Amans, Patrick Hilario, Kedron ACTG 6650 Dr. Ward 29 July 2015 “Ethics and Its Ties to Earnings Management” INTRODUCTION Many professionals and accounting researchers have raised the question -Is ethics directly linked to the practice of earnings management? Earnings management is defined by Beaudoin, Cianci, and Tsakumis (2012, p.507), as “the manipulation of revenues and/or expenses to obtain a desired financial reporting outcome.” He and Yang’s article offers that the definition of earnings
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INTRODUCTION This paper discusses the HealthSouth Case including the activities and subsequent prosecution of its CEO, Richard Scrushy. “During the trial of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, federal prosecutors argued that Scrushy must have known something was amiss with HealthSouth’s financial statements since there was a discrepancy between the company’s financial and nonfinancial performance.” Over a ten-year period from 1987 to 1997, HealthSouth enjoyed above–average growth at a rate
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Assignment Course Title: International Financial Management Course code: FIN-365 Submitted to: Unmesh Ray Himel Lecturer Department of BBA UITS Submitted by: Name: Nafila Akter ID: 11510271 Section: B Date of Submission: 30/5/2014 a. What should the management of BD GARMENTS PRODUCTS Inc. pursue as its overriding goal? Why? Current theory asserts that the firms’ proper goal is to maximize shareholders’ wealth, as measured by the market price of the firm’s stock. A firm’s stock
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Introduction According to philosophers the field of ethics comprises of systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Dino Lobaton has a definition and states that the"standard definitions of ethics have typically included such phrases as 'the science of the ideal human character' or 'the science of moral duty”. WhereasRichard William Paul and Linda Elder define ethics as "a set of concepts and principles that guide us in determining what behavior helps or harms
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| Internal Auditing in Not-For-Profit Organizations | TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT: 2 INTRODUCTION 2 SECTION I: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 3 1. Corporate Governance Reforms Relevant to NPOs 3 2. Audit Committees of NPOs 4 SECTION II: RISK MANAGEMENT 6 1. Absence of Risk Management in NPO 6 2. Reasons for Risk Management in NPO 7 3. Process of Risk Management in NPO 9 SECTION III: INTERNAL CONTROLS 10 1. An illustrative example 10 2. Good Internal Controls 11 3. Strengthening Internal
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Efficacy of Corporate Governance Contents 1. Definition of Corporate Governance 2. History of Corporate Governance – Pre and Post Liberalization 3. Objectives of Corporate Governance 4. Need of Corporate Governance 5. Framework of Corporate Governance 6. Principles of Corporate Governance in India and in the World 7. Merits and Demerits of Corporate Governance 8. Impact of Violation of Corporate Governance Laws 9. Case Study – a) Satyam b) Pfizer c) 3rd Company
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Group 1 Corporate Governance Theories of corporate management and Process Definition:- According to the business directory, management theory is a collection of ideas which set forth general rules on how to manage a business or organization. Management theory addresses how managers and supervisors relate to their organizations in the knowledge of its goals, the implementation of effective means to get the goals accomplished and how to motivate employees to perform to the highest standard
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Corporate Governance (Responsible Investment) Submitted To: Aleem Afzal Submitted By: Syed Izhar (FA09-MBA-146) COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore. Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment: Corporate government is not a new idea. There is not much new about basic idea of corporate governance
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........................................................................................ 3 2. Literature Review ............................................................................................................... 5 2.1 2.2 3. 4. Corporate Governance in Australia ............................................................................. 5 Ownership Structure and Financial Performance........................................................ 6 Hypothesis ............................
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ACC 411 – Accounting Ethics Midterm Exam Due: November 20th by 11:59 p.m. Multiple Choice (2 points each) 1. Each of the following elements make up an integral part of what is meant by "ethics" except for: A. Accepted standards of behavior B. Knowing the difference between right and wrong C. Always following the law D. The moral point of view 2. When is it appropriate to contact the audit committee about a difference of opinion with the CFO over an accounting or financial reporting
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