The Ethics Hour: Ethics in the Real World

Overview

Business ethics is not just something “nice to do” but can mean the difference between success, failure, and survival in today’s increasingly competitive environment.  This seminar outlines steps to create an ethical business culture and provides specific ways for financial managers to make better ethical decisions.

Prerequisites

At least six (6) months of professional financial statement analysis experience.

Objectives

• To realize that ethics is not merely a Code of Conduct, but ethics has impact and value in today’s interconnected world.

Highlights

• The difficult trade-offs in making choices
  • Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas
• The value of trust
• Consequences of ‘short-term it-is’
• How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues