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Chapter 1 - Ethical Reasoning: Implications for Accounting
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Ethical Reasoning • Ethical dilemma: Penn State, a culture of indifference • Ethical blind spots refers to the gap between who you want to be and who you actually are • Organizational goals, rewards, compliance systems, and informal pressures all contribute to ethical fading
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Integrity The Basis for Ethics in Accounting • Integrity: • Meaning on principle • Traces back to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle • Is the foundational virtue of the ancient Greek philosophy of virtue • Helps withstand pressures to subordinate judgment • Is a “must have” for accountants
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Religious and Philosophical Foundations of Ethics • A version of the Golden Rule appears in each of the world’s religions • Ethics can be traced back to ancient Greek philosophy • “What is the best sort of life for human beings to live?” • Greeks believed the ultimate goal of happiness was to attain some objectively good status: the life of excellence
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Ethics, Morals, Values • Ethics, derived from the Greek word ethikos (character), deals with the concepts of right and wrong; standards of how people ought to act. • Morals, derived from the Latin word moralis, deals with manners, morals, character. • Values are basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions.
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Ethics: Norms, Values, and Law • Norms: • Ethical decision-making entails following certain well established norms of behavior • Does not describe the way people do act (descriptive) • Deals with the way people should act (prescriptive/normative) • Values: • Basic beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions • Values of a profession (i.e. Accounting) are embedded in its codes of ethics • “Golden Rule” prescribes that we should treat others the way we want to be treated • The Law: • Being ethical is not the same as following the law • Existence of specific laws prohibiting certain behaviors will not stop a person who is unethical from violating those laws • Laws create a minimum set of standards that ethical people usually go beyond
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Trustworthiness • Trustworthiness: being honest, acting with integrity, being reliable, and exercising loyalty in dealing with others. • Honesty: is the most basic ethical value and means that we should express the truth as we know it and without deception. • Integrity: strength and courage of ones convictions. • Reliability: following through with ones promises/commitments. • Loyalty: not violating confidence placed in us.
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. A Word about Whistleblowing • Loyalty is the one value that should NEVER take precedence over other values. • “Dogs are loyal to their master while cats are loyal to the house.” • Loyalty requires a commitment to do the right thing for the right people in the right way (i.e., public interest in accounting)
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Respect, Responsibility and Fairness • Respect: treating every individual with dignity. The golden rule encompasses respect for others through notions such as civility, courtesy, decency, dignity, autonomy, tolerance and acceptance. • Responsibility: the ability to reflect on alternative courses of action, persevere and carry out moral action diligently. • Fairness: treating others equally, impartially, and openly. Michael Josephson points out, “fairness implies adherence to a balanced standard of justice without relevance to one’s own feelings or inclinations.”
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Reputation • Reputation: overall quality or character in the opinion of the public towards a person or group or organization. It is an important factor in many professional fields, including accounting. • Takes a long time to build a reputation of trust but not long at all to tear it down.
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Modern Moral Philosophies • A few of the philosophies applicable to the study of accounting ethics include: • Teleology • Egoism • Enlightened Egoism • Utilitarianism • Deontology • Rights Theory • Justice • Virtue
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Acting with Integrity • Act out of moral principle, not expediency • Never let loyalty cloud good judgment and ethical decision-making • Have the courage to stand by your convictions in accordance with the public service ideal of the accounting profession
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Moral Point of View • Emphasizes practical reason and rational choice • Deliberation precedes choice of action • Reason • Thought • Voluntary • Ends do not justify the means • At least some times we should be willing to act in the best interests of others and set aside self-interest and the interests of an employer or a client
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. AICPA Code of Conduct • The code is divided into two sections: • Principles: are aspirational statements that form the foundation for the Code’s enforceable Rules of Professional Conduct. Principles are expectations but are not legally binding. The principles of professional conduct include: • Responsibilities • Public Interest • Integrity • Objectivity and Independence • Due Care • Nature and Scope of Services • Rules: enforceable applications of the Principles
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Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. DigitPrint • IMA Standards • Integrity, inform Higgins, seek outside counsel • Utilitarianism • Greatest benefit to the public, company, and employees • Rights Theory • Venture capitalist (and Higgins) have ethical right to know • Justice • Virtue of integrity and not subordinate judgment
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