Week 6 Learning Team Reflection MGT521 Week 6 Learning Team Reflection Question #2 There are various degrees of unethical behavior ranging from stealing office supplies to embezzling money within your organization. Unethical behavior becomes common practice if this is the organizational culture finds this as an acceptable practice. As in the case of Lehman Brothers, the top level executives demonstrated this type of unethical behavior and encouraged the employees to behave in the same way
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 ACC504 INTERNAL CONTROL DR. MICHAEL ABNER PREPARED BY NELLY OYANE Table of Contents Introduction I. Internal Control Requirements II. What the Company is Doing Correct III. What the Company is Doing Incorrect Conclusion References Introduction LBJ Company is presently conducting a decision to go public or not and with that they will also be familiar with their internal controls
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This pack of ACC 375 Entire Course consists of: ACC 375 Week 1 Assignment Understanding Ethics Matrix 1.doc ACC 375 Week 1 DQs.doc ACC 375 Week 1 Summary 1.doc ACC 375 Week 2 DQs.doc ACC 375 Week 2 LT Assignment Sarbanes-Oxley Act Training Manual 1.doc ACC 375 Week 2 Summary 1.doc ACC 375 Week 3 Assignment Ethics Situation no. 1 Fraudulent Schemes Report 1.doc ACC 375 Week 3 DQs.doc ACC 375 Week 3 Summary 1.doc ACC 375 Week 4 Assignment Ethical Situation
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To decide what are the pros and cons of going public or stay private, first of all we have to understand what section 302 of SOX is requiring of the CEO and CFO Section 302 of SOX requires that a company's CEO and CFO be personally responsible for accurately reporting all materials in respect to their company's financial health and stability. Additionally, Section 302 states that the company's CEO and CFO certify that all of the proper "disclosure controls and procedures" are in place within the
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The Ineffectiveness of the Sarbanes Oxley Act In Corporate Management and Accounting In the early 1990s, a young company named Enron was quickly moving up Fortune magazine’s chart of “America’s Most Innovative Company.” As the corporate world began to herald Enron as the next global leader in business, a dark secret loomed on the horizon of this great energy company. Aggressive entrepreneurs eager to push the company’s stock price higher and a series of fraudulent accounting procedures involving
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Internal Controls Essay Carole Crews Accounting 1010 section 6 Let’s first talk about what “internal control” means. It is a process that helps to protect the assets of a company whether that asset be money, equipment, or merchandise. What are the objectives of internal controls? • Safeguard assets (accounting) such as cash or merchandise from loss or theft • Compliance (administrative) of laws and regulations • Accomplishment of goals (internal) of sales, profits • Reliability
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Rashad Abdullah Ethical Behavior Page 2 President George W. Bush signed the Sarbanes Oxley Act into law on July 30, 2002. This law set new and enhanced standards for public companies and the boards, management and accounting firms. The Sarbanes Oxley Act also brought about considerable changes to the financial reporting and auditing practices of public companies. The act holds top executives for these companies
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for example, a third party ombudsman, an external hotline, or an applicable government regulatory agency related to the type of wrongdoing behavior. Internal whistleblowing mechanisms for public companies must comply with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Two of the many corporate governance provisions of SOX place whistleblower-friendly requirements on issuers. SOX section 301 requires the audit committee of every issuer to establish procedures for the receipt, retention, and
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WorldCom The Mississippi-based telecommunications company was started in the early 1980’s as a small “mom and pop” company to become the 25th largest U.S. Company by 2002. The company grew primarily through an aggressive merger and acquisition growth strategy. In 1997 WorldCom had emerged within the telecom industry and caught the eye of many on Wall Street when it issued a bid to acquire the much larger and better-known company, MCI. While WorldCom’s growth skyrocketed throughout the 1990s, the
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the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. As early as 1990s, the then chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission was already lamenting about the erosion of auditor independence. However, accounting scandals that emerged towards the end of 1990s showed the deplorable state of the corporate world that characterized the United States corporate community. As such, this prompted the legislature to act fast in order to tame this runaway menace. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which was purposely
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