While I was looking for an appropriate topic for research‚ I found an interesting publication‚ which fitted best to the subject (ethics in managerial accounting issues) and also included 5 good examples examples of possible problems associated with the field. The method of the study seemed unclear‚ especially considering the connection between the serial number of a dollar bill and the question to which the respondent had to answer in the end (in my work I will constantly refer back to the text
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Current Ethical Issues in Managerial Accounting No company can nowadays afford to function alone. Partnerships are increasingly getting important and the effective exchange of information can determine profit or loss. An important method to cope with the increasing complexity is called supply chain management (SCM). It is enterprise-wide planning‚ management and control of all logistics tasks in the value chain. I decided to choose this topic because I had the chance to work with the system
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OF BUSINESS‚ DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING COURSE: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING COURSE CODE: ACC 416 WEEK: 10 TOPIC: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD AUDITING OBJECTIVE: To acquire the knowledge and skills about forensic audit‚ its reporting and documentation. THE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC AUDITING Forensic audit encompasses the examination of evidence regarding an assertion to determine its correspondence to establish criteria carried out in a manner suitable to the court. Auditing has been defined as the systematic
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Issues In Auditing and Professional Practice ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS The questions in this assignment are extracted from the text book for this paper; Reference: Johnson‚ R. (ed)‚ Readings in Auditing Volume 2‚ John Wiley & Sons Australia‚ 2007. Answer the following 4 questions: Question 1: (Chapter 10 “Australian Wheat Board”‚ p135 Question 4) Discuss the lessons to be learnt from the AWB scandal. Question 2: (Chapter 12 “Fraud prevention and detection- further guidance”‚ p158 Question 3)
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Extended Copy Protection (XCP) is a software package developed by the British company First 4 Internet (F4I) and sold as a copy protection or digital rights management (DRM) scheme for compact discs (Wikipedia 2005). This software is designed to control the distribution (copying) of material on compact discs. One version of this software‚ ‘XCP-Aurora’‚ was used as a copy protection measure by Sony in 2005. This software was discretely included in many Sony music CD’s at that time. On the first
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What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? One of the issues that are involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions would be lack of knowledge of the other countries laws‚ and government interference when it comes to the ruling of the courts. A business would also have to obtain knowledge about a country where they wish to conduct business. What are some practical considerations of taking legal action against a foreign business partner
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Jacob Fischer BUS - 340 November 8‚ 2013 Ryan Kelly The Legal and Ethical Considerations of Marketing in America Paper What is legal and what is ethical can be identical in some circumstances and varied in others. To this end‚ marketing is an especially challenging industry. It deals with both consumer and industry interaction. The opportunities and disputes that continuously arise can inspire resoluteness as it pertains to what could and should be done to solidify continued relationships
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and ethical issues of creative accounting 1.1 Introduction Creative accounting is also called “Earnings management” which is known as the manipulation of financial information. The term can be defined in many ways. Initially we define it as ’a process whereby accountants use their knowledge of accounting rules to manipulate the figures reported in the accounts of a business ’ (Naser‚ 1993‚ p.59). Creative accounting‚ at root‚ is the origin of numerous accounting frauds. Many accounting scandal
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Legal Issue: Respecting the privacy of user posted information Likelihood: Moderate Impact: High Ease of fix: Moderate Description Implementing communication methods such as video or instant messaging presents several legal implications and there are various areas to consider when looking at the legalities of communication methods. Some of the main aspects to take in to consideration involve respecting the privacy of user posted information and be aware of not disclosing personal or confidential
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Running head: LEGAL‚ ETHICAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES IN E-BUSINESS Legal‚ Ethical and Regulatory Issues in E-Business Jim Long University of Phoenix EBUS 400 Dr. Brian Shaw January 07‚ 2008 Legal‚ Ethical and Regulatory Issues in E-Business When starting any type of business‚ there are several issues that a new businessperson must pay attention to if he or she hopes to make their new business a successful one. This is even truer if the business being started happens to be an e-business
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