The Implications of the Sarbanes Oxley Act on the Accounting Profession Abstract On July 30‚ 2002‚ the Sarbanes Oxley Act (also known as SOX) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 is a federal law that set new or improved standards for all U.S. public company boards‚ management and public accounting firms. Covered in the eleven titles are additional corporate board responsibilities‚ auditing requirements and criminal penalties. This
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Functional Philosophic Statement The profession of sport management has to defend its purpose on the daily basis. It is critical that individuals practicing this profession develop a philosophy in order to provide society‚ and customers with an understanding of its purpose and the direction where sport management is going. Situations will constantly present themselves that will challenge integrity‚ responsibility‚ and management skills of sport managers. Therefore‚ sport managers need to define
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Introduction Evidence-based practice is a patient/client-focused approach‚ and it is an essential part of the physical therapy profession. It enables the physical therapist practitioner to use current best evidence in making a decision that will impact patient care. Formulating a clinical question is an important first step in evidence-based research and with the advancement of technology‚ the physical therapist can use multiple electronic medical databases simultaneously to search for
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Websites Health Professions Council. 2010. Protecting the public‚ regulating health professionals. [Online] London: Health Professions Council. Available from: http://www.hpc-uk.org/ [19 October 2010] Nursing & Midwifery Council. 2010. The Nursing and Midwifery Council: Safeguarding health and wellbeing. [Online] Nursing & Midwifery Council. Available from: http://www.nmc-uk.org/ [19 October 2010] Electronic References Department of Health. 2010. Equity and excellence: Liberating
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4. Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11- 5. Notes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12- Introduction The profession of an accountant plays an important role in the world business. High-quality performance by professional accountants benefits the economy and society by contributing to the efficient allocation and management of resources in both the private and
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The Criminal Justice System is plagued with social issues in this ever changing society. Youth violence has become a growing problem due to the economic breakdown in the inner cities and the availability of illegal guns. Criminal Justice professionals are responsible for the control of illegal guns and the gun markets. Youth in today’s society have turned to dealing drugs and gangs because they see no other way out of their economic and social pressures. Criminal Justice professionals need more training
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The ACA Code of Ethics is a set of standards for professional helpers to follow. The Code “reflects the counseling profession’s understanding of the responsibilities inherent in the covenantal relationship with society” (Ponton & Duba‚ 2009). This Code is a set of standards to basically keep everyone on the same page when working with clients. Upon reading the Code‚ I was intrigued with the Bartering component found in section A.10.d. I did not realize that bartering was allowed at such a professional
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Reflection plays an important role in the Nursing profession for achieving continuous lifelong learning. I will be using Rolfe et al.’s (2001) model of reflection to reflect on my perception on quality nursing care (QNC). (Schon‚ 1983) “Professionals can surface‚ criticize‚ restructure‚ and embody the understanding in further action through reflection on action” Reflection during practice will increase my development in this profession and help gain confidence in my knowledge. By reflecting on experiences
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) has made a profound impact on the nursing profession—education‚ practice‚ and health policies. It defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (What is Nursing?). Nurses are the backbone to patient care and serve as the medium
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Growth in the nursing profession are occurring at face pace‚ when it comes to providing safe‚ effective and efficient patient care. This is to ensure that each patient receives the appropriate care during their stay at a hospital. To ensure patient satisfaction and improve their outcomes‚ it is imperative that important goals are implemented. As stated by Finkelman‚ the correct leadership approach is essential to incorporate self-confidence‚ empathy‚ change catalyst and visionary leadership (p.10)
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