Annotated Bibliography
Mornic Davis
PHI445: Personal & Organizational Ethics
Prof: Robert Wengrzyn
September 07, 2015
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Annotated Bibliography
1. Connors, T. D. (2001). The Nonprofit Handbook. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [US].
Tracy Connors wrote this scholarly article clarifying who is in the end accountable for an institutes moral principles. It centers purposely on not-for-profit establishments and the position of theses groups in the distribution of community services. Connors general closing molds that it is the organizers who are to response for the upright conducts of any group. He has worked as an official with several aid groups whose community goals concerned standard of life enhancements
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Charitable groups have an inimitable condition and it is even more central for their organizers to provoke honorable verdicts and performance.
2. Chan, K., Kleinman, G., & Lee, P. (2009). The impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on internal control remediation. Worldwide Journal Of Accounting & Information Management, 17(1), 53. doi:10.1108/18347640910967735 Kam Chan, Gary Kleinman, and Picheng Lee details on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its belongings on establishments. The writers speaks on the subject how since the bill was initial approved, there have been immeasurable evaluator and illuminates why the bill is doing what it was planned to do, in spite of the vast opening rate. In conjunction with their reviews of the firm’s monetary report, a self-governing accountant’s statement that contains both an attitude on administration’s appraisal and an outlook on the value of the firm’s center control over
Running head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 3 economic journalism. The writers declares of bookkeeper and the outcome that they are observing in their establishments because of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. They answers the question of whether overall this bill has been superior for conglomerate nation, and there answer is
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He debates the Morals Reserve Area review and expounds that nonprofit-making bad behavior is textual at one of the top ranks. All nonprofit-making, no matter the manufacturing or dimension, can be targets of fraud. Despite the fact, small nonprofit-making tend to have excessively bulky losses from asset.
8. Lytle, B. E. (2010). Efficacy of Codes of Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations.
A regulations of morals can outline the honorable culture of an establishment and the behavior of team. Brittney Lytle pairs and differences integrity policies between profitable, nonprofit-making, and administration activities. Profit making organizations are usually originated to make revenue for businesspersons and their personnel, while nonprofit-making are commonly established to aid an altruistic or friendly need. The section of Lytle’s clause that I found most stimulating is where she took detailed argument, ideas, and heroic what fraction of administration, marketable, and charitable establishment had that idea in their beliefs system. It is distinctively motivating to see what each type of groups places value in.
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9. Evans, S. T. (2010). Ethics, whether written or not, are what guide us in business. Inside
Tucson Business, 20(15),
The author Robert Solomon argues that ethics has to an integral part with regard to business management. He does not believe that business management must include unethical or illegal methods to be able to succeed. Solomon preaches that business management is not as simple as obtaining revenue. “Businesses need to abide by fair policies and their owners have to be ethical in dealing with their customers” (Shaw p. 37). The author acknowledges that while illegal practices in business management could bring positive results at first, eventually the business is bound to fail. This is why Solomon recommended eight important policies that can help businesses in integrating ethics into their operations.
The purpose of this expert is to describe the moral codes and principles that the members are to live by. This has a supporting factor in which the democratic ideals of equality among everyone and denounces greed and selfishness because they are a threat to democracy. Document G The author of Document G is from Orestes A. Brownson.
It is essential to have 501 © 3’s. 501 © 3’S play an important role within society today. When the U.S. government is not able to satisfy the needs of their people, for profit and nonprofit organizations come in to meet these needs of society so that they are content. One nonprofit organization that has helped people all throughout the world is the Goodwill of North Georgia. Before every for profit or nonprofit organization started, needs within society needed to be taken care of. This paper will be discussing the history, social problem, background of director, successes and challenges, and the effectiveness of the nonprofit organization the Goodwill of North Georgia.
