

The Ethics of Business:
Can a business be profitable and ethical?
Scandals
“The Fall of Enron.” NPR, NPR, 2017
Enron:
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Created fake partnerships to hide debts and losses -shredded documents -pocketing company money -improper reporting -violation of the code of ethics -deregulation of their executive board
Hancock, David. “World-Class Scandal At WorldCom.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 26 June 2002,
WorldCom:
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Improper accounting reporting (CFO charged) -inflating Cash Flow - did not comply with GAAP -violated their Code of Ethics -deregulation of executive board

Tyco:
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CFO and CEO were falsifying records - stock fraud -improper reporting -improper loans -violation of Code of Ethics -board of directors -deregulation
Sorkin, Andrew Ross. “2 Top Tyco Executives Charged." The New York Times, 12 Sept. 2002.
Yang, Stephanie. "Bernie Madoff - How His Scheme Worked.” Business Insider, 1 July 2014.
Bernie Madoff:
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"Ponzi Scheme"-luring investors with unusually high returns -money laundering -perjury -fraud -theft -violation of Code of Ethics -deregulation