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Business and professional ethics for directors, executives & accountants / Leonard J. Brooks, Paul Dunn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mason, Ohio ; United Kingdom : South-Western Cengage Learning, c2010.Edition: International ed., 5th edDescription: xix, 575 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780324594775 (pbk.)
  • 0324594771 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.9657   22
Contents:
The ethics environment -- Ethics expectations -- Enron events motivate governance and ethics reform -- ethical behavior -- Philosophers' contributions -- Practical ethical decision making -- ethical governance & accountability -- Corporate ethical governance & accountability -- Professional accounting in the public interest, post-enron -- significant ethics issues facing business and the accounting profession -- Managing ethics risks and opportunities.
Abstract: Delivering real-world examples of ethical issues in the workplace, BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVES & ACCOUNTANTS, 5E, INTERNATIONAL EDITION equips students with the strategies needed to make the most ethical decisions possible—no matter what the situation. The text examines the background and nature of the new stakeholder-support era of corporate and professional accountability and governance, offering valuable insights into the development of sound patterns of behavior on the part of directors, executives, and accountants. More than 80 current cases and key readings provide an interesting, challenging, and practical learning experience. Intriguing real-world situations equip students with an understanding of appropriate values, ethical pitfalls, applicable codes of conduct, and sound ethical reasons where codes do not apply.
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"International ed."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ethics environment -- Ethics expectations -- Enron events motivate governance and ethics reform -- ethical behavior -- Philosophers' contributions -- Practical ethical decision making -- ethical governance & accountability -- Corporate ethical governance & accountability -- Professional accounting in the public interest, post-enron -- significant ethics issues facing business and the accounting profession -- Managing ethics risks and opportunities.

Delivering real-world examples of ethical issues in the workplace, BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVES & ACCOUNTANTS, 5E, INTERNATIONAL EDITION equips students with the strategies needed to make the most ethical decisions possible—no matter what the situation. The text examines the background and nature of the new stakeholder-support era of corporate and professional accountability and governance, offering valuable insights into the development of sound patterns of behavior on the part of directors, executives, and accountants. More than 80 current cases and key readings provide an interesting, challenging, and practical learning experience. Intriguing real-world situations equip students with an understanding of appropriate values, ethical pitfalls, applicable codes of conduct, and sound ethical reasons where codes do not apply.

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