Parmalat’s ‘ethical bankruptcy’. Ethics is about choice and the values that guide us and the standards we use. Questioning what principles maybe at stake and how we choose or priorities between them. An ethical approach to a problem will enquire about end-results and the route or means we use to achieve these objectives together with the relationship between the two (‘end versus means’). Corporate Governance can be defined as a proper structure of rules and practices‚ a reference point to return
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audit and external audit of WorldCom were not performing their role as intended. Generally‚ internal audit mainly focus on the reliability of financial reporting and the effectiveness of operations‚ and reports directly to the Board of Directors. In WorldCom‚ however‚ internal audit rarely or even never conducted a financial audit. Moreover‚ WorldCom’s audit reported to CFO Sullivan instead of the Board of Directors‚ which means CFO Sullivan could easily restrict any audit request. The external auditor
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1) What are the pressures that lead executives and managers to “cook the books?” After the rapid evolution of the telecommunication industry in the 1990s‚ WorldCom shifted its strategy to focus on building revenues and acquiring capacity sufficient to handle expected growth. Their biggest goal was to be the No. 1 stock on Wall Street rather than capturing the market share. As a result‚ their Expense-to-Revenue (E/R) Ratio was their measurement for their main objective
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management override of internal controls auditors must remain skeptical that management override exists. Auditors should also become familiar with the company and it’s internal controls upon acceptance. [5] (a) A company may want to hire a member of its external audit team because the auditor is familiar with the company‚ or management has developed a strong
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MEMORANDUM Date : November 10‚ 2010 To : Alchemy Corp. (Aren’t we addressing this memo to our parent co.‚ Alchem Corp.?) From : External Audit Team Subject: Internal Control Weakness and related fraud risk After much research and time spent on understanding the inner working of Alchemy Inc.‚ we have found some internal control weaknesses that could lead to potential fraud. Our audit procedures are designed to address internal control weaknesses and subsequent fraud risks
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The internal auditor carries out checking work throughout the year. Although‚ he is an employee of the organization but he is given some form of independence in order to perform his duties more efficiently. External Audit‚ These are the audit other than internal. They are performed by external auditors. The main purpose of this audit is to report on the true and fair view of the accounts. Statutory audit‚ Conducted in accordance to the Companies Act requirement and its main objective is to prove
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between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors preoccupied‚ and bankers permissive‚ WorldCom’s organization structure and culture should take most of the responsibility that Ebbers could cooked
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The controlling function for McDonalds globalization is one of the many reasons why McDonalds has such great success. As of today‚ McDonalds is huge on globalization and they have locations in many countries. McDonalds executes the controlling function by investing and supporting initiatives to adapt their products to different locales to insure their global brand. McDonalds creates with many different ideas in order to fit all sorts of their customer’s needs and wants. They make adjustments constantly
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People with mental illness for example are linked to some sort of stereotypes such as they can’t lead a normal life like having a job like other people. Moreover‚ it is argued that stigma comes in two different kinds such as external and internal stigmatizations. External stigma is that perpetuated by people in society which results in discrimination and prejudice against the mentally ill. Internal stigma on the other hand refers to one’s self stigmatization which is the
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satisfying customer demands. Among of its customers are Worldwide Express‚ United Parcel Services (UPS)‚ Nationwide Express‚ Citylink‚ Bax Global‚ Nippon Express‚ Cargo Malaysia Services and Bangor Berhad. FCB had appointed Kenchana& Associates as its external auditor. The Protagonist Mr Chuah Mun Soong is the main character in this case. He is an auditor for FCB. He needs to present the financial report of Flat Cargo Berhad to the audit committee of FCB in two weeks. However‚ there are several inconsistencies
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