WorldCom’s Culture Numerous individuals—most of them in financial and accounting departments, at many levels of the Company and in different locations around the world—became aware in varying degrees of senior management’s misconduct. Had one or more of these individuals come forward earlier and raised their complaints with Human Resources, Internal Audit, the Law and Public Policy Department, Andersen, the Audit Committee, individual Directors and/or federal or state government regulators
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Prof. Robertson srobertson@devry.edu 773.233.5028 Post 3 times a week on 3 different days for discussions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WEEK1 Criminal law - Wrong against the state (this is called a crime) - Jail time is penalty Civil law - wrong against a person (this is called a tort) - Damages is penalty (money) Killing someone is both criminal (murder) and civil (wrong full death). Federal Court -
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1. How did the global economic crisis unfold? It began during the 1990s when the American economy grew by almost 33% but changed for the worse in 2000 after the dot-com bubble burst & then after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. This created a stock market drop & a rise in unemployment. In effort to avert recession, the Federal Reserve dropped interest rates dramatically. Once interest rates dropped the economy was overflowing with money which lead lenders to be able to provide mortgage loans to
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focus of regulators is shifting from a focus on the presence of a compliance program to evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of the compliance program • Regulators asks question such as – “Can you prove that your compliance program works?” Elements of Effective Compliance Plan • Written policies and procedures • Compliance Officer • Training and education . . . including . . .governing body members • Communication lines to the Compliance Officer • Disciplinary policies • Internal audits and
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guidance in some business situations. * Identify and analyze the principal elements in the situation. Identify the stakeholders – Persons or groups who may be harmed or benefited. Ask the question: What are the responsibilities and obligations of the parties involved? * Identify the alternatives and weigh the impact of each alternative on various stakeholders. * Which of the following did not result from the SOX? Tax rates on corporations decreased. Business Activities All businesses are
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Essay 1 Although the potential market in China is very attractive to FDI, it still have many risks that stopping the FDI decide to invest in China. In order to further attract inward FDI and optimize its structure to meet China’s goals of economic development, there are few measures that the China government should take, including providing more knowledge about the market, providing more networking and connections and enhance the investment environment of China. Taking these measures can effectively
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Part 1: Multiple Choice (25 questions @ 3 pts ea. Suggested time 50 minutes) Use a scantron to fill in the letter corresponding to the “best” answer. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT an objective of financial reporting? a. Provide information that is useful in investment and credit decisions. b. Provide information about enterprise resources, claims to those resources, and changes to them. c. Provide information on the liquidation value of an enterprise. d. Provide information
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UUBLUJJBH MJnd 句 uB|d 6u!J8>|jblju j|-68d Foundations of Marketing Theory GSBS6010 Trimester 3, 2010 Lecturer and Course Coordinator: Penny Crittall Group 11: Ruth Hartmann Siu Wai Da Wang Xiao Wen Marketing Plan for Peg-It [pic] patent pending Name： Ross Merkel Business name： Ground breaker Pty Ltd ABN: Address: Telephone： +61 419336847 Email： niigrkfil^bigpQinLcQiiLau Internet： http://www.peg-it.com.au Date: Prepared: November, 2010 Executive
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lost accounts or lost areas of expertise. We need to review our "Stage 2" strategy if any person in the firm should not be able to perform their function. 3. Online tax services - Competition from any geographic location may emerge from online services conducted by larger and better funded firms. 4. Tax law changes - Simplification of tax laws is unlikely, but will demand that we would take a "big picture" assessment of the firm's position, due to the significant overhead commitments that we have made
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Marketing Mix Paper Within this paper the reader will find the elements of the marketing mix as it pertains to Northwood Realty Services in reference to product, place, price, and promotion. In addition, the reader will find how each of the four elements of the marketing mix effects the development of Northwood Realty Services marketing strategy and tactics. The reader will find how Northwood Realty Services implements each element of the marketing mix through marketing and research strategies.
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