Gallup poll shows accountants' ratings almost fully recovered.Gallup's annual poll on the honesty and ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a of people in different professions shows that accountants' ratings are up to a favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. 39%, "almost fully recovered from the business scandals of 2002," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the market research firm. Accountants' ratings went from 41% in 2001 to 32% during the Enron-era scandals. The results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,002 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Nov. 17-20, 2005. Earlier this year Gallup conducted a poll on the image and prestige of various professions and industries (The CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Letter, Nov. 2005). For more information, visit: http://brain.gallup.com/content/default.aspx?ci=20254 (requires free 30-day registration) |
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