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This 7 page paper uses the Enron case as an example of what not to do. Leadership as it relates to business ethics is explored. It is suggested that an ethics model should be implemented at the highest levels of a corporation in order for a firm to create an ethical model. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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(p.17). While that may very well be the case, the author goes on to say that firms do not have "wooden objects" that do as they are told and so
management finds that many of its workers are confused about morality in the office (2000). Is it okay to take a few pencils home, or even a pencil sharpener? Should
an accountant fudge numbers just a little if in fact his superior told him to do it? Many questions loom over this important issue. Perhaps there is no
better case to illustrate the problem of business ethics in contemporary society than that of Enron. Enron today is a household word because of the fiasco that the company endured,
all due to ineffective and corrupt leadership. The people at the bottom did not go home with million dollar severance packages. Rather, many lost their life savings. In order to
evaluate the problem of Enron properly, the concept of business ethics in general should be explored. II. What are Business Ethics? Business ethics is not by any means a
new idea (Rasberry, 2000). The goals of businesses have always centered on staying afloat in addition to creating quality offerings (2000). Businesses must maintain integrity and they do this
"within a framework of the law and ethics" (2000, p.17). Some firms have implemented ethical codes such as JC Penneys Golden Rule written as early as 1913 (2000). American
Express similarly has its Blue Box Values and employees must agree to, and abide by, them in order to join and are a main a part of the company. A
Johnson & Johnson founder, Robert Wood Johnson, has been credited for the creation of an ethics model called the J&J credo during the 1940s (2000). That credo has been
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