Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach (7th Edition)

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This popular book on business ethics contains a diverse collection of readings and cases. It begins with an introduction to moral reasoning, and then provides readers with a wide range of opportunities to apply ethical theory to real contemporary managerial situations—including issues facing managers in the next century. Each section contains a case study and relevant theoretical articles that range from classics in philosophy to modern commentaries by business practitioners. Five sections cover general issues in ethics; property, profit, and justice; corporations, persons, and morality; international business; and contemporary business themes. For professionals in the business fields of accounting, finance, marketing, and more.

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Great book.......2003-07-31

Although I only purchased this book for an Business Ethics class, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject.

An enlightening Book.......2000-10-25

It is an excellent book for newcomers to the field of Business ethics.Being a new field the authors have given numerous examples of real life cases for the students to appreciate this field.The cases make understanding more easy.Its to be noted that this field has now drawn a roundtable among the giants of the corporate world.The book deals with the moral issues before going to the business front. Good reading.

Enron: A Professional's Guide to the Events, Ethical Issues, and Proposed Reforms

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Must read for corporate types
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Big Disappointment
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Enron: A Professional's Guide to the Events, Ethical Issues, and Proposed Reforms
Arthur L. Berkowitz
Manufacturer: CCH, Inc.
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The scandals involving Enron and other high-profile companies reflect deep-rooted problems in individual ethics and conflicts of interest embedded in our financial and business systems. The fallout from these scandals will profoundly change the accounting, corporate finance, and investment fields. Proposed reforms may help to avert future scandals, but they will have a limited impact if they are not accompanied by a renewed sense of ethics among accountants, attorneys, corporate executives, investment bankers, and security analysts.

Written by Art Berkowitz, an accountant and educator who has taught on ethics for many years, ENRON provides a perspective on the scandal that is missing in day-to-day news accounts. It explains the collision of forces that led to the debacle; it illuminates the deeper issues underlying the scandal; and it analyzes the regulatory reforms that have been proposed.

At the hear of the scandal are conflicts or interest and ethical ambiguities that are pervasive in the auditing, corporate governance, financial reporting, and investment analysis fields. While the structural weaknesses can be addressed through regulatory and legal reform, the deeper issue of individual ethical behavior needs to be addressed at entirely different levels -- by industry associations, firms and companies, and ultimately, by individuals themselves. ENRON illuminates these issues in way that will enable professionals to look a themselves and their own firms to determine what changes they need to make to maintain their individual and firm-wide integrity.

Topics include:

-- The Scandal: How It Happened
-- Key Players
-- The Action
-- Accounting Reforms
-- Corporate Governance, Legal, Security Reforms
-- Social and Political Issues
-- Lessons To Be Learned
-- Does It Pay To Be Ethical?
-- Ethics, Rules, and True Integrity.

Included in the book are source materials including key memos and internal documents related to the scandal and ensuring investigations.

ENRON comes complete with study questions and answers, and a quizzer, designed for professionals to earn Continuing Professional Education credits. (Grading and administration fee additional)

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Must read for corporate types.......2004-02-24

As a senior financial officer for several multi-million dollar corporations, I recommend this book to anyone who needs to function in the Sarbanes-Oxley era. It is one large case study of a corporate fiasco which could happen at many companies without proper governance or oversight. Mr. Berkowitz gets to his points succinctly and imbues the reader with an understanding that this is not only about ethics, but rather corporate survival in the mid-to-long term. The documents in the appendix are excellent and support the case quite well.

Not Just for the Professional!.......2003-01-20

As a layperson, I found this book to be engaging and extremely informative. Arthur Berkowitz captures the essence of the "Players" as the scandal unfolds. At the beginning of the book, the author lists the numerous characters along with the position(s) they held. This was a useful "tool," helping the reader keep the characters straight. I also appreciated having the "memos" readily available to read in the back of the book.

Reality for a Non-Accountant.......2003-01-18

The story of Enron was presented in a very understandable and interesting manner, and left me with a very good grasp of the whole sordid situation. However, as I am not an accountant, I really couldn't relate to all the specific financial procedures or details in the appendices. Most significantly, the book emphasized the field of ethics--for an accountant, for a corporate person, for a regular citizen. This was the most thought-provoking aspect of the book. Various scenarios and issues were presented--fairly, with differing sides, potential reforms and alternatives, and impacts explored--leaving the reader to form his own opinion on how we can all learn from the Enron debacle and help effect positive change. The case studies were realistic and the discussions very revealing--a book well worth reading!

Big Disappointment.......2002-11-14

I found this book to be a big disappointment; it is definitely not worth the price. Almost half of it consists of the appendix, with the full texts of the Powers Report, Enron's 2000 Annual Report, and the Watkins memo. While these are useful, they can be found in other places. The rest of the book is surprisingly "thin" and superficial. I was sucked in by the "professional's guide" description and my foolish assumption that there would be content here justifying the hefty price. Multiple choice questions are included - I suspect this was an attempt to gouge college students.

Covering all the bases.......2002-09-20

Art Berkowitz covers all the bases in this insightful and quick read book. If you are looking for a solid understanding of what took place at Enron and would also like access to some of the high profile documents that were mentioned in the press, this is your book.

Accountants' Response to Ethical Issues as Work (CIMA Research)

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Accountants' Response to Ethical Issues as Work (CIMA Research)
C. Fisher , and A. Lovell
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Ethical Issues in Accounting (Professional Ethics)

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Ethical Issues in Accounting (Professional Ethics)
C. Lowthorpe
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ASIN: 0415171733

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Until now, ethical issues in the field of accounting have been considered only in terms of the application of a fixed code of ethics. This unique book identifies accounting as an activity with complex ethical implications for the profession in general, as well as for individual practitioners. Ethical Issues in Accounting considers several aspects of accounting which have significant ethical dimensions, including creative accounting, the dilemmas faced by the private- sector accountant, taxation practice, ethical education for accountants, and social accounting, which incorporates issues of the environment. The role of the professional accounting bodies as guardians of professional accounting ethics is also examined in detail.

