There is one place that I always enjoy going to. In rain or shine‚ on a weekend or weekday it did not matter to me. This is a place where I grew up ever since I was born‚ or actually I should say it also was my first home. This is a place where all my family would get together for all different types of events like holidays‚ birthdays‚ and just any excuse for the family to get together. That place is my grandparent’s old house‚ but that place is gone now. The place was sold and now the only thing
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An Ethical Dilemma at WorldCom: A case study of Cynthia Cooper The Scenario One May afternoon‚ while sitting in his cubicle at WorldCom Inc. headquarters located in Clinton‚ Mississippi‚ Gene Morse was stunned to find an accounting entry for $500 million in expenses‚ which was not accounted for with any invoices. He immediately reported this entry to his boss‚ vice president of internal audit Cynthia Cooper (Pulliam & Solomon‚ 2002). Little did they know at the time that this discovery would begin
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WorldCom Case Study: Lack of Leadership‚ Lack of Ethics Emily Fearnow ORG 500- Foundations of Effective Management Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Cheryl Lentz May 15‚ 2011 WorldCom Case Study: Lack of Leadership‚ Lack of Ethics A multitude of choices made by executives at WorldCom led to the ultimate demise of the company as it was previously known‚ the employees and their livelihoods’‚ and the trust of the American people. In a time when corporations
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STEP ONE: Create historical questions. Key inquiry question To what extent was the Mabo decision significant for the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ rights and freedoms? Sub-questions 1) Who are the key figures involved? 2) When was the Mabo decision made? 3) What significant events led up to the Mabo decision and what caused it? 4) How were the people affected and what were the implications? 5) Why did the Mabo decision happen? STEP TWO: Write a rationale: The
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Categorizing Monitoring Before we look at the various types of monitoring‚ let us define some categories for the monitoring types. There are three basic categories of monitoring; technical monitoring‚ functional monitoring and business process monitoring. These three categories have a very clear hierarchy. Assuming well-configured monitoring‚ a green light on a higher level indicates that all levels below it are performing well. If there are any red lights on a lower level‚ this is an indication
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Five Types of IT Systems Five different IT systems are social media‚ cloud computing‚ big data‚ next generation mobile‚ and consumer technology. They have affected business in the last few years by helping them reach larger audiences than ever before‚ giving more choices to consumers with what goods they get‚ and they have made business more competitive overall since they not only need to watch their competitors‚ but emulate what works for them. Social Media Social Media/Business (Facebook‚ Twitter
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During the Russian Revolution‚ great change occurred but many parts of daily life remained the same. During this period of change‚ the Czars were overthrown and the Bolsheviks took over. New goals were created such as the five year plans and many events occurred like the Russian Civil War and the Purges. While these changes occurred‚ the life of the common people did not. Starvation and poverty still affected them just as strong as or even worse than what it was under the Czar. The people also retained
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the executives employed at WorldCom. Before 2002‚ WorldCom was one of the top telecommunication businesses in its industry because of many acquisitions obtained by the company. Due to the increased popularity of the internet and the acquirement of UUNet and MCI Communications‚ WorldCom share significantly increased. According to Moberg and Romar (as cited in Browning‚ 1997) "By 1997‚ WorldCom’s stocks had risen from pennies per share to over $60 a share." WorldCom had become an attractive investment
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mobile cell phone from a distance of one and-a-half meters. So it can be used to prevent use of mobile phones in examination halls‚ confidential rooms‚ etc. It is also useful for detecting the use of mobile phone for spying and unauthorized video transmission. The circuit can detect the incoming and outgoing calls‚ SMS and video transmission even if the mobile phone is kept in the silent mode. The moment the bug detects RF transmission signal from an activated mobile phone‚ it starts sounding a
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The WorldCom scandal was actually brought to light by the internal auditor‚ Cynthia Cooper. Cooper and her team‚ Gene Morse and Glyn Smith uncovered the fact that line costs were being transferred to capital accounts. Cooper was originally tipped off to the fact that something was amiss when the head of WorldCom’s wireless business paid her a visit‚ upset that he was loosing $400 million that had been set aside to make up for shortfalls if customers didn’t pay their bills. Scott Sullivan‚ CFO of
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