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Ethics for accountants and auditors / Louise Kretzschmar [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cape Town : Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2012.Edition: Third editionDescription: xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199042456
  • 0199042454
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.9657 ETH 23
LOC classification:
  • HF5616.S6 E87 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. Principles of ethics. Introductory case study: A dilemma in professional and business ethics. 1. Key concepts in business and professional ethics -- 2. Religious and secular moral value systems for professionals in South Africa -- 3 . Philosophical foundations of ethics -- 4. Ethical decision-making -- 5. Resolving ethical dilemmas -- 6. Case study using ethical skills and insights -- pt. 2. Business ethics. 7. Macro-ethics -- 8. The modern corporation and its moral obligations -- 9. Corporate governance -- 10. Managing ethics -- 11. Case studies in business ethics -- pt. 3. Professional ethics. 12. Accountants and auditors as professionals -- 13. Codes of professional ethics -- 14. Case studies in accounting ethics.
Summary: How does a company best manage its ethical performance? What is the difference between personal and social ethical dilemmas? What moral obligations are expected from modern corporations? What factors need to be taken into account when making ethically-sound decisions? This text introduces students to the ethical dilemmas faced in the world of accounting and auditing, and equips them to deal with these issues in practice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Principles of ethics. Introductory case study: A dilemma in professional and business ethics. 1. Key concepts in business and professional ethics -- 2. Religious and secular moral value systems for professionals in South Africa -- 3 . Philosophical foundations of ethics -- 4. Ethical decision-making -- 5. Resolving ethical dilemmas -- 6. Case study using ethical skills and insights -- pt. 2. Business ethics. 7. Macro-ethics -- 8. The modern corporation and its moral obligations -- 9. Corporate governance -- 10. Managing ethics -- 11. Case studies in business ethics -- pt. 3. Professional ethics. 12. Accountants and auditors as professionals -- 13. Codes of professional ethics -- 14. Case studies in accounting ethics.

How does a company best manage its ethical performance? What is the difference between personal and social ethical dilemmas? What moral obligations are expected from modern corporations? What factors need to be taken into account when making ethically-sound decisions? This text introduces students to the ethical dilemmas faced in the world of accounting and auditing, and equips them to deal with these issues in practice.

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