Internal controls represent an organization’s processes and procedures used to meet its goals and objectives and serve as a defense in safeguarding assets and preventing and detecting errors, fraud, and abuse. Effective internal controls provide reasonable assurance that an organization’s objectives are achieved through (1) reliable financial reporting, (2) compliance with laws and regulations, and (3) effective and efficient operations. The passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as the numerous corporate frauds and bankruptcies over the past decade—including some
It is essential to have 501 © 3’s. 501 © 3’S play an important role within society today. When the U.S. government is not able to satisfy the needs of their people, for profit and nonprofit organizations come in to meet these needs of society so that they are content. One nonprofit organization that has helped people all throughout the world is the Goodwill of North Georgia. Before every for profit or nonprofit organization started, needs within society needed to be taken care of. This paper will be discussing the history, social problem, background of director, successes and challenges, and the effectiveness of the nonprofit organization the Goodwill of North Georgia.
The Sarbanes Oxley Act came to existence after numerous scandals on financial misappropriation and inaccurate accounting records. The nature of scandals made it clear there are possible measure that could be used to prevent future occurrence of financial scandals. And the existence and effectiveness of Sarbanes Oxley has caused
The nonprofit sector in America is a reflection some of the foundational values that brought our nation into existence. Fundamentals, such as the idea that people can govern themselves and the belief that people should have the opportunity to make a difference by joining a like-minded group, have made America and its nonprofit sector what it is today. The American "civil society" is one that has been produced through generations of experiments with government policy, nonprofit organizations, private partnerships, and individuals who have asserted ideas and values. The future of the nonprofit sector will continue to be experimental in many ways. However, the increase of professional studies in nonprofit management and the greater
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted in July 30, 2002, by Congress to protect shareholders and the general public from fraudulent corporate practices and accounting errors and to maintain auditor independence. In protecting the shareholders and the general public the SOX Act is intended to improve the transparency of the financial reporting. Financial reports are to be certified by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) creating increased responsibility and independence with auditing by independent audit firms. In discussing the SOX Act, we will focus on how this act affects the CEOs; CFOs; outside independent audit firms; the advantages and a
Shaw, W.H. (2014). Business ethics: A Textbook with cases, (8th ed.). Boston, MA : Cengage.
In a nonprofit organization, managers are concerned with “generating some social impact” (Daft, 2013). Stakeholders for nonprofit organizations include the community, taxpayers, the government, private donors, employees, and volunteers. Each one of these stakeholders poses a challenge for managers. For instance, in a nonprofit organization, there is a “continual struggle to pursue vital social missions in the face of
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Ethics are values and principles that individuals use to govern his decisions and activities. Ethics are about moral judgment of an individual about right and wrong. In an organization, code of ethics refers to set of guiding principles and organizations use these principles in their policies, programs, and decisions for business. Within organizations, decisions are taken by groups or individuals and these decisions are influenced by the culture of the company. Decision making and relevance of ethics may also differ for nonprofit and for profit organizations. In contemporary business environment, organizations must have a clear ethical policy and implement it in proper manner. There are many social, legal and economic outcomes that company has to face in case of any ethical dilemma, so there must be a smart strategy to deal with ethical dilemmas. In this paper, we will address the ethics for nonprofit and profits organizations, ethical dilemmas being faced or faced by each of these companies and the outcomes of these ethical dilemmas. Critique of actions of each of these companies will be provided from the point of view of applicable philosophical theories of organizational ethics.
Sarah Evans talk over organization morals and the incapability to fittingly express the term establishment principles. She speaks of the truth that everyone has dissimilar sentiments on what is ethically correct and incorrect. She attempts to understand a mutual support based on groups intellectuals and experts thoughts of what firm principles channels and needs. The supply value sustained to drop, and the business was powerless to reimburse its promise to its bondholder. Although, moral actions may seem as if it is the usual option of commerce, it’s unfortunate that some establishment people and some groups do not function
The diversity of nonprofit organizations, services provided and the problems faced shows that nonprofits require leadership with an in-depth understanding of the multifaceted nonprofit landscape. Understanding the culture of nonprofit work is also crucial and much easier to understand once you have been through a nonprofit management program. My career interests lead me towards an avocation of a deeper knowledge of strategic management/planning, legal structure and standards, increase my skills in quantitative analysis of policy, financial governance and developing fundraising strategies. These areas allow for macro management within the nonprofit
In this type of authority persons in authority act in accordance to their duties, code of conduct, rules and regulations.