MGMT 512 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EXAM 1 MELİKE UYSAL 53008 MODULAR MBA The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal In September 2015‚ it has been revealed that Volkswagen had programmed its diesel cars to defeat emission tests. For the manufacturers‚ it was no secret that they are attempting to defeat those tests‚ but for Volkswagen‚ the scale and method of the deceit was huge. The technology for cleansing Nitrous Oxide emissions was coming with a trade off against fuel efficiency and performance
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used by those systems. It revolves around maintaining three basic characteristics of information—confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability. The goal of information system security has now been augmented by what is known as “white hat” hacking. White hat hacking is an interesting development in the fight against keeping the bad guys out and securing sensitive information. The idea is that there exists a new breed of ethical-minded hackers that penetrate systems to
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Anna James Case Study: HealthSouth Corporation Scandal Week3 Forensic Accounting: Ethics and Legal Environment Professor Erskine Hawkins HealthSouth Corporation is a large‚ public healthcare company that operates 93 inpatient rehabilitation hospital‚ 49 outpatient rehabilitation satellites‚ six long-term acute care hospitals‚ and 25 home health agencies. According to the company websites‚ it is “one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation”.5 The company
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In today’s world of modern technology and scandals‚ it would not be surprising to periodically encounter a high profile client. As to whether this client is being pursued by the federal law is up for debate; thus‚ when meeting Randall‚ one cannot help but examine his story with speculation. From the start‚ it is nothing new to hear that the government or some other corporation is potentially tapping cell phones‚ computers‚ and technological devices. Yet‚ the degree of discomfort that Randall displays
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Case Study: Siemens Bribery Scandal 1. Corruption was deeply embedded in Siemen’s business culture. They rationalized this corruption by stating that it was not illegal to initiate bribes to government officials. This was true‚ however not anymore‚ the law changed in 1999 prohibiting such acts of corruption. 2. If a manager at Siemens would have stood up and took a stand against corruption‚ I think that he/she would have most likely been fired for being insubordinate. The higher executives that
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– MMBA 2015-17 0053498 MGMT512 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EXAM – I Volkswagen Emission Scandal In September 2015‚ World‚ especially U.S‚ was shocked by the emission scandal of No.1 car maker Volkswagen emission scandal. Company had to recall approximately 500.000 cars in US and lots of them from Europe‚ South Korea etc. It got lost approximately 2 billion dollars just because of this scandal. The cost of the Company’s reputation loss and other governmental sanctions are plus. For
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Professor Mark Scheinbaum Advance English 17 June 2013 The IRS Scandal in the USA: How could the government of the USA overlook the signs leading up to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Scandal? The IRS is an institution that should be non-partisan‚ however it has been proven through congressional hearings‚ admissions‚ and documentations of several kinds that something went very wrong and many specific groups applying for tax exemption status‚ with different ideologies than those of the
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Ethical hacking also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking‚ involves the same tools‚ tricks‚ and techniques that hackers use‚ but with one major difference that Ethical hacking is legal. Ethical hacking is performed with the target’s permission. The intent of ethical hacking is to discover vulnerabilities from a hacker’s viewpoint so systems can be better secured. Its part of an overall information risk management program that allows for ongoing security improvements. Ethical hacking can
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read their e-mail‚ steal their credit card number from an on-line shopping site‚ or implant software that will secretly transmit their organization’s secrets to the open Internet. With these concerns and others‚ the ethical hacker can help. ETHICAL HACKING: Information security is the fastest growing area in the Information Technology (IT) sector. Security would be an easy process if all that had to be done is to install a fire wall and anti - virus software‚ but the reality is that securing information
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Case Study Tesco Horsemeat Scandal This case study analyses the horsemeat scandal‚ which involved several companies‚ included Tesco. Tesco is the UK ’s largest retailer and one of the world ’s leading international retailers. Tesco has more than 6‚000 stores worldwide‚ employing almost 520‚000 people (Tesco PLC‚ 2013a). Tesco operates in 12 different countries across Asia and Europe. Food and beverage retail is the main Tesco’s business but electronic device and clothing retail as Tesco bank and
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