Profits and Professions: Essays in Business and Professional Ethics

by Joseph Ellin and Wade L. Robison

Suppose an accountant discovers evidence of shady practices while ex- amining the books of a client. What should he or she do? Accountants have a professional obligation to respect the confidentiality of their cli- ents' accounts. But, as an ordinary citizen, our accountant may feel that the authorities ought to be informed. Suppose a physician discov- ers that a patient, a bus driver, has a weak heart. If the patient contin- ues bus driving even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896030393
• ISBN13: 9780896030398
• Release Date: August 1983
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"