Running head: CASE ANALYSIS OF THE ACCOUNTING FRAUD AT WORLDCOM Case Analysis of the Accounting Fraud at WorldCom Angela Crossley Troy University October 27‚ 2008 History The origin of WorldCom can be traced back to 1983. The CEO‚ Bernard J. Ebbers‚ of WorldCom had very interesting beginnings. He invested in Long Distance Discount Services (LLDS) with eight other investors‚ and believed that the telecommunications industry was a very good business venture. In the beginning
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WorldCom was born in 1983 with the name LDDS (Long-Distance Discount Service) in Clinton‚ Mississippi. In 1985 Early investor Bernard Ebbers becomes chief executive officers (CEO) of LDDS. The company became public in August 1983 with the acquisition of Advantage Companies Inc. In 1993 LDDS acquired long distance providers Resurgens Communications Group and Metromedia Communications in a three-way stock and cash transaction that created the fourth-largest long distance network in the United States
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Associate Program Material Appendix C Rhetorical Modes Matrix Rhetorical modes are methods for effectively communicating through language and writing. Complete the following chart to identify the purpose and structure of the various rhetorical modes used in academic writing. Provide at least 2 tips for writing each type of rhetorical device. |Rhetorical Mode |Purpose – Explain when or why |Structure – Explain what organizational |Provide 2 tips for writing in | |
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Compare and Contrast Essay Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a great and dramatic love tale written by William Shakespeare. In this world-wide famous story‚ some of Shakespeare’s most famous lines are written. In addition‚ the quoted lines from Romeo‚ Mercutio Capulet and Lady Capulet contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet. These major characters‚ including Romeo himself‚ all contributed to the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ at the end of the play‚ but differ in each person’s perspective.
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COMM 315 Business Law and Ethics 07-Jan-08 |Law: |Ethics: | |if it’s not written it’s not law |norms | | |cultural values | |
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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also known as a family tree it can allow us to keep records of the past. The Edwards family tree shows great record from the early 1700 ’s to the mid 1800 ’s. This family tree demonstrates when a person was baptized; when they got married; and when they passed away. The Edwards family chart show the different relations of marriages and fertility rate from today ’s society. From the chart we can determine that the Edwards family show a different demography compared to todays society. This is because
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Alzheimer’s Victoria Penix HCS/245 10/27/14 WINDY TANNER Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is the number one form of dementia in the United States today. The more this disease progresses the worse it gets because there is no cure for it at this time. Most people do not show signs or symptoms of this disease or even get diagnosed until about age sixty-five. There is also no known cause for this disease and mostly people want to link Alzheimer’s to being hereditary. Mr. Speed will require secondary
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Alpes S.A. Case Strategic Management 04-75-498-02 Dr. Fritz Rieger Submitted March 5th 2012 Matt Walsh‚ Peter Bosi‚ Andrew Lo‚ Fadi Haidar‚ and Imad Patel Key Issues They key issue in this case has to do with whether the company (Charles River Laboratories) should invest up to 2 million dollars in a joint venture with Mexican company ALPES. The joint venture will make state of the art specific pathogen free eggs. Right now ALPES produces these however they aren’t of the best product quality
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Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels c z y t a m y Retold by Scotia Victoria Gilroy w o r y g i n a l e Chapter I © Mediasat Poland Bis 2005 Mediasat Poland Bis sp. z o.o. ul. Mikołajska 26 31-027 Kraków A Voyage to Lilliput www.czytamy.pl czytamy@czytamy.pl Projekt okładki i ilustracje: Małgorzata Flis Skład: Marek Szwarnóg ISBN 83 - 89652 - 32 - 3 Wszelkie prawa do książki przysługują Mediasat Poland Bis. Jakiekolwiek publiczne korzystanie w całości‚ jak i w postaci fragmentów‚ a w szczególności
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