Recently added articles from Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues:
Letter from the editors.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Welcome to the Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues. This journal is published by the Allied Academies, Inc., a non profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the advancement and exchange of knowledge, understanding and teaching throughout the ...
Jewish perspectives on the ethics of tax evasion.(Statistical data)
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION The vast majority of articles that have been written about tax evasion have been written from the perspective of public finance. They discuss technical aspects of tax evasion and the primary and secondary effects that tax evasion has on an economy. In many cases ...
Same sex marriage, civil unions, and employee benefits: unequal protection under the law--when will society catch up with the business community?
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE BUSINESS RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR SAME-SEX BENEFITS "Same-sex marriage may seem revolutionary, but for American business, the idea truly is evolutionary." (Same-Sex Marriage: What's at Stake for Business). In 1990, Lotus, now a division of IBM, became the first publicly ...
An analysis of restatements due to errors and auditor changes by Fortune 500 companies.
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Events leading to the breakup of Arthur Anderson and Co. included the failure of Enron and other evidence of financial reporting irregularities. Many of these irregularities involved restatement of financial statements due to error. During the last several years, ...
Pre-injury agreements to arbitrate health care disputes: legally "shocking" or legally sensible?
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Strong public policy, both at the federal and state level, favors private contracting and the ability to agree to arbitration as a means to resolve legal disputes. Under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), contracts involving interstate commerce must be treated as ...
Creating positive first work experiences for young adults: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Youth @ Work initiative.
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION The first job is a rite of passage for any teenager, giving young workers their first taste of real responsibility and teaching them some important financial lessons. But as some unfortunate teenagers in Arizona will tell you, their first taste of the working world ...
Linking ethics decisions to philosophical rationales: an empirical study.
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION In Ethics Education in Business Schools (2004), the AACSB's Ethics Education Task Force emphasized the importance of business schools' efforts to heighten the ethical sensitivity and ethical reasoning skills of business students. Ideally business students will be ...
Does your background checker put you in jeopardy? A case for best practices and due diligence.
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Following September 11, 2001, many companies adopted Ben Franklin's adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" (Franklin, c. 1736). Seeking to reduce workplace violence by unknown workers, business increasingly verified the identities of prospective ...
The impact of earnings management on capital markets: ethical consideration of the players.
Jul 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION In light of media attention to corporate scandals and numerous restatements of financial statement that occurred during 2001-2002 one common demand on company chief executive officers and chief financial officers became evident. This was to beat earnings forecasts ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
Jul 01, 2008; ... Welcome to the Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues. This journal is published by the Allied Academies, Inc., a non profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the advancement and exchange of knowledge, understanding and teaching throughout the world. The ...
JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The ethics of tax evasion has been discussed sporadically in the theological and philosophical literature for at least 500 years. Martin Crowe wrote a doctoral thesis that reviewed much of that literature in 1944. The debate revolved around about 15 issues. Over the centuries, ...
SAME SEX MARRIAGE, CIVIL UNIONS, AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: UNEQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW - WHEN WILL SOCIETY CATCH UP WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY?
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT After the 2004 Presidential election, America was proclaimed to be a nation of red and blue states, with red states purportedly disfavoring same sex marriage and civil unions, and blue states seemingly more tolerant. Election day polling convinced most of America that the ...
AN ANALYSIS OF RESTATEMENTS DUE TO ERRORS AND AUDITOR CHANGES BY FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Events leading to the breakup of Arthur Anderson and Co. included the failure of Enron and other evidence of financial reporting irregularities. Many of these irregularities involved restatement of financial statements due to error. During the last several years, numerous ...
PRE-INJURY AGREEMENTS TO ARBITRATE HEALTH CARE DISPUTES: LEGALLY "SHOCKING" OR LEGALLY SENSIBLE?
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT As healthcare providers continue to face unprecedented litigation and rising costs, many are seeking ways to reduce the costs of litigation and the unpredictability of emotional jury trials and large verdicts. One response is to provide an arbitration agreement in the treatment ...
CREATING POSITIVE FIRST WORK EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG ADULTS: THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION'S (EEOC) YOUTH @ WORK INITIATIVE
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The percentage of sexual harassment allegations filed by workers under the age of eighteen has increased dramatically since 2001. It is generally accepted that attitudes toward work and many basic work related behaviors are learned early in life. Because of that, the initial job ...
LINKING ETHICS DECISIONS TO PHILOSOPHICAL RATIONALES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper investigates the attitudes of college students towards ethics in their own lives. Students were asked which of three common approaches to ethics was most relevant to their own situations. Then they were asked to evaluate several scenarios with regard to the ethics ...
DOES YOUR BACKGROUND CHECKER PUT YOU IN JEOPARDY? A CASE FOR BEST PRACTICES AND DUE DILIGENCE
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The process of outsourcing background checks to third parties is fertile ground for testing employer liability. Failure of employers to select and retain qualified employees affects the quality of life and reputations of both the workers and the organizations involved. Many of ...
THE IMPACT OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT ON CAPITAL MARKETS: ETHICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE PLAYERS
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This research investigates the post market effects created by the various earnings management schemes perpetrated from 1995 through 2002. The study compares stock price movement trends of 30 companies with the movement of the three major stock price indices; the DOW, NASDAQ, and ...