SOX Compliance The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (passed on 30 July 2002) is a federal law of United States that has established new and improved regulations for all the US companies in reaction to the growing financial statement frauds‚ which resulted in huge losses to investors. So it was an attempt by US congress to reinforce corporate governance and restore the faith of the investors in the US financial reporting system. It made extensive changes in the freedom and productiveness of the auditors
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ASSIGNMENT I. CSR practices by Maruti Suzuki & Maytas Infra ltd. A) CSR by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Employee welfare Company will be deeply committed towards the welfare of its employees‚ their families and communities around its operations to improve quality of life as a whole. Practicing 3R (Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycle) The company has been promoting 3R since its inception. As a result the company has not only been able to recycle
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Advanced Topologies‚ Inc. Advanced Topologies‚ Inc. needs to look at its Human Resources department and how they train their new employees. Right now the threat will mostly come from Matthias because he has been working without the knowledge needed to look for security threats. Without the right training for your employees‚ you run the risk of being your own threat. To remove the risk that Matthias may bring to ATI‚ he should have been properly trained before starting. All administrators
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HealthSouth Corporation Case Study By Robert H. Barr‚ Jr. - © 2012 In 2002‚ HealthSouth Corporation was one of North America’s largest outpatient surgery‚ rehabilitation and diagnostic imaging companies. HealthSouth had over 1800 facilities in all 50 states plus the United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ Puerto Rico‚ Canada and Saudi Arabia. In 2002 HealthSouth had over 50‚000 people on staff in sales revenues in excess of $4 billion per year. HealthSouth worked with more than 85‚000 referring physicians
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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LECTURE NOTES SUBJECT: BUSINESS ETHICS & CORPTORATE GOVERNACE CHAPTER NUMBER-I CHAPTER NAME: - INTRODUCTION PREPARED BY: MR.SHAIKH JUNED SAOUD In brief: - Meaning of Ethics: - Ethics is derived from the latin word ETHICUS and in greek it is called ETHICOS meaning character or manners. In other words ethics is said to be source of morals‚ moral principles and recognized rules of conduct. Definition of Ethics: - According to R. Wayne Mondy‚ ‘ethics is the discipline dealing with what
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Donna Sanders Financial Statement Fraud Week 12 There are many things that can motivate financial statement fraud. Taking a look at Donald Cressey’s hypotheses which is now known as the fraud triangle depicts the certain criteria for the mind frame of the fraudster. The fraud triangle is a theory that consists of perceived pressures‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. It gives us the different pressures placed on individuals that would make them consider “cooking the books.” It also
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Ethics are a collection of principles of right conduct that shape the decisions people or organizations make. In a market economy‚ a business put all possible effort in its own best interest in order to make the best profit. In other hand‚ businesses are involved each other in that process. It’s ethical in business to do the best possible for your own business without harm the interests or profits to other businesses involved. Ethical behavior is what all carrier people should have in all businesses
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Group Inc. is a full service investment bank and security firm. Rajat Gupta was found guilty of leaking inside information to the outside‚ and was sentenced to two years in prison‚ and some pretty hefty fines. Rajat Gupta was not the average fraud perpetrator he was total opposite at least from the articles description of him. The article states‚ “Mr. Gupta’s was a classic American success story. He grew up in New Delhi‚ excelling academically despite the death of both of his parents when
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Enron‚ Ethics And Today’s Corporate Values Enron’s heyday has long ended. But its lessons will long endure. The global business community is now watching a painful new chapter is this saga — one where its former high-riding chief executive officer‚ Jeff Skilling‚ is getting a decade shaved off of his prison term that should now end in 2017. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The company’s failure in 2001 represents the biggest business bankruptcy ever while also spotlighting
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