WorldCom Case Study1 By Dennis Moberg (Santa Clara University) and Edward Romar (University of Massachusetts-Boston) (The original of this document can be found at the Santa http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/worldcom.html#one. Clara University website at An update for this case is available at http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/worldcomupdate.html . Note that this update is not part of the syllabus for the PRM or Associate PRM exam. It is included for reference and explanation
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the acceptable domain for opportunity-seeking behaviour. Working together, boundary systems and beliefs systems are the yin and yang that together create a dynamic tension. Diagnostic controls do not receive attention from top management, unless in case of substantial deviations from the targets. If everything is on
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products under its units. These activities range from technology, energy, automotives, and aviation and home appliances to financial services and insurance services among other undertakings. This kind of diversification shields the company from risks in case of misfortunes. Environmental initiatives: GE has ventured into
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principles in the accounting process that prevent the unexpected activity such as fraud, dishonest etc to appear in reality. Arthur Anderson case was a result of the fraudulent activities that lead to its termination. Certainly this kind of case is expecting not to be happened in the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts the descriptive analysis and elaboration of the important element of the Islamic principles used in the accounting process. Furthermore, this paper attempt to make
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Upjohn Institute Press Book Chapters Upjohn Research home page 2005 Human Resource Management and Safety: Technical Efficiency and Economic Incentives Richard J. Butler Brigham Young University Yong-Seung Park Kyung Hee University Citation Butler, Richard J., and Yong-Seung Park. 2005. "Human Resource Management and Safety: Technical Efficiency and Economic Incentives." In Safety Practices, Firm Culture, and Workplace Injuries. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment
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Development and Research in Banking Technology, Castle Hills Road #1, Masab Tank, Hyderabad 500 057, AP, India School of Business, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Recently, high profile cases of financial statement fraud have been dominating the news. This paper uses data mining techniques such as Multilayer Feed Forward Neural Network (MLFF), Support Vector Machines (SVM), Genetic Programming (GP), Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH),
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ABSTRACT While outsourcing internal audit function in the private sector has been extensively Investigated by various researchers (Carey and Chua, 1999; Petravick, 1997; and Sharma and Subramaniam, 200l; amongst others), there is scant empirical data from the public sector. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing some preliminary evidence in food and beverages industry. Using responses from 3 firms which includes Dangote flour mills, UAC and Northern Nigeria flour mills plc, the study found
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cultures between China and USA 1 6 Case Analysis 1 6.1 NAICOM may sanction operators on unethical practices in insurance 1 6.2 Unethical and unauthorized medical practice - an alarming situation 1 6.3 Analysis and Recommendations 1 7 Conclusions 1 8 References 1 1. Background We end up in a century loaded with corporate embarrassments because of untrustworthy practices of corporate administrators over the globe. Outrages, for example, that of Enron, WorldCom,
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Assignment 1 Individual Case Study In recent decades, Corporate Social Responsibility has become one of the major areas of concern to corporations and the question, “Are companies moral agents?” is quite a debatable question among various thinkers. With the raised level of awareness of consumers regarding the impact of corporate activities on environment and society at large, corporations are obliged to put serious efforts towards execution of environmental, social and ethical procedures in
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help us discuss individual-, team-, and organizational-level behaviors. The format for this course will be highly interactive in order to provide a rich learning experience. We will do this through the use of debates, role-playing, simulations, and case studies. Each of these experiences will provide opportunities to reflect and analyze in order that we may walk away with new ways of looking at the world around us. We will have few traditional lectures and those that we do have will be short ones
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