Upon his visit to Chicago to do research for a book that was meant to show the nation how the labor of men and women are exploited for profit, Sinclair stumbled on the disgusting conditions in meatpacking factories. There were no regulations on food preparation and distribution at the time, and Sinclair wanted to change that. He wrote The Jungle and it was very successful. His readers ranged from normal citizens to President Theodore Roosevelt. After Roosevelt read the graphic novel, he pushed for passage of the Meat Inspection Act.
EHT/376 The Purpose of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct The Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a voluntary association of Certified Public Accountants. This code is used to discuss the ethical obligations of CPAs and to provide guidance and rules to all accounting professionals in public practice. I believe that the Code of Professional Conduct is considered as the foundation of ethical reasoning in the accounting profession because every CPA has an ethical responsibility and a commitment to the public, to clients and to colleagues of honorable behavior, even at the expense of personal advantage. Following I will discuss the three main purposes of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and why I believe these three purposes are most important (Mintz & Morris, 2011, Pg 50) . The purpose of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct includes responsibilities, the public interest, integrity, objectivity, independence, due care and scope and nature of services.
Trade shows would be another outlet where I would go to show pet store owners about my dog food and all the benefits it offers. Finally, hiring a person or a small team to handle public relations for my dog food company would help to ensure quality in product and service for all my customers Like many dog food companies, I would use traditional advertising methods such as television, print ad and social media to gain some brand recognition amongst husky dog owners. I discussed an idea for a commercial I had in the Wiki page and that would be what I’d use for the TV and print ad. Two husky dogs are watching TV and see one of the same old dog food commercials where a dog is running through the wild terrain and a bowl of food magically appears at the end. A narrator would be talking in the background about how the food has been tested, is GMO free and made with organically sourced meat.
Leadership, Trustworthiness, and Ethical Stewardship Evelyn T. Robinson MGT7019-8 12/30/2012 Mentor Jane Ross Leadership, Trustworthiness, and Ethical Stewardship The problem to be investigated is: should leadership be based on trustworthiness and ethical stewardship? The Theoretical foundations and hypocrisies of ethical stewardship are trace to a code of professional laws laid down by professional scholars or executives of the corporation. Caldwell and Karri (2005, pp. 254) framed the role of the steward as an “integrator of shared interests” with a responsibility to help the organization and its members of self-actualize. Caldwell et al.
Companies and their independent accountants or auditors should report the effectiveness of the companies internal controls based on these six principles. Publicly traded companies or those planning to go public are required to maintain internal controls and ensure compliance of government regulations. Company Evaluation As it relates to internal controls, the LJB Company is meeting and or adhering to some of the regulation requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act within the daily operations of the business. I have provided a list below of the current processes being used within LJB Company that are being done exceptionally well. Establishing Responsibility: It is important to designate only one individual to handle specific tasks.
In disbelief, the woman is looking at a life-size picture of an ocean. The ad asks “How Natural Is Your Natural?” and promotes how Natural Choice dog is food is always made with natural ingredients. It states “we carefully select our natural ingredients from farmers and ranchers we know and trust. And instead of hiring a third-party, we make every batch ourselves to ensure every bite delivers our best natural nutrition” (People Magazine, 2012).
Case Study First in Show Pet Foods, Inc. First in Show Pet Foods, Inc. is taking new approach to quality dog food. They want to expand their company with their primary brand of dog food “ Show Circuit “ and create a new segment in the market introducing a new type of dog food. First in Show Pet Foods, plans on providing a frozen dog food. They took this idea and researched it to find if there is an opportunity to differentiate themselves from the existing types and brands of dog food currently on the market. Their promotional budget is approximately 500 to 800 thousand dollars.
First in Show Pet Foods, Inc.: Show Circuit August 5, 2012 Abstract First in Show Dog Foods, Inc is a well known dog food company to a more ritzy class of dogs, the show-kennel dogs. The food that is made for the show-kennel dogs gives them fine fur and texture since the meat and other ingredients are of top quality. First in Show decided to make it available to the public for customers to buy for their pet dogs. This paper will provide a case analysis beginning with what the company does along with their market structure, followed by their issues, problems with their marketing strategies (including competition), alternative solutions, and finally implementation of a good solution (matching between market position and promotional strategy). Case Background First in Show Pet Foods, Inc. is a major producer of dog food for show dog kennels in America.
Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 that states in Sec. 406, that companies are required to tell if they have created and accepted their own code of ethics and anything else pertaining to the said code. Agreeing to the code is voluntary for companies that are held privately but some chose to also adopt and disclose their code of ethics as well as require their suppliers and service providers to reveal the code of ethics they developed (Mendes, 2006). Business code of ethics procedures should be specific for handling ethics for employees, interest conflicts, trading on the inside and discretion (Business Code of Ethics, 2005). Code of ethics to be effective for a company must be in writing and is agreed on by all employees, executives, managers, and directors and must be signed each year to comply with changing laws and policies and to be certain they are still in agreement with the laws (Business Code of Ethics, 2009).
Each of us has such a set of values, although we may or may not have consider them explicitly. Robert H. Montgomery, describing ethics in accounting is accountants and the accountancy profession exist as a means of public service; the distinction which separates a profession from a mere means of livelihood is that the profession is accountable to standards of the public interest, and beyond the compensation paid by clients. In section 100, Introduction and Fundamental Principal in IESBA Code of Ethic for Professional Accountants, state that a professional accountant shall comply with the following fundamental principles. The first principle is integrity. Integrity is under section 110.