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  2. Public sector ethics - Wikipedia

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    While public sector ethics overlaps in part with government ethics, it can be considered a separate branch in that government ethics is only focused on moral issues relating to governments, including bribery and corruption, whilst public sector ethics also encompasses any position included in the public administration field. Public ...

  3. Business ethics - Wikipedia

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    Business ethics operates on the premise, for example, that the ethical operation of a private business is possible—those who dispute that premise, such as libertarian socialists (who contend that "business ethics" is an oxymoron) do so by definition outside of the domain of business ethics proper.

  4. Operation Ill Wind - Wikipedia

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    Gaines was convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity and theft and conversion of government property. He was sentenced to six months in prison. [7] Victor D. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, was the 50th conviction obtained under the Ill Wind probe when he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and conspiring to defraud the ...

  5. Whistleblowing - Wikipedia

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    A whistleblower can also bring allegations to light by communicating with external entities, such as the media, government, or law enforcement. [1] Some countries legislate as to what constitutes a protected disclosure, and the permissible methods of presenting a disclosure. Whistleblowing can occur in the private sector or the public sector.

  6. Wheel train - Wikipedia

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    When the stem is pushed in, a lever slides the clutch out, and the outer set of teeth engages a small wheel train which turns the mainspring arbor, winding the mainspring. When the stem is pulled out, the clutch slides in, and the inner teeth engage another wheel, which turns the hour wheel in the motion work, turning the watch's hands.

  7. Economic ethics - Wikipedia

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    Economic ethics is the combination of economics and ethics, incorporating both disciplines to predict, analyze, and model economic phenomena. It can be summarised as the theoretical ethical prerequisites and foundations of economic systems.

  8. United States Office of Government Ethics - Wikipedia

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    Government ethics concerns in the United States were first addressed by Congress in 1853. [1] [2] The act, entitled "An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States," made it a misdemeanor for "any officer of the United States" or "any Senator or Representative in Congress" to assist in or prosecute "any claim against the United States."

  9. Pocket watch - Wikipedia

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    The c. 1950 Omega pocket watch is of stem-wind, stem-set movement. Movement of a 1914 Hamilton 992 Railroad grade pocket watch Invented by Adrien Philippe in 1842 and commercialized by Patek Philippe & Co. in the 1850s, the stem-wind, stem-set movement did away with the watch key which was a necessity for the operation of any pocket watch up to ...