Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting: Text and Cases (Book ONLY)
Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting: Text and Cases (Book ONLY)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259543470
Author: Steven M Mintz Chair & Professor of Accounting, Roselyn E. Morris Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 1DQ
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Analyze the given statement “When an organization collapses ethically, it means that those in the organization have drifted into rationalizations and legalisms, and all for the purpose of getting the results they want and need at almost any cost.”

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The given statement stands true with the perspective of the WF Bank scandal. WF Bank had set up the sales quota and this had driven the major workforce of the bank to achieve the targets to retain the jobs and achieve the incentives. This has resulted in a world-wide great scandal, as the employees rationalized their behavior and committed fraud to meet the targets.

In a company with poor ethical culture and environment, the employees would be forced to work under certain pressure, which shall make them loose their job satisfaction. This may discourage the employees from performing their work efficiently.

There could be the prevalence of the fraud triangle of the pressure, opportunity and rationalization, with greater pressure on the workload and excessive rationalizations. The goals set for the employees might be unrealistic and the pressure to meet the goals might be high. This shall result in a negative impact on the company's performance in the long run.

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