Research in Human Resource HRM 558 November 19‚ 2012 Research in Human Resource Human resource defines the strategies and plans necessary to implement the company’s vision‚ mission and goals. More specific‚ human resource strength in decision making and implementation of strategies and hiring processes is detrimental to the company’s bottom line. In this paper I will address the goals of research in HR‚ the comparison of primary and secondary research and an explanation of how reliability
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The ancient legend of Troy‚ recorded in Homer’s epic poem "The Iliad" Oxford (trans. Robert Fitzgerald University Press 1974) has been retold in many other forms‚ the most recent being the blockbuster film "Troy" (2004‚ Wolfgang Peterson). "Troy" is a basic retelling of the myth‚ lacking many elements of the book thus containing many inaccuracies. However‚ it appeals to a modern day audience shortening and condensing stories from the "Iliad"‚ "Odyssey" and "Aenead" and greatly reducing the time span
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there are common themes that run throughout the book. Among these are two‚ hard working men that can be a bit disillusioned by life. The main character of each book‚ Willy Loman and Troy Maxson are similar in many ways. They both try hard to be good men and fathers‚ but unfortunately‚ they are imperfect in both aspects. Troy distances his self from his youngest son‚ and many could say that he is too hard and cold towards him. Willy in a way believes that his grown sons could not have done any wrong when
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Case 2-1 Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom Cynthia Cooper details her trials and tribulations about her experiences at WorldCom in the book Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower. The following excerpts from the book describe the actions she took to uncover the fraud at WorldCom and reactions of key players in the accounting department‚ top management‚ the audit committee and the external auditors. Cooper was first alerted to the fact that there may have been a problem
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The WorldCom Accounting Scandal WorldCom was started in Mississippi as a long distance telephone service provider in 1983 (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). Over the next decade and a half‚ the company expanded to offer a whole range of telecommunication services through a series of mergers and acquisitions (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). At its height‚ WorldCom was the largest long distance phone company in the United States and was one of the leading companies in the telecommunication market in the world‚ providing
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Introduction By June 2002‚ it had become evident to the SEC that WorldCom had engaged in a significant corporate accounting fraud scheme which had overstated pretax income by about $7 billion since 1999. At the time‚ this was the largest deliberate misstatement in US corporate history. Although there are many interesting elements and players involved with this incident‚ for the purpose of this case study I will focus on the role played by Betty Vinson‚ the Director of Management Reporting and
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9-104-071 REV: SEPTEMBER 14‚ 2007 ROBERT S. KAPLAN DAVID KIRON Accounting Fraud at WorldCom WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather‚ there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls‚ corporate governance and individual responsibility‚ all of which worked together to create a culture in which few persons took responsibility until it was too late. — Richard Thornburgh‚ former U.S. attorney general1 On July 21‚ 2002
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Jeremy Barker Accounting 201-001 Prof Abavana 9/17/12 CA1-18 a) The ethical issue is the corporate reporting department is not recording the late entries and reporting incorrect numbers on purpose. b) Troy Normand is acting immorally because as a manager he is not making sure that the numbers are being recorded correctly. c) I would have done what a manager supposed to do and make sure the numbers and late entries are being recorded correctly. d) The major stakeholders are the
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actions of controller David Myers and director of general accounting Buford Yates. Most of the instructions to incorrectly adjust the financial information came directly from Sullivan‚ Myers and Yates. Lower level employees such as Betty Vinson and Troy
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Behind Closed Doors at WorldCom: 2001 Zekany‚ Kay E;Braun‚ Lucas W;Warder‚ Zachary T Issues in Accounting Education; Feb 2004; 19‚ 1; ProQuest Central pg. 101 Behind Closed Doors at WorldCom: 2001 Kay E. Zekany‚ Lucas W. Braun‚ and Zachary T. Warder ABSTRACT: WorldCom was a large telecom company that enjoyed an almost meteoric rise during the 1990s but ran into trouble in the early 2000s. 2001 was particularly difficult. This case gives future generations of accountants the opportunity
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