Lone Star College Creating an Ethical Culture Article Discussion

Case Discussion

Based on your reading of the Creating an Ethical Culture article, provide an original post to the Discussion Board addressing the following:

oAccording to the article, did WorldCom lack internal controls to detect fraud? Why was the fraud not detected earlier, or prevented all together?

oAccording to the Culture Risk Assessment model, what are the levels of values of an organization and what are the objectives of each?

oWhat are some of the ways a company can help to develop an ethical culture?

oWhat are your general takeaways from this article?

oProvide one of the following:

§Based on your reading of a separate ethics article, describe another critical success factor that you believe is as important as, or is related to, culture in obtaining an ethical environment. Please, be sure to cite the article.

§Describe a work culture you have experienced that promoted or downplayed ethical behavior. Did the organization have a code of ethics? Was the code of ethics aligned with the company’s strategy? Please be careful not to identify the organization or its employees.

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