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Eight. The Ethics of Managerial Accounting

  1. Ronald Duska1,
  2. Brenda Shay Duska2,
  3. Julie Ragatz1

Published Online: 20 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444395907.ch8

Book Title

Accounting Ethics, Second Edition

Accounting Ethics, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Duska, R., Duska, B. S. and Ragatz, J. (2011) The Ethics of Managerial Accounting, in Accounting Ethics, Second Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444395907.ch8

Author Information

  1. 1

    The Center for Ethics in Financial Services, The American College, USA

  2. 2

    Del Pizzo & Associates, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 11 MAR 2011

Book Series:

  1. Foundations of Business Ethics

Book Series Editors:

  1. W. Michael Hoffman,
  2. Robert E. Frederick

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405196130

Online ISBN: 9781444395907

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Keywords:

  • ethics of managerial accounting;
  • Fannie Mae case - typical of the worst scandals in accounting history;
  • Independence Standards Board (ISB) - delineating responsibilities of internal management, including internal management accountants;
  • Black's Law Dictionary, defining “fair” - as having the qualities of impartiality and honesty, free from prejudice, favoritism and self interest;
  • health of a business enterprise - depending on the truth, if the business is naked, it is best to know;
  • first reason (rationalization?) given for unethical behavior - a belief that the activity is within reasonable ethical and legal limits;
  • management accountant's responsibilities - to do his or her job, that is, to execute whatever accounting function he or she was hired to perform;
  • accountants, a fiduciary responsibility - ethical obligation, reporting illegal or potentially harmful activities;
  • whistle-blowing, chances of success - ethical obligation to blow the whistle to prevent harm to the firm

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Reasons Used to Justify Unethical Behaviors

  • Blowing the Whistle

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