What ethical framework in our society allows for this kind of fraud to happen?

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Before beginning work on this discussion forum, review Enduring Illusions: The Social Organization of Secrecy and Self-Serving Justifications: Doing Wrong and Feeling Moral, and watch Bernie Madoff The $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme (Links to an external site.) video. Identify one other example of a similar instance of corporate fraud that allows for ethical analysis, and then discuss the following questions:

What ethical framework in our society allows for this kind of fraud to happen?
What ethical or moral framework are perpetrators of corporate fraud operating under?
Is this kind of fraud an inevitable result of corporate expansion, or can the profit motive undergird corporate growth be controlled through moral regulators? Should it be controlled?

Describe the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate.

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Describe the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate.
Consider the ethics of media conglomerates in the United States. What are the ethical advantages and disadvantages of allowing large conglomerates to control the mass media? What are alternative ways the media might be organized that would be more ethical or moral? Explain your reasoning using both concepts from the course and academic resources.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required resources and/or scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center resources Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) and Integrating Research (Links to an external site.).
https://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6

Write a short piece in your homework journal, 200-300 words describing the incident or condition explaining how it shows that free market, self-interested pursuit of profit brings about a worse-off condition for society.

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How competition and self-interest brings about a worse outcome from either the economic actors or for society as a whole, or
How a current example of an economic externality (tragedy of the commons, free rider or moral hazard) brings about a worse outcome for the economic actors, for society as a whole, or both
Write a short piece in your homework journal, 200-300 words
describing the incident or condition
explaining how it shows that free market, self-interested pursuit of profit brings about a worse-off condition for society.

Analyze and evaluate a prominent, ethical or unethical entrepreneur in the business world.

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For this particular assignment, you will be analyzing and evaluating a prominent, ethical or unethical entrepreneur in the business world. You will explore a specific case/event pertaining to that individual.

Explain how these challenges impact ethics, statesmanship and governance of public administrators.

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Evaluate the current political economic state of the United States Constitutional Republic.

Evaluate the current moral, philosophical and worldview influences in a specific, researched public administration case study. Whatever source is used for the actual case study must focus on a real-world public administration situation that is being discussed and analyzed in the chosen article.
Explain how these challenges impact ethics, statesmanship and governance of public administrators.

What should business people learn from Atlas Shrugged.

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What should business people learn from Atlas Shrugged- if indeed they should learn anything-about the virtue of

According to the Hippocratic Oath, would Dr. Vision be permitted to breach confidentiality and tell the public about Wanda’s diagnosis? Why or why not?

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Question #1: The Hippocratic Oath (5 points)
Wanda is diagnosed with a very contagious and deadly disease. Her doctor, Dr. Vision, strongly urges Wanda to immediately inform all of her recent contacts (family members, co-workers, etc.) about her diagnosis in order to keep them, and others, from serious harm. Wanda, however, refuses to inform anyone and reminds Dr. Vision that he promised to keep all of her information confidential before she agreed to get tested. The doctor wants to protect others from harm but he also wants to keep his word. At this point, he is uncertain about how to proceed.
* According to the Hippocratic Oath, would Dr. Vision be permitted to breach confidentiality and tell the public about Wanda’s diagnosis? Why or why not?
* According to the Hippocratic Oath, is Dr. Vision under any obligation to respect Wanda’s autonomy? Why or why not?
* Do you think the Hippocratic Oath provides adequate guidance for Dr. Vision in this case? Why or why not?
Question #2: The Nurse’s Role and Responsibilities; Readings: Newton, “In Defense of the Traditional Nurse” and Kushe, “Advocacy or Subservience for the Sake of Patients” (10 points)
A registered nurse no longer wants to perform kidney dialysis upon a terminally ill patient because he is concerned that the treatment is more harmful than beneficial. The nurse challenges the doctor’s orders, stating that he has already performed the procedure on the patient and twice had to interrupt it because the patient suffered cardiac arrest and severe hemorrhaging.
* According to Newton, is the nurse justified in challenging the doctor’s orders? Be sure to explain which of Newton’s arguments support your answer.
* According to Kushe, is the nurse justified in challenging the doctor’s orders? Be sure to explain which of Kushe’s arguments support your answer.
* In your own opinion, do you think the nurse justified in challenging the doctor’s orders? Be sure to provide your own arguments to support your answer.
Question #3: Patient Autonomy; Readings: Ackerman, “Why Doctors Should Intervene.” (10 points)
A doctor is treating two patients who have both tested positive for COVID-19. Patient A appears to understand his diagnosis and has very mild symptoms, such as a fever, tiredness and a dry cough. Patient B has a more severe case and is experiencing difficulty breathing. Patient B is also very confused and seems not to understand the severity of his condition. Both patients refuse to follow the doctors recommended treatments.
* According to Ackerman, do both Patient A and Patient B have autonomy? Be sure to explain which of Ackerman’s arguments support your answer.
* According to Ackerman, should the doctor respect both patients’ refusals of treatment? Be sure to explain which of Ackerman’s arguments support your answer.
* In your own opinion, do you think that both patients have autonomy? Be sure to provide your own arguments to support your answer.
* In your own opinion, if you were the doctor, would you respect both patients’ refusal of treatment? Be sure to provide your own arguments to support your answer.

Prepare an argument to present to your local town council that outlines an idea to offer healthy food options to your town.

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Prepare an argument to present to your local town council that outlines an idea to offer healthy food options to your town.

What role do you think planned obsolescence may play in contributing to environmental waste?

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Define the terms consumerism and planned obsolescence, giving an example of each.
Describe one product or service and explain how planned obsolescence is incorporated into its design. Note: Try to not use the same product or service that a classmate has already used in a previous post.
What role do you think planned obsolescence may play in contributing to environmental waste?
Which ethical theories and/or perspectives help to address the challenge of consumer-based environmental waste?

Choose two theories and apply them to the ethical decision making process of your agent.

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The paper will be a three to five page paper taking an ethical issue and applying the different positions to it to see what the different stances would be. The goal is to see how well you can apply what we have seen to specific situations.

The easiest way to structure the paper is in four paragraphs (may be more, but at least these elements presented): An intro which spells out the case to be considered, identifying the moral agent (who is making a choice about the issue); an explanation of what the agent would say is right if they were acting according to one of the theories; an explanation of what the agent would say is right if they were acting according to another of the theories; and finally, what do you think is the ethical thing for the agent to do and why.Establish a specific case (the more specific, the better …do not write about euthanasia; write about Grandpa Joe and his living will).
Determine who the moral agent is.
Choose two theories and apply them to the ethical decision making process of your agent.
What do you think the agent ought to do and why?