Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Aylin Rodriguez ACC/291 Principle of Accounting II 01/14/2013 Glenn Purcell Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes Oxley Act was passed in 2002 as a result of plenty of corporate scandals. The purpose of this act was not only to defend investors and provide them with accurate and reliable information but also make companies and employees behave ethically and with integrity. After the law was passed the financial statement have
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and Unethical Tactics For Influencing Behavior Multiple career moves landed Jeanne Lewis in positions to influence the behavior of the employees that worked for her at Staples‚ Inc. In the context of this writing the ethical tactics used by Lewis for influencing behavior will be explored. Lewis ’ decision to work with her employees until she was confident in the team will be examined in the context of her ethical behavior as well. An early example of Lewis ’ ability to influence behavior is
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Nature of Board Level decisions and the contribution of the finance director The performance of any organization‚ may it be for profit or not for profit‚ heavily depends on the decisions that are made by the management of the organization. It is worth noting that decisions made in the organization differ greatly‚ depending on the position of those involved in making those decisions. The board is one body that plays a crucial role in determining the future of an organization‚ based on the nature
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The Role of Leaders in Influencing Unethical Behavior in the Workplace Linda Klebe Treviño Michael E. Brown A fter years of focusing on explaining and predicting positive employee attitudes (e.g.‚ job satisfaction‚ employee commitment) and behaviors (e.g.‚ employee citizenship‚ work performance)‚ organizational behavior researchers have increasingly turned their attention to understanding what drives costly misconduct in organizations (Bennett & Robinson‚ 2000; Giacalone & Greenberg‚ 1997;
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PressReleasePing Xooker Announces Election of Jonathan Emery to its Board of Directors Xooker‚ LLC‚ a mobile-first‚ consumer-to-merchant engagement platform that rewards users for having fun with the brands they love‚ announces the election of Jonathan Emery to its Board of Directors. Lexington‚ KY‚ September 14‚ 2015 /PressReleasePing/ - Mr. Emery currently serves as the Chair of the Firm’s Corporate and M&A practice at Bressler‚ Amery‚ & Ross‚ P.C.. He is an expert on all legal and business aspects
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Unethical Research Arnuang Bullie RES/351 Jeff Duncan November 9‚ 2012 In this paper I will try and discuss the unethical business research conduct that has resulted in individuals or a firm being convicted‚ or at least tried for‚ this conduct. Some questions will be what were the inappropriate questions‚ what were the research results‚ and who was involved in the maintaining of the participants’ confidential information‚ and were there any acts involving the use of participant information
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Effect on Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was intended to improve corporate governance and increase the transparency of financial audits. The legislation also could have significant effects on the public accounting industry. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 has requires companies to repeat the section 404-certification process annually and to review processes and controls for changes on a quarterly basis. The Act also promises to make important improvements in
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Checkpoint 1 Impacts of Unethical Behavior The company that I researched for unethical practices is Tyco International; the nature of the controversy was the fraud and scandals that Tyco international has gone through. In 1999 the SEC began to analyze Tyco’s accounting practices do to the company was standing in 28 million dollars in debt. They were able to pinpoint many areas that were not adding up with the amounts money was being taken and there was really no good explanation. They found out
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possible advantages and disadvantages facing a board of directors composed of insiders? (b) What are the possible advantages and disadvantages facing a board of directors composed of outsiders? The board of directors plays a vital part in the domination of any company whether it is a family business or otherwise. For every company or organization the board of directors is different in terms of its composition‚ roles and responsibilities of the directors and its structure. The composition is normally
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The Coca-Cola Company established itself as a premier beverage business by maximizing its production and distribution throughout the world. These strong production efforts were met with equally effective marketing campaigns which led to it becoming the biggest beverage company in the world. Due to these accomplishments‚ many of Coca-Cola’s controversial labor and business practices have been overlooked by many in the general public. However‚ more people are becoming aware of these disputes due
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