Corporate Culture Robert Alford Grantham University BA560 Business Ethics Dr. Janice Spangenburg March 19‚ 2013 The Corporate CultureLegal Case: Adelphia Case: Feds drop fraud case against Adelphia founder‚ son A six-year legal battle involving the jailed father-son duo who headed now-defunct Adelphia Communications has ended after prosecutors withdrew tax fraud charges related to their earlier conviction in a $1.9 billion fraud case. Prosecutors said they withdrew the tax-related
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Interpersonal communication is the method of sharing messages amongst two or more people. The hit television series “Scandal” directed by Shonda Rhymes is an intense plot with a group of people (Nicknamed Gladiators) that help people clean up scandals. Many conflicts arise during each episode between multiple individuals. The conflicts involve a variety of different scenarios between Olivia Pope and her team as well as White House Officials. Olivia Pope has an history of working in the White House
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this case study we are asked to draw upon deontological ethics‚ and discuss how Adelphia Communications’ executives violated the trust of the company’s shareholders and the trust of that of the larger public. To do this we first need to take a look at deontological ethics and how the philosophy of deontological ethics affects the choices that were made in the Adelphia Communications’ case. We will also look at the Adelphia case and examine how its executives violated the trust of the company’s shareholders
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Introduction In 1952‚ John Rigas founded Adelphia Communications Corporation with a $300 license‚ took the company public in 1986‚ and built it up by acquiring other systems in the 1990s. In March 2002 Founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Adelphia Communications Corporation 78 year old John Rigas‚ his two sons‚ and other Adelphia executives were arrested and charged with looting the nation’s sixth largest cable company on a massive scale. Adelphia Communication Corporation whose revenue exceeded $2.9 billion
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Adelphia Case Summary The Allegations: Prosecutors say members of the cable company’s founding family and two former executives looted the firm "on a massive scale‚" spending company funds on personal expenses‚ such as a $12.8 million golf course. The firm has been accused of hiding business relationships between Adelphia and entities tied to the founders and for inflating its financial results. Who’s Who: • John J. Rigas‚ Adelphia’s founder • Timothy Rigas‚ former CFO • Michael Rigas‚
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SCANDALS IN 2000S Named scandals Named scandals in India Scandal Year reported Scope Location Key players Summary 2012 Indian coal mining controversy 2012 185‚591.34 crore (US$33.78 billion) nation Comptroller and Auditor General of India‚ the coal ministry‚ many electricity boards and private companies coal blocks allotted‚ not auctioned‚ leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India [1][2][3] Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam 2012 200‚000 crore
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Libor Scandal What is Libor and why does it matter? Libor stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. “It is considered to be an average interest rate which is estimated by some leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks.” Libor rate is considered to be the primary benchmark for short term interest rates around the world. It is the average cost of borrowing and is estimated on a daily basis by a group of banks as mentioned above. Libor rate gained momentum around
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The Enron scandal A brief on Enron’s history Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. In the early 1990s‚ he helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices‚ The resulting markets made it possible for traders such as Enron to sell energy at higher prices‚ thereby significantly increasing its revenue. As Enron became the largest seller of natural gas in North America by 1992‚ Enron pursued a diversification strategy
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[pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting
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Before getting into the Payola scandal and explaining what happened‚ it is important to know what payola is first. In the music industry‚ payola is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio‚ in which the song is presented as being of the normal day’s broadcast (Neira). A radio station can play a certain song in exchange for money‚ but the radio station must disclose this on the air as being sponsored airtime. The playing
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