Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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The Difference Between Lobbying and Bribery Abstract The purpose of this paper is to try and identify the difference between lobbying and bribery. The Difference Between Lobbying and Bribery Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body by promoting a point of view that is conducive to an individual ’s or organization ’s goals. Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behavior of a person in ways not consistent with
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in the scandal‚ including the then senior Xerox management‚ the Board of Directors and external auditor KPMG LLP. The failure of those parties in discharging their duties induces the further thought of trust and accountability among them and shareholders. Furthermore‚ the external environment in 1990s‚ including economic bubble boom‚ irrational investors‚ fierce industrial competition and ineffective regulations on audit‚ provided a hotbed for the scandal. Lessons learnt from Xerox scandal indicate
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HealthSouth Accounting Scandal HealthSouth is the one of the largest providers of inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services in the U.S. HealthSouth is fully operational in 26 states across the United States and also in Puerto Rico. HealthSouth serves patients in various settings such as; inpatient rehabilitation hospitals‚ long-term acute care hospitals‚ outpatient rehabilitation satellite clinics and home health agencies. HealthSouth’s hospitals are able to provide an advanced care to patients
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Corporate Governance WorldCom Scam Introduction MCI WorldCom was one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Bernie Ebbers founded WorldCom in 1983‚ after that WorldCom began as a re-seller of long-distance telephone services. WorldCom is located at Mississippi. After Ebbers bought around 50 other small long-distance firms‚ he set his sight on MCI. Thus MCI WorldCom would have become the second biggest telecom service provider in 1997. MCI WorldCom was formed on September-15-1998
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and many aspects of corporate governance in America. As a result of the scandal‚ thousands of people lost their jobs‚ some people lost their entire pensions‚ and all of the shareholders lost the money that they had invested in the corporation after it went bankrupt. The Enron scandal is the most significant corporate collapse in the United States since the failure of many savings and loan banks during the 1980s. This scandal demonstrates the need for significant reforms in accounting and corporate
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The Watergate Scandal The Watergate Affair‚ is the worst political scandal in U.S. history. It led to the resignation of the president‚ Richard M. Nixon‚ after he became implicated in an attempt to cover up the scandal. "The Watergate Affair" refers to the break-in and electronic bugging in 1972‚ of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment‚ and office building complex in Washington D.C. The term was applied to several related scandals. More than thirty
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Company overview BMW AG – a producer of cars ‚ motorcycles and engines. It is a German-based company and one of the world`s most respected automakers‚ known for luxury cars and SUVs that offer amazing driving enjoyment. The headquarters of this company are established in Munich. There are more than 100 000 employees working for this company worldwide. It also owns Mini‚ is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motors cars and produces motorcycles under Husqvarna brand. Moreover‚ it offers car repairing
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In today’s world of modern technology and scandals‚ it would not be surprising to periodically encounter a high profile client. As to whether this client is being pursued by the federal law is up for debate; thus‚ when meeting Randall‚ one cannot help but examine his story with speculation. From the start‚ it is nothing new to hear that the government or some other corporation is potentially tapping cell phones‚ computers‚ and technological devices. Yet‚ the degree of discomfort that Randall displays
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1. What was Moto’s purpose and agenda for the first meeting with Crowell?How does he try to implement his agenda? The purpose of the initial meeting of Moto and Crowell was for the two businessmen to meet in person and‚ in Motos eyes‚ develop a social relationship since that is very important to do in business transactions in Japan. Moto brought both gifts for Crowell and his business card which detailed his accomplishments with his company. 2. What communication problems were there between Moto
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