsibility is profit, exploring CSR definitions, conflicts, and opposing views.

Business

~13 min read

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2,648 words

Siemens AG's 2006 bribery scandal and ethical failures

Siemens AG had over one hundred fifty years of experience making business deals internationally by the time it became embroiled in several bribery scandals in 2006.

~14 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,764 words

Apple Inc. Organizational Behavior: Culture, Leadership & Structure

Analyzes Apple Inc.'s organizational behavior across three dimensions: corporate culture, leadership styles (Jobs vs. Cook), and organizational structure.

Business

~14 min read

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2,585 words

Risks of multinational expansion: XYZ Corporation's potential investment in Ecuador's oil industry

It will be the assumption within this paper that the multinational corporation depicted resides within the United States, a developed country, while it is trying to generate business with Ecuador, a developing country.

~13 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,833 words

Employees as Stakeholders in Corporate Social Responsibility

Examines whether U.S. employees truly hold stakeholder status through CSR analysis of Target, Volkswagen, and small business ethics.

Business

~15 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,527 words

Stakeholder Approach to Corporate Moral Responsibility

Examines whether stakeholder theory sufficiently ensures corporate moral responsibility, surveying Freeman, Phillips, Orts, and competing ethical frameworks.

Ethics

~13 min read

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2,811 words

Ethical leadership and planned obsolescence in consumer electronics markets

Ethical leadership is required to stop the 'Planned Obsolescence' principle in Consumer Product Design and Development This paper attempts to identify and explain the issue of 'Planned Obsolescence' and whether the ethical leadership can help eradicate it from consumer perspective.

~15 min read

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2,802 words

Ethical issues in outsourcing manufacturing to developing nations

Examples are the Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They can fine, sanction, force to close or even prosecute individuals, businesses or any private or public organizations, which violate federal regulations.

~15 min read

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The distinction between corporate legal responsibility and social responsibility

When used in the same sentence the concepts of corporate fiscal responsibility and social responsibility create an oxymoron. The expectations of corporate management, stockholders, and government oversight do not equate to a social moral expectation or consciousness.

~15 min read

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