Whirpool Corporation Lawful Ethical Essays and Term Papers
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Enzone Petroleum Corporation
CASE CONTEXT: • Formed in1924 with the merger of several formerly independent firms operating in the oil refining, pipeline transportation, and industrial chemical fields. • All computations were based in 19 data PROBLEM: • Determination of a minimum acceptable rate of return on new capital investments in 19. • Should the company adopt a system of multiple cutoff rates? FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS: • WACC • Return on Assets • Cost of Common stock equity ANALYSIS:
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Ethical Issue of Abortion
Ethical Issue of Abortion Abortion, the intentional termination of a pregnancy through surgical or medical devices, was legalized in 1973. The biomedical ethical issue of abortion has caused a great segregation in our country. Often the debate is thought to be conservative versus liberal, republican versus democrat, but more accurately it is pro-life versus pro choice. A pro-life stance opposes the belief that a woman should have the freedom to choose an abortion in
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Ethics
1. Explain why Protestants consider Gregory I to be the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He organized the papal system of government that characterized the entire medieval period. He also promoted missionary activity among the Germanic tribes. He sent dozens of monks to northern Europe especially England. He laid the foundation for the great edifice known as the Roman Catholicism. An early king of the Franks Pepin the Short granted the pope extensive
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Business Ethics
Introduction Background The literature being studied is an article written by Hellen O’ Sullivan, the Director of Scientific Methods Australia. The article entitled “Business ethics are set to set to stage a comeback” was published on the th page of The Australian Financial Review on the 6th February 1990. Literature Review Basically, the article discussed several important issues about business ethics. One of the most prominent was the remark she made about business ethics making
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Ethics of Technology
Computers are now dominating our current world. we are getting more and more More and more people everyday are given access to using them, and it is crucial to understand that computers are not knowledge should not be abused in any way. First thing's first,let me tell you the difference between hacking and cracking. Most people overuse the term hacking, and think it as breaking into someone elses' computer, stealing control, etc. That is not
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Ethical Environment of Business
Tim Haught Ethical Environment of Business 9/14/06 Critique of VBE Article #3 It’s a sign of the times: “West Virginia, Open For Business.” Journalist, ethicist, and university professor Thomas Michaud has a very interesting perspective on this sign and on the condition of business in West Virginia in general. 10 minutes east or west from the aforementioned sign, in Wheeling, West Virginia, Michaud lives in a city that has sustained a 50% population decline over
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Casino / Resort Financing Report for Seaside Corporation
Running head: CASINO / RESORT FINANCING REPORT FOR SEASIDE CORPORATION Casino / Resort Financing Report for Seaside Corporation Prepared by LRGS Project Management Associates Introduction The following report is prepared by LRGS, Project Management Associates on behalf of Tom James, CFO for Seaside Corporation. Mr. Jones contracted with LRGS to provide an assessment of financing options available as well as recommendations for financing the $600 plus million, 2,000 room casino / resort that Seaside hopes
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Enron Corporate Compliance Benchmarking Paper
Enron Corporate Compliance Benchmarking Paper Many companies are involved positive and negative risk that it takes. Enron was a company caused by poor corporate governance. It has also triggered a flood of legislative and regulatory changes and codes of conduct across the developed and emerging worlds to improve systems for ensuring that public companies are run properly in shareholders' interest (Good practice boost performance. Euromoney, [serial online]. September 2003). The situation Enron faced as a
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The Ethics of Student - Faculty Business Deals
The Ethics of Student-Faculty Business Deals The Akamai Corporation has meant big money for one Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and one of his students. Back in 1995, Tom Leighton, a professor of applied mathematics at MIT, started playing around with ways to use complex algorithms to ease congestion on the Web. He enlisted several researchers, including one of his graduate students, Danny Lewin. At the time, they weren't thinking about starting a company. But
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Ethics
"Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor." When first glancing upon this quotation which comes directly from the reading "Sermon on the Mount", one might find themselves in a state of utter confusion. However, once this quotation is analyzed it becomes obvious as to what it is attempting to imply. For as long as I can remember, several times throughout my life I have heard people ask if it would be better to
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Ethics Filter Worksheet
Value Personal Source with Examples Justify the Value's Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Honesty I was brought up to be honest with everyone. Honestly is the best policy in both your personal and professional life. My parents instilled in me that honesty mattered. Being honest at work will build character. Being honest to your family is also important because this allows them
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International Law
Whole Foods has been successful because it has stuck to its core strategy of providing high-quality produce, meat, and seafood while partnering with the communities where their stores are located. The core values listed on the Whole Foods website are 1) Selling the Highest Quality Natural and Organic Products Available 2) Satisfying and Delighting Our Customers 3) Supporting Team Member Happiness and Excellence 4) Creating Wealth Through Profits & Growth 5) Caring About Our Communities
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Roles and Functions of Law
