From this broader perspective and in their planning and operations they have changed the term 'stockholder' to 'stakeholder' to cover employees, customers, suppliers and the community at large. With the growing complexity and dynamism brought about Continue Reading...
Ethics Corporate Governance & Business Ethics It is quite interesting to note that, academic research in business ethics was a totally distinct discipline from research in corporate governance, and the application of the word 'ethics' was uncom Continue Reading...
Response to Self-Regulation Proposal Standards and Culture in Self Regulation Introduction The pitfalls of self-regulation are not unknown: object lessons abound in Tyco, WorldCom, Enron, Arthur Andersen, and several others (Pritchard, 2003). What to Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines K Annual SEC Report Review What 3 items of important information does the income statement reveal about the financial performance of the company over the last three years? There are many different items that the income statement Continue Reading...
IFRS and GAAP While there is a global movement towards convergence of accounting standards with more countries adopting IFRS, and many companies in areas where IFRS is not mandatory choosing to adopt the standards (Hillman, Heaston, & Dodd, 201 Continue Reading...
whistleblowing that occurred in publicly traded corporations in the past year. Whistleblowing The term "whistleblowing" refers to an attempt made by an employee or ex-employee of a firm to warn the public regarding any serious danger(s) or wrongdo Continue Reading...
Regulatory and Compliance Auditors, consultants and security professional owe to their clients stakeholders a duty of care in the performance of their duties. The duty of care requires these professionals to observe prudence in all circumstances reg Continue Reading...
The result would mean a reduction of consulting income for AA as Enron would no longer be a customer. By whitewashing the audit, AA positioned itself to gain more lucrative consulting work from Enron. The bounded ethicality came from a clear source Continue Reading...
Internal Controls Organizations have the responsibility of accounting for all of their financial and operational data in an effective and efficient manner that is in compliance with all regulations as well as industry practices. Having a set of inte Continue Reading...
Discrepancies This case study is indeed correct in asserting that properly run inventories truly are essential to the functioning of any organization. Inventory discrepancies need to be eliminated aggressively in order for an organization to move f Continue Reading...
S. GAAP," 2012). In other circumstances, IFRS requires the combination of two or more transactions when they are linked in a manner that the commercial impact can only be understood through referring to the transactions as a whole. Customer Loyalty Continue Reading...
IT Fraud Evaluate the factors that add to corporate fraud The business fraud can be credited to conditions emerging from deceptive monetary reporting and misappropriation of possessions. These conditions are 3 and all 3 features of the fraud triang Continue Reading...
, 2010). Where there is the sale of shares, there is also a great potential that the existing owners will have little control over who the shares are subsequently sold to, especially in a quoted company. The firm will also be subject to the Sarbanes- Continue Reading...
In the future, this could result in some kind of major restructuring to deal with these issues. The problem is that these changes will occur when the company is facing greater challenges. This will hurt their competitive position, profit margins, st Continue Reading...
corporate ethical breaches in recent times, assess whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Provide support for your answer. Unethical behavior has drawn the attention of Continue Reading...
Alcan's continued revenue growth is the result of the combined success of increasing sales in four main business units, in addition to growth through acquisition. The cumulative effects of these two factors have served to create a profitable business Continue Reading...
White Collar Crimes Supervisor: (Insert) The paper focuses on specific aspects of white collar crime. The paper primarily focuses on answering two questions directly related to white collar crime. The first question is a comparative analysis focusi Continue Reading...
Accounting Several terms and definitions are valuable to understand financial statements. In the United States, financial statements of public corporations are produced in accordance with the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. These prin Continue Reading...
Security Threats Explain companies held liable losses sustained a successful attack made accounting information system sources. The paper APA style includes -text citations sources. Liability for losses in successful attack made on their accounting Continue Reading...
This is why those service providers to other businesses often stress customer results in the core industries they compete in. These customer successes show the depth of expertise in a given area. These success stories make services tangible to custo Continue Reading...
Managed a team of 50 people that includes 10 direct reports. Grew Wal-mart drugs portfolio profit by $14 Million (+26%) through driving volume growth and reconfiguration of packaging offerings that drove significant cost savings. Responsibilities a Continue Reading...
General Electric Company (GE) is a multinational company that operates in more than 116 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company specializes in the production of diversified industrial products, and is organized along 11 businesses s Continue Reading...
CPA Advice for Homer Simpson Homer Simpson FROM: CPA & Associates Economic Substance and Moe's Business Plan Mr. Simpson: I appreciate your contact regarding economic substance and my recommendations as to if you should enter Moe's business Continue Reading...
This is aggravated by the fact that companies may be fleeing the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley act that demands certain standards of fairness and equitability from American-based corporations. Trends in outsourcing Outsourcing seems to be a t Continue Reading...
They feel they have survived and overcome harsh business environment and want to operate in risky markets like Brazil. Some of them benefited from privatization or part-privatization. The current government dislikes the notion of privatization, whic Continue Reading...
The City Ethics project provides extensive assistance to public-sector organizations in the following areas: kkeynote speeches on government ethics, employee training at all levels, group presentations and workshops designed for specific organizati Continue Reading...
Therein was her first ethical dilemma: should she remain quiet about this, or should she share this information with others and see what their response will be? Her boyfriend gave her worthy advice: keep this to yourself because if your boss is fou Continue Reading...
Jet again this is one of the fundamental lessons of ethics, and that is when the balance of advantage leans too far to one side, unethical advantage occurs (Josephson, 2010). This was a tough lesson to learn for AIG as it was the catalyst of salary Continue Reading...
There is an increasing recognition of this not only among investigators and regulators, but also among businesses and employees alike. Clearly, the general attitude of employers and employees towards whistle blowing is changing with time. Generally Continue Reading...
This role is in response to clients' demands for a single trustworthy individual or firm to meet all of their financial needs. However, accountants are restricted from providing these services to clients whose financial statements they also prepare. Continue Reading...
In developing countries, consumers are more affected for two reasons. One is that consumers are more likely to buy raw ingredients. Without manufacturing entities to absorb some of the commodity price increases, consumers are left to absorb almost Continue Reading...
Confucianism is not followed in strength. The modern context of this ancient philosophy was enquired into first by Max Weber. The conclusion was to include it into one of the world's major religions and it is "least conducive to capitalist developme Continue Reading...
This many products is a detriment to supply chain, product forecasting and overall company cost containment and growth. Opportunities Despite a growing level of consolidation in the market among chocolate and confectionary vendors, the heterogenei Continue Reading...
The ability to parse through the many records of transactions, customer contacts, and many other items stored electronically creates the foundation for data mining's definition. Data mining specifically is defined as the process of data selection, e Continue Reading...
The function of marketing communications is also the integral part of any new product introduction process in a company as well. In fact, Toshiba America, known for their laptop computers, has the product launch and introduction managed as a project Continue Reading...
The mistake occurred when enthusiasts tried to use those data for other purposes such as 'strategic product decisions.' The average cost of production never could, and never will, be relevant for those classes of decisions where only the change in t Continue Reading...
White Collar Crime: Identifying Valid Deterrents for White Collar Criminals Recent studies suggest that white collar crime is on the rise (Chayet, Waring & Weisburg, 2001; Recine, 2002). Many stereotypical beliefs regarding white collar criminal Continue Reading...
