It stated that American Companies have been bounded since 1977 under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. ... Given the current awareness and demand on ethics, companies nowadays have to admit the fact that any unethical behaviour or conduct could be detrimental to their reputation. ... The Economist 22nd April 2000 revealed that some companies had also suffered from their own unethical conduct. ... Ilya Adler in Business Mexico 1st December 1998 disputed the discriminatory hiring practice in Mexico, which revealed persistent racism, sexism and ageism. ... Simultaneously, unethical business prac...

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In the 10 years that Rick Urso ran the Tampa office branch of Met Life, the company experienced its worst blunder of unethical practices to date. ... What drove Urso to engage in practices like these; to show his sales staff how to cover up the words "life insurance" on their contracts? ... The fact is that there was a deliberate use of fraudulent practices used and taught by Urso, which the company basically ignored. ... They could also have a hotline for consumers to call if they felt they were being dealt with in an unethical way. Met Life could hire an outside firm to do a follow up surve...

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Enron Lapses in Ethical Decision Making Enron Lapses in Ethical Decision Making In today's current day society, when the word "Enron" is mentioned, the first thought that comes out of people's minds is un-ethical, lack of leadership, and financially corrupt. These are the three reasons...

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• Grade Level: High School