The Roles and Functions of Law There are many different functions and roles of law in the business society. The business law is a common set of rules which presides over businesses. These rules ensure the social functions in peacekeeping, checking government power and promoting personal freedom, facilitating planning and realization of reasonable expectations, promoting social justice, and protecting the environment. Peacekeeping may be one of the most important roles of law in the business
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The Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Corporation has been around for many years now, and for many years, they have provided the leading operating system to consumers and businesses alike. Throughout the years Microsoft has not been able to rest on their laurels while consumers and businesses invest billions of their dollars to purchase their software. For as many years as MS-DOS and Windows have been in existence, Microsoft has seen competition from many different computing giants. Some
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Why Should My Conscience Bother Me? Business Ethics
To say that I was surprised by the content of this article would be a dramatic understatement. In a day an age when America is at war I was sad to see that a company would place the bottom line before the safety of American soldiers. In 1967 the B.F. Goodrich Co. made a bid to produce four disk brakes for the LTV Aerospace Co. However, in order to receive the bid Goodrich had
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Ethics
One is buying a hotdog from a vendor, as he looks into a near buy ally he notices a man being beaten and robbed by a criminal with a baseball bat. One must now consider their options both to ignore the problem and go about as if nothing happened, or secondly to help the person in need. For the purpose of this essay it will be agreed that one will come to the aid of
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Business Law-Historical Development of the Tests
We live in a legal system in which we all have a duty to protect other persons from harm. The question the court must examine is what degree of duty exists under what specific circumstances. Although there were some attempts in the late 19th century to develop a general test, there was no accepted test until 1932. Ø The neighbour test The classic formulation of the Ў®neighbourЎЇ test of Lord Atkin in Donoghue v Stevenson
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Enron Ethics
Introduction Enron was one of America’s leading companies prior to its spectacular collapse in 2001. It was frequently named as one of America’s top 10 most admired corporations and best places to work, and its board was acclaimed one of the US’ best five, according to Fortune magazine. As America’s seventh largest company, Enron experienced explosive growth through the 1990s. It had revenues of US$139 ($184) billion, US$62 ($82) billion in assets and employed more
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Ethical Worksheet
Ethical Filter Worksheet John Doe University of Phoenix Value Personal Source Justify the Value’s Position in the List. Include any challenges to employing these values consistently when making personal and organizational decisions. Integrity This is one of the U.S. Airforce Core Values. Being an Officer in the USAF Reserves, I have come to live by this value and have adopted as one of my own. In my mind, integrity is more than just following
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New York State Accounting Code of Ethics
New York State Accounting Code of Ethics Contemporary Business Law 1 Monica G. Bradshaw June 1, 2004 New York State Accounting Code of Ethics Introduction The accounting system is constantly changing. During these changes, it is important for accountants to adhere to the high ethical standards that they have always lived by. Adhering to the high ethical standards is an accountant?s obligation to the public, the profession, and themselves. An accountant?s ethical conduct usually
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Corporate Stategy
First of all, in this paper will take critically discuss the approaches to developing strategy. Strategy is the direction and scope of an organisation over the long term, which achieves advantage for the organisation through its configuration of resources within a changing environment and to fulfil stakeholder expectations (Johnson, G. & Scholes, K.2002, p.10). Defining strategy as intended and conceiving it as deliberate, as has traditionally been done, effectively precludes the notion of strategic learning.
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Skeletons in the Corporate Closet
Case 4: Skeletons in the Corporate Closet 1. A leader's role in creating and maintaining an ethical organization start with setting an example for the whole organization through their own actions. In order to build an ethical organization the leader must show high ethical standards, be held accountable for their own actions so that all of the employees and stakeholders will believe in that leader, follow that leader's good ethical behavior. By doing these you
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Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper
Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper Accountants have been working since the early 1900’s to establish rules and regulations pertaining to the accounting profession. But it was not until 1933 that the Securities and Exchange Commission obtain the authority to establish accounting principles for companies whose securities had to be registered with the SEC, from that point on other entities were created such as the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) which established the Financial Accounting Standards Board
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Islam's Influence on Ottoman Government and Law
Islam’s Influence on Ottoman Government and Law When discussing Islam’s influence on the Ottoman Empire, it is crucial to examine its effects on the government and the laws of the empire. However, one must keep in mind that during its long term as an empire, there were many different rulers, thus, allowing for many changes in the structure of the government in terms of laws and regulations, in accordance to the sultans in power (Burak,
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Article Review - Big Debts Keep Law Grads out of Low-Paying Public Service Jobs”- James V. Grimaldi
http://www.ourpublicservice.org/pressroom/pressroom_show.htm?doc_id=147617 “Big Debts Keep Law Grads Out of Low-Paying Public Service Jobs”- James V. Grimaldi For many college students the idea of working in the public sector is fascinating. The thought of having first hand knowledge of how the United States government is run is an appeal to many; however it is not enough to include these students in the workforce. Perhaps the number one reason why many potential employees do no choose the
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