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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Interviews and Inspections can be to investigate incidents. I favor inspections‚ as this is raw data from the incident scene which can be used to draw up scenarios and conclusions. 2. When using questioning techniques to investigate incidents‚ why do you think it is necessary to be aware of culturally appropriate techniques when communicating with people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse abilities? Culturally appropriate techniques are necessary so
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Accounting information – Coursework Some academics believe that there is a direct relationship between accounting information systems and organisations. It is thought there is a two-way system whereby organisations shape their accounting information systems but are also shaped by them. This report will look at the highlighted relationship and in the context of the information literacy and management skills that are needed by an accountancy graduate in the 21st Century. The report will also cover
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Computer and Information Science; Vol. 7‚ No. 2; 2014 ISSN 1913-8989 E-ISSN 1913-8997 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education A Fraud Detection System Based on Anomaly Intrusion Detection Systems for E-Commerce Applications Daniel Massa1 & Raul Valverde2 1 Information Technology and Services‚ Betsson‚ Malta 2 John Molson School of Business‚ Concordia University‚ Montreal‚ Canada Correspondence: Raul Valverde‚ John Molson School of Business‚ Concordia University‚ Montreal‚ QC.‚
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COVENANT UNIVERSITY‚ COLLEGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES‚ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING COURSE: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING COURSE CODE: ACC 416 WEEK: 10 TOPIC: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD AUDITING OBJECTIVE: To acquire the knowledge and skills about forensic audit‚ its reporting and documentation. THE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC AUDITING Forensic audit encompasses the examination of evidence regarding an assertion to determine its correspondence to establish criteria carried out in a manner
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without their permission or knowledge. The Deputy District Attorney alleges David did not engage in the illegal activity alone. The action performed by this funeral home has not changed my view about funeral service. The funeral industry is no different from the financial or insurance industry. There are individuals in the world that will constantly go the extra mile to maximize their profits. In the legal field we are taught to bend the rule but make sure you do not break it. In this example it is clear
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Internal Control Risks Identified in Apollo Shoes Assessing control risk is the process of evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of a company’s internal controls as to how it prevents or detects material misstatements in the financial statement assertions of management (Hayes‚ Dassen‚ Schilder‚ & Wallage‚ 2005). The conclusion reached as a result of assessing control risk is referred to as the assessed level of control risk. When assessing controls the auditor looks for weaknesses
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this is the ideal religion from the perspective of ecological sensibility. Passivity is a key element of Taoist thought‚ and is a repeated concept in the primary Taoist text‚ the Tao Te Ching. The concept of passivity stresses that the wise person will not attempt to cause change in his world‚ but will rather be receptive to and allow natural changes to happen‚ as is the way of nature. Other Taoist principles concerning government‚ society‚ life‚ and death branch off from this concept. Marshall
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a health care organization influence the development and implementation of risk-management and quality-management policies? Proper risk management requires a strong commitment from senior management A documented process that supports the organization’s mission. The leadership of a health care organization must exercise its judgment to prioritize resources for risk management purposes. Leadership should develop risk management plans. Quality management requires managers that understand the
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom Vanessa Gail Woods Strayer University Connor-Green/ACC 576 March 21‚ 2010 Accounting Fraud at WorldCom The break up of AT&T opened the long distance service market to small companies during the mid- to late-1980s and 1990s. Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS) opened in 1983 with moderate growth until its stock went public in 1989. CEO Bernie Ebbers decided to grow the organization through acquisitions (70 companies over the course of its lifetime)
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