How Sour Is the Apple Inc.? What the Rest of the World Can Learn about Financial Reporting from Apple's Less Than Exemplary Role Modeling

While Apple Inc. steadily sets records in terms of market capitalization and innovation; the untold tale is how the company and its executives have evidenced less than exemplary ethics. This paper proceeds as a case study of Apple Inc. to see what ethical advances must be made in the financial repor...

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Published inGlobal virtue ethics review Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 166
Main Author Diehl, Kevin A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harrisburg Southern Public Administration Education Foundation 01.07.2016
Subjects
Case studies
Chief executive officers
Earnings
Ethics
Financial reporting
Inventory
Investments
Materiality
Portable computers
Production capacity
Role models
Securities fraud
Shortages
Suppliers
United States > US
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Summary:While Apple Inc. steadily sets records in terms of market capitalization and innovation; the untold tale is how the company and its executives have evidenced less than exemplary ethics. This paper proceeds as a case study of Apple Inc. to see what ethical advances must be made in the financial reporting environment before this area can truly be considered ethical.
ISSN:1523-9756
1523-9756