Journal of Finance and Accountancy Arthur Anderson Auditors and Enron: What happened to their Texas CPA licenses? Daniel Edelman Texas A&M University-Commerce Ashley Nicholson Texas A&M University-Commerce ABSTRACT This article examines Arthur Andersen‚ its role with Enron‚ and what happened to some of its key players. The demise of Arthur Andersen and Enron was significant. Thousands of people lost their jobs and investments. As a result‚ new laws for publicly traded companies and auditing firms
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion * Discrimination Diversity is recognising that though people may have things in common‚ they are all different in many ways. Diversity is valuing and accepting those differences Equality is treating everyone in a way that is fairly to them. Not to be confused with treating everybody exactly the same. (e.g. if a person with difficulty walking wanted get to the second floor‚ you would provide them with other ways‚
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Racism in the United States has been a major issue since the slave era. At that time‚ black people were divest of their basic rights. As time goes by‚ ethnic discrimination was losing its power due to the presence of mixed- race slaves who no longer looked or sounded black. At that time‚ racial discrimenation was based on the ethnic backgroung and the skin colour of the people not on scientific findings.Therefore‚ although you regard yourself as a white‚ sometimes you may discover that the African
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have recently turned down Nancy Conrad for a position as sales supervisor. Nancy believes the denial was due to her gender and she has filed a sex discrimination charge with the EEOC. Explain the steps the EEOC will use to process the charge; include Nancy’s options during the process. Determine the likelihood of success of Nancy’s discrimination claim from the EEOC data base (available through www.eeoc.gov). Describe the basic precautions you should take so you might prevail in her claim.
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Throughout the world‚ everyone makes comments that may offend one’s character or race to distinguish him or her as inferior. These comments have flourished through the racist scenarios and characters produced by the media. Racism is a prominent epidemic that has affected African Americans‚ especially in the development of America. Africans were torn away from their homes and brought to America in the 17th century to work as slaves‚ where they experienced various forms of chastisement and torture
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Section 2- Effects of racism in Holocaust Literature It has become more and more common for schools everywhere to be teaching the holocaust‚ even requiring certain books regarding the topic be read. Teachers have begun using the holocaust’s history and the literature that many created describing the experiences to teach children about uncontrollable racism they may face in the world everyday. Teaching the holocaust encourages sensitivity in multicultural societies and a diverse world. The holocaust
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paper to Income and poverty by race and Household net worth by race. Focusing on the article “Income‚ Earnings‚ and Poverty Data From the 2006 American Community Survey” Bruce H. Webster Jr and Alemayehu Bishaw addresses problems attached to “If racism is really dead?” In summarizing fashion this report talks about three main sections namely household income‚ earnings of men and women‚ and poverty mentioned in paragraph 6 on page 1. Bruce H. Webster Jr and Alemayehu Bishaw take an exceptional perception
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Three Main Battles of Texas History Texas was led by dictator Santa Anna‚ in 1833. At that time Texas was apart of Mexico. However‚ the Texans were very unhappy with Santa Anna‚ and they had every right to be. The Texans rebelled‚ and so it caused the War for Texas’ independence. Three main battles occurred during this period. These battles are: The battle of the Alamo‚ the Goliad Massacre‚ and the battle of San Jacinto. The Battle of the Alamo cured February 23‚ 1836 to March 6‚ 1836.
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her condition. Based on this information‚ Karina does qualify as “disabled” even if she does not display symptoms that interfere with her ability to perform her duties. By taking medication‚ Karina is mitigating (reducing) the effects of her illness. However‚ her employer cannot consider this information in determining if she has a protected disability under the ADAAA. The ADA was passed nearly 20 years ago to provide legal protections for‚ and to end discrimination against‚ workers with disabilities
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1 Explain the models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility There are two models that link with equality‚ diversity and inclusion‚ the first one is the social model of disability which views discrimination and prejudice as being embedded in today’s society‚ their attitude’s and their surrounding environment. The social model focuses on who the adult is as a person not what their disability or diagnosis is. The focus is on how to improve and empower
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