What power bases did Bernie Ebbers and Scott Sullivan rely on to get away with accounting fraud? The power bases are legitimate power‚ reward power‚ coercive power‚ expert power‚ referent power. Case Study Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom Inc into one of the largest telecommunication firms. Yet he and CFO Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accouting fraud that led to the largest bankruptcy in US history. Two investigative reports and subsequent court cases concluded
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In this bright future we have people who thrive for money and will do almost anything they can to receive the large amounts of money that is possible. How far will one person go to make an immense amount of money? Would they go through a Ponzi scheme? A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that brings the payment of the purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often solicit new targets by promising to invest their funds in opportunities
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Hitchcock’s Artistry: A Result From His Three-Act Structure Deviation “The three act structure is nothing less than a cheap security blanket for the most insecure industry in the world” (StoryDept). The quote above expresses the limitations of storytelling and creativity in film as a result of the tendency to follow the three-act story structure. Briefly‚ the three-act structure consists of an act I‚ act II‚ and act III in which there is a conflict created through an inciting incident‚ intensified
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Enron’s Questionable Transactions 1. Which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties? * The fact that Kopper was appointed to Fastow and he was an employee at Enron was the first thing that got them into trouble. Another reason was that over 11 million was invested and it ended up not being invested at all. I believe these two situations ended up being the start of Enron’s problems. Enron also was not reporting the revenue for service correctly and his stock was paid
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In Chapter 7 of our textbook‚ Real Estate Principles by Charles J. Jacobus‚ we learned about real estate fraud and many cases of fraud‚ as well as the statute of limitations and its purpose. In this particular case‚ a former real estate agent named Donald Johnson was convicted of 17 felony counts of selling unregistered securities and also selling securities without the proper registration. He was charged with swindling money from former clients‚ co-workers and even some church members out of hundreds
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Q.3. Is there anything else that can be done to curtail this sort of egregious business behaviour (scandals) other than legislation? Legislation is a good method to guide and regulate the business behavior. Besides‚ the education is very important. If the whole society and the whole business world can have the good consciousness and ethical environment‚ the legislation may not so important. Q.4. In each case discussed at some length in this chapter – Enron‚ Arthur Andersen‚ WorldCom‚ and Bernie
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Case Study 2.3 Bernie Madoff and the Biggest Swindle in History Discussion Probes‚ p. 73 1. What unhealthy motivations drove Madoff to defraud investors and betray his friends? The motivation is selfishness. This is based on noted greed (extravagant lifestyle and the need to continuously take more money)‚ narcissism (feeling of entitlement and ignoring welfare of others)‚ and Machiavellianism (manipulation of others for self-gain‚ creating positive impressions while he gets what he wants).
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We live in the era of technology‚ technology has advance for many years from simple items such as an oil lamp to electric lights. There has been such a vast change in technology and in life as well. Thanks to technology and its predictability‚ man has come to know more about the world and also him. Furthermore‚ technology has made life so easy‚ transportation‚ and communication has greatly advanced and it is possible to engage in conversation with a number of people all in different parts of the
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Introduction Bansky is a famous London street artist. Bansky has done many illicit stencil and graffiti art. Graffiti is a scribble or drawing done with a spray paint can. Stencils are a sheet of paper or cardboard with cut outs to make a guide‚ stencils are used to make art faster and easier with spray paint cans when done the art work has been stenciled. Bansky is unverified and has gotten away with all his illicit art work. Bansky does many politically based artwork. Bansky has a network of 2
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April Marshall CASE STUDY THREE questions -- 1. I believe the main ethical issue arises from a generalized lack of concern in certain areas. I do believe that the issue was brought to light way before it was exposed‚ it always is. The concern never takes to find an exit into the profit is dried-up‚ and this case the profit was enough to keep it quiet for strongest they could stand. The dilemma rises up within honesty and the power that was abused. 2. I believe he had help‚ even though he
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