Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Bionca Murray 1-20-2015 Law‚ Ethics‚ & Corp. Governance Dr. Campbell Strayer University To often employees put up with the wrong doings of their employer‚ in order to keep their job. Whistleblowers are those rare individuals who are not afraid to stand up for what’s right. Whistleblowing is the act of an employee who believes that public interest overrides the interest of the organization. The person blows the whistle that the organization is in fraudulent
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Ethics Article Review Paper (Revised) Shirley Smith University of Phoenix FIN 324 Walter P. Lambert December 1‚ 2006 A study done between Motorola and Ericsson on the implementation of Corporate Ethics and the transformation within the corporations following the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ looking at various ethic theories‚ such as stockholder theory‚ stakeholder theory‚ and legitimacy theory. Since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ which was enacted in response to the Enron
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Discussion Questions One LaShanda Prejean LAW 421 Peter Derouen March 5‚ 2013 Discussion Questions One 1. To what extent does succession planning—such as for wills‚ estates‚ and trusts—affect business? How might these legal topics interact with your current or past job or industry? Every company succession plan carries the three bases that are will‚ trust and estate. The will‚ trust and estate provided a financial security and help plan the future. The purpose
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Law 421/Week Two What are the elements of negligence? How does an intentional tort differ from negligence? Provide examples. Intentional torts can be described as deliberate acts to harm someone. Negligence can be described to deliberately choose not to act in order to fix a problem which ultimately results in someone being harmed. There are several elements that need to be present in order for a claim to be considered negligence (Melvin‚ 2011). According to our text these elements need to be present
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Ability is a mental and physical capacity to perform various tasks‚ Skills Dexterity at performing specific tasks‚ which has been acquired through training or experience As this quotation suggests‚ people differ greatly with respect to their abilities the Capacities to perform various tasks and also differ greatly with respect to specific Skills dexterity at performing specific tasks‚ which has been acquired through training‚To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what
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Report Introduction The productivity of a company is strongly related to its people and its strategies. The Employees bring along a wide range of qualifications‚ abilities and knowledge‚ which might as well be useless to the company needs. Some of them identify with the company and are motivated in helping reaching goals‚ while others see the company as a vehicle meant to satisfy their own targets. This paper touches upon the importance of retention of the employees and human capital investment
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Considerations to take include contracts‚ local law‚ and local customs and culture. Steps may be taken to minimize risks in international business agreements as well. The first consideration that needs to be made when considering legal action against a business based in another country is contractual agreements. Review of what agreements the two parties have made through an agreed contract should take place. In reviewing the contract notice if a choice of law clause or a forum selection clause is present
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1. At what point‚ if ever‚ did the parties have a contract? The only agreement that was made between the two was at the start.. The 90 day period that was paid off by BTT for Chou. After this there was no actual contract. They did discuss about having a contract and making it go through email but in the end there came out to be no contract. As it came out to be with no legal signatures from either of the sides then there was nothing to keep. 2. What facts may weigh in favor of or against Chou
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International Issues Aimee Head LAW/421 September 9‚ 2013 Kathryn Harris Abstract No two countries have the same political and legal system. Each country has its own laws and regulations on business and products. When doing business in another country it is important to know the laws and abide by them. Culture plays a huge part in a business’s success when venturing into a foreign market. Being sensitive to the cultural and religious beliefs in that country is important to a business’s long
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In 421‚ Kant assets that to be a moral being‚ we can engage in actions or act according the maxim or principle in which that maxim could become by our will a universal law. This maxim or principal is applicable to everyone and I could not be of exception. According to the categorical imperative‚ we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim‚ which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored‚ but
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