Ethical Issues in the Practice of Accounting

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Ethical Issues in the Practice of Accounting

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ASIN: 0538817356

AICPA files briefs in securities and malpractice cases.: An article from: Journal of Accountancy

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AICPA files briefs in securities and malpractice cases.: An article from: Journal of Accountancy
Richard I. Miller
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 968 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: AICPA files briefs in securities and malpractice cases.
Author: Richard I. Miller
Publication: Journal of Accountancy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 203 Issue: 4 Page: 32(1)

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AICPA Issues New Ethics Rulings.(Brief Article): An article from: Strategic Finance

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AICPA Issues New Ethics Rulings.(Brief Article): An article from: Strategic Finance

Manufacturer: Institute of Management Accountants
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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Institute of Management Accountants on October 1, 1999. The length of the article is 514 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: AICPA Issues New Ethics Rulings.(Brief Article)
Publication: Strategic Finance (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1999
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
Volume: 81 Issue: 4 Page: 28

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Church donations: how safe are they?: An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

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Church donations: how safe are they?: An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal
David Gurliacci
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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on June 5, 2006. The length of the article is 1106 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Church donations: how safe are they?
Author: David Gurliacci
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 5, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 45 Issue: 23 Page: 1(2)

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Comment on Moral Hazard under Commercial and Universal Banking. (in this issue, p. 426)(Comparative Financial Systems): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking

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Comment on Moral Hazard under Commercial and Universal Banking. (in this issue, p. 426)(Comparative Financial Systems): An article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking
Douglas W. Diamond
Manufacturer: Ohio State University Press
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, published by Ohio State University Press on August 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1258 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Comment on Moral Hazard under Commercial and Universal Banking. (in this issue, p. 426)(Comparative Financial Systems)
Author: Douglas W. Diamond
Publication: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1998
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Volume: v30 Issue: n3 Page: p469(3)

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Compliance with Title IX at Kingston State University: a case study on cost allocation and ethical decision making.: An article from: Issues in Accounting Education

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Compliance with Title IX at Kingston State University: a case study on cost allocation and ethical decision making.: An article from: Issues in Accounting Education
John T. Reisch , and Larry P. Seese
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Desktop Outsourcing: Positive Results Reported, but Analyses Could Be Strengthened
David L. McClure
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ASIN: 0756725321

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Because today's amateur astronomical telescopes are both powerful and affordable, spectroscopy - once the province of professionals - is becoming more and more popular. Various spectroscopes, at prices to suit everyone, are now available "off the shelf". Practical Amateur Spectroscopy contains everything an amateur needs to grasp the basic principles, to begin observing, and to understand just what the spectra show. Contributions by leading practical amateurs from America and Europe cover a very wide range of amateur equipment and techniques. One even describes how an audio CD can be used to show solar emission and absorption lines!

Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars: Reading the Lines in Stellar Spectra (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

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The dawn of a new epoch of amateur astronomy

Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars: Reading the Lines in Stellar Spectra (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Keith Robinson
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ASIN: 0387367861

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While most amateur astronomers know about the red shift, have a general idea of the way that the emission and absorption lines in stellar spectra provide an insight into the atomic processes of the star, it is unusual to find someone who has any kind of detailed knowledge. The reason isn’t lack on interest – far from it – but is because all the books currently available are pitched at professional astronomers and degree students, and are to say the least, difficult to read.

This is the first non-technical book on this subject, written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment which would alienate many of its intended readers.

Any amateur astronomer who carries out (or who is interested in) observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for him. And of course, "armchair astronomers" who simply want to understand the physical processes which shape lines in stellar spectra will find this book equally fascinating.

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The dawn of a new epoch of amateur astronomy.......2007-08-05

This is the book that I was expecting for along time. As Professor of Surgery I have to read medical textbooks, and I appreciate those concise volumes dedicated to medical students that can help me, then I suppose that this book could be useful to astrophysics too, not only to amateur astronomers like me. The aims of Robinson's book have been successful: to explain the physical processes that cause the stellar spectra with a language understandable. I am very grateful to Robinson that the important concepts are showed repeatedly along the book. He teaches us how the quantum theory explains all spectral mysteries. Starting with the electromagnetic radiation, the black body concept, Robinson expounds in great detail, but very understandable, the electron transition, the energy levels (the famous Ha line), and the consequences when a photon collides with an atom (excitation, ionisation). The quantum numbers are depicted very well with clear diagrams, and how they determine the energy levels and the spectral series. Up to here, it is the atom lab information; but the stellar objects are very complexes: objects with velocity (the famous Doppler effect), and atmospheres with temperature, pressure, and turbulence..., physical processes that cause the broadening of spectral lines. Robinson details the spectral line profiles with examples useful to amateur astronomers. After to expound the absorption lines and the emission lines, Robinson explains the whys the nebulae, with gas that absorb the photons of the central star, have emission lines instead of absorption lines. Robinson use the chapter of accretion disks as pretext of to speak us that amateurs astronomers could performer astrophysical modelling. The book finishes with the exposition of the P Cygni profile, and the world of magnetic field. Robinson has been very clever with this difficult task, the magnetic field, in order to teach the important marks for the amateur. Finally my modest recommendations for those amateurs that would like to start in this field: to read the Tonkin's book "Practical Amateur Spectroscopy", and the course of Aude Peltier "Initiation a la spectographie" (tutorial of astrosurf.com).
Dr. Barneo

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