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problems were already apparent. In the annual accounts, debts had been understated and profits had been overstated to the amount o...
of philosophy dealing with right and wrong and the morality of motives and ends" (Shaughnessy, 2002, p. 20). But questions of ethi...
life savings and retirement plans of countless employees who had worked hard to save their funds - but because of corporate greed,...
for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...
known as the going concern concept1. In looking at the viability of the business the potential creditors are seeking to ensure tha...
as consumers have an increased awareness of less tangible aspects, such as corporate governance and ethical and moral responsibili...
Johnson pulled all Tylenol products off the shelf at great cost in order to ensure the safety of consumers. The Company did this,...
as Gap and Nike (Mason, 2000). In some cases, the charges have been valid. Many Asian and other nations see no real...
Businesses must maintain integrity and they do this "within a framework of the law and ethics" (2000, p.17). Some firms have imple...
processes (Chidi, 2002). Some of the accounting techniques used at WorldCom in order to supplement R&D write-offs included the use...
done to rein them in. Even many business people felt that capitalism had to be saved from itself because it was an economic system...
principles of accounting in the U.S. (Larson et al, 2001). Since that time, a number of authoritative bodies have been instituted ...
Enron, a publicly held company, was once a top provider of electricity but ended up in Chapter 11 bankruptcy ("Enron," 2002). Pr...
share price performance. There are also the wider culture issues that encourage this and place an onerous duty on those who may be...
is precisely what Enron did (Thomas, 2002). Because of this, Enron, before everything collapsed, boosted valuation estimates, with...
and do this? This provides an example of a moral individual who is placed in a slightly unmoral situation. In this regard,...
aside through Enron stocks. The question here is, could an Enron have been avoided? What would a financial consultant (one...
explained that controlling has no relationship to authoritarian leadership styles, it is about controlling things such as resource...
All managers must control certain things. Finances must be controlled, for example, so that the organization operates both efficie...
the financial statements. This sent investors scrambling. Nancy Temple was viewed as the culprit (by both the courts and observers...
business, but it has "confused some employees spiritually -- a side often overlooked by vitally important to an ethical workplace"...
because they are in such demand, the owners are able to command a premium price. In an acquisition, the biggest problem both compa...
the GEC directors took control of the company, and therefore the accounts this ?10 million profit turned into a $4.5 million loss ...
fraud, and it was with this we might argue there was the first loss of confidence in the auditors. This case limited the liability...
and diligence and independence at the auditing level" (Anonymous, 2003). From a broader perspective, one of the main reason...
with several different players each able to avoid feeling personally responsible there was a lack of a real moral compass. ...
an explanation or the auditors may, in extreme cases, may not feel able to certify that accounts as true and accurate. The...
not the least of which includes employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, stockholders, interest groups, legal and regulatory...
(Sun, 2006). The author remarks that internal auditors now have rock star status (Sun, 2006). Clearly, auditors are revered and ha...
collapse of the company. One can only conclude that these executives decided that it was worth the risk to take actions that were ...