[pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting
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Shareholder and Stakeholder Over the last decade‚ with the rapid development of business management‚ the Shareholders who are the effective owners of the company invest money into the business and want as much profit as possible as a return for their investment. Shareholders will engage manager to help them to run the business and make various decisions in different aspects in order to maximize potential wealth. There seems to be no doubt that a manager has a legal responsibility to shareholders
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There are many factors which have an effect over corporate strategy other than the organisations stakeholders which can influence the management decision process and the corporations strategy. The most influential external factors which will effect the organisations strategy are those included within the PESTEL framework and ethical issues within the marketplace‚ internal factors will mainly include the organisations history and culture. When discussing strategy there are generally 3 different
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Introduction Stakeholders are individuals and constituencies that contribute‚ either voluntarily or involuntarily‚ to its wealth-creating capacity and activities‚ and who are therefore its potential beneficiaries and/or risk bearers1. There are several different types of stakeholders associated with a corporation‚ and those stakeholders can have different views and opinions on what corporation ’s goals should be and how they should be running. I have interviewed three different stakeholders of Staples
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person? Well if you haven’t‚ let’s dive in and see who. Duke Kahanamoku was an outstanding and legendary hawaiian. He was born in August 24‚ 1890 - Died in January 22‚ 1968. He was Hawaii’s best-known citizen. Duke was a sports champion and a media celebrity. Duke popularized surfing among generations‚ and around the world. He was a cultural icon also a superb athlete. Duke Kahanamoku grew up in kalia district of the island of honolulu. Duke grew up in one of the most turbulent periods in Hawaii’s
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Stakeholder Theory Defining it in relationship to Social Responsibility Author note This paper will help our class research the Stakeholder theories to come up with a framework to address the issues in the Niger Delta‚ defining principle of who or what really counts concerning the core‚ the fringe and other stakeholders; so that this project will be socially responsible and a win-win for all. Abstract This paper will explore and define the what
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According to Kerzner‚ “Stakeholders are individuals or organizations that can be favorably or unfavorably impacted by the project” (Kerzner). Stakeholders can be internal like employees or they can be external like suppliers. Some best practices include identifying all stakeholders‚ determining their level of interest & importance levels‚ paying attention to cultural influences and listen to all opinions and apprehensions‚ list all stakeholder expectations clearly‚ identifying tasks and who
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Current issue: Scandals in auditing Enron Scandal 1. Introduction Accounting scandals are political or business scandals which arise with the disclosure of financial misdeeds by trusted executives of corporations or governments. These days‚ not too often‚ these scandals are splashed as headlines across media. Why? Because there are complex groups of stakeholders who might be seriously affected by the scandals. Enron scam was the most remarkable scandal in 20 centuries by their institutionalized
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influences on the company’s future development‚ which factors are most likely to change and which ones will have the greatest impact on the company.( Oxford University Press‚ 2007) Porter’s Five Forces: will determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. (Porter‚ 2008). Finally it will be discussed the company’s ability to interact with its stakeholders. Background and company’s mission statement Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost airline founded in 2002 based at Leeds
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This paper will explain the fraudulent accounting practices that led to the collapse of Worldcom. Other objectives of this paper will be to demonstrate how these activities were able to go undetected. Also‚ what motives drove the individuals involved to commit these acts. And finally the ethical accounting issues involved. Worldcom got its start as a small discount long distance provider in Mississippi. Founded by Bernard Ebbers and a number of others the idea for Worldcom was simple‚ buy long
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