Assignment 3 1. Based on the limited facts of this case‚ prepare a list of the operational issues to present to top management at BTI. Include in your list any corporate governance issues of importance in relation to the management of BTI after it becomes a public company‚ and issues related to the relationship between BTI and Randy Burnham & Co. Operational issues 1. Working with potential biased audit firm. 2. Lack of internal controls 3. Lack of corporate governance 2. Do you think
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Case Study The Rise and Fall of WorldcomThis case study is about Bernard Ebbers CEO of Worldcom‚ Inc. and Scott Sullivan CFO of Worldcom‚ Inc. once they were boosted the company growth and they got awards. Later on they made frauds by using their influential tactics on employees and company’s board. Those are Assertiveness: it involves applying legitimate and coercive power to influence others by threatening or giving punishment. This tactic was used by sullivans office where they berated and intimidated
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Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that seem to follow the letter of the applicable accounting standards but deviate from the spirit of those standards. It is the use of accounting methods to hide aspects of a company’s financial dealings in order to make the company appear more or less successful than it is in reality. In other words‚ Creative accounting is the transformation of financial accounting figures from what they actually are to what preparers desire by taking advantage
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Enron and WorldCom Scandals Matthew Morrison ACC/260 8/18/12 Enron and WorldCom Scandals Question number one of the Enron case focuses on the corporations that got Enron into its difficulties these were the special purpose entities for joint partnerships including Chewco‚ LJM1‚ LMJ2 and the Raptors. Number three of the Enron case shows us that the board was divided into five divisions‚ all of which were full of well-educated financial employees who
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Conflict in Ethical Decision Making at WorldCom Kerry Seeley Business Ethics MT4200 National American University September 25‚ 2007 Craig Chaplin Abstract This paper explains how WorldCom began and where it’s at now. It didn’t take long for WorldCom to become the second largest long distance phone company. WorldCom provided a legal framework for people working in communication projects on an individual basis‚ mainly in Central America‚ but they also developed projects together with partners
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The Sippican Corporation Case Study (A) Management Summary Sippican Corporation - a supplier of valves‚ pumps‚ and flow controllers to manufacturers of water purification equipment – faced concerns due to the fact that its competitors have been reducing the price of pumps‚ which was a major product line. According to Sippican’s cost accounting system further decrease in the price of pumps would not be acceptable as because of the past price reductions the margin on pumps have already declined from
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ Computer Source: 44 outlets 1-3 1-4 Chapter 1 Introduction to the World of Retailing McGraw-Hill/Irwin Retailing Management‚ 1-6 The World of Retailing Introduction to Retailing Types of Retailers Multi-Channel Retailing Customer Buying Behavior 1-7 Questions ■ ■ ■ ■ What is retailing? What do retailers do? Why is retailing important in our society? What career
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Review of Accounting Ethics – Worldcom ACC557 Financial Accounting Cornelia H. Brown Strayer University Review of Accounting Ethics - Worldcom In a business world pressured to meet organizational objectives such as high revenue growth it is not alarming that conduct by decision makers may be deemed as questionable practices. These practices within the past two decades have resulted in a number of organizations finding themselves confronted with ethical dilemmas and the aftermath
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the executives employed at WorldCom. Before 2002‚ WorldCom was one of the top telecommunication businesses in its industry because of many acquisitions obtained by the company. Due to the increased popularity of the internet and the acquirement of UUNet and MCI Communications‚ WorldCom share significantly increased. According to Moberg and Romar (as cited in Browning‚ 1997) "By 1997‚ WorldCom’s stocks had risen from pennies per share to over $60 a share." WorldCom had become an attractive investment
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MIDTERM TAKE HOME EXAM FT. MYERS ELDERCARE (CASE NO. 9-898-041) 1. Has Dana done a good job researching his options? While Dana did not consider the site potential of other property types‚ he did a good job researching his options for eldercare facilities. His analysis included regional analysis (comparing other cities and counties to Fort Myers)‚ population trends‚ Fort Myers healthcare statistics‚ industry and competitor analysis (by viewing a consultant report)‚ financing alternatives
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