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    Media underwent changes in the 1970s that served as distractions from the government’s scandals and increasing stagflation. All the “magazines promoted social reforms with a vigor they had lacked for several years[…]. The United States as a whole may have seems to linger a cultural and political malaise during the 1970s‚ but the media was more active than ever.”(The 1970s:Media:Overview para 1). Literary media has always existed‚ but is was in the 70’s that their embracement of the time periods changed

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    accountancy

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    Accounting‚ or accountancy‚ is the measurement‚ processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. The terms accounting and financial reporting are often used as synonyms. Accounting

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    the Watergate affair? Zinn believes even after the Watergate scandal ended‚ corruption in the government still remained. He quotes a French newspaper: “the elimination of Mr. Richard Nixon leaves intact all the mechanisms and all the face values which permitted the Watergate scandal” (Zinn 545). He explains that the House Committee blamed Nixon’s faults personally‚ but not the corruption in the government which enabled the scandal. Therefore‚ the power of the President to take any action preserving

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    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    corporate financial scandals like those involving Enron and WorldCom. The act was created in order to combat corporate accounting fraud and enhance the quality of corporate financial disclosures. To accomplish this‚ the act created the "Public Company Accounting Oversight Board"‚ or PCAOB to oversee audits and compliance. History of the Act The Sarbanes-Oxley act arose as a result of several corporate accounting scandals that became public in late 2001 and early 2002. These scandals involved many publicly

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    American people know‚ that their highly esteemed government was soon to be caught in one of the biggest scandals of all time; Watergate. This was one of the biggest impacts on why citizens currently have distorted views of our government and its leaders being thought of as immoral and corrupt. When two reporters named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were assigned to further investigate this scandal the truth began to unfold and eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation. This proved just how important

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    "What happened at Arthur Anderson" and "Why?" Arthur Andersen‚ who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States‚ strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals‚ finally closed its doors after 90 years of business. The firm’s name was synonymous with trust‚ integrity and ethics during a long period of time‚ however‚ Andersen failed to withstand the pressure from the competition of consulting service. Thus‚ it leaded

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    certify the accuracy of their financial information. The law was enacted as a reaction to corporate accounting scandals that caused investors to lose billions of dollars. SOX was passed in 2002 and required senior managers to certify that their reported financial statement was accurate. SOX also required companies to establish internal controls and reporting methods. Recent Accounting Scandals Investors‚ creditors‚ shareholders‚ and others that use financial records to make sound business decisions

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    The financial world was rocked by accounting scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Companies such as Enron‚ Global Crossing and Tyco International collapsed under the weight of fraud and destroyed investor confidence in corporate accounting. But the biggest collapse was that of WorldCom. In 1983 Bernie Ebbers and several other people invested in a newly formed company in Clinton‚ Mississippi called Long Distance Discount Services‚ Inc. (LDDS). LDDS was a provider of long distance telephone

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    to minimize fraudulent activities. Ethics and standards in accounting were originally applied to protect the public from unscrupulous corporations and the accountants who hide or misrepresent information. However‚ following several large corporate scandals‚ the codes of conducts and standards for both public and private accountants have been revised. Given the corporate ethical breaches in recent times‚ assess whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more

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    or wrong” (Daft & Armstrong‚ 2012‚ p.369). Unethical behavior is very common in organizations. When people need to make a decision‚ unethical behavior may appear‚ especially when decision choices conflict with one’s self-interests. The Enron Scandal is a very interesting topic to better understand what are some responses organizations may have to unethical behavior.  Previous to its collapse‚ Enron was an energy giant based in Texas with Arthur Andersen as their auditor. Enron violated accounting

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