discussed: (1) The role of leader behavior and organizational/leadership styles in shaping the corporate organizational culture of an organization, and (2) The extent to which this culture renders the organization and its members (including the top executives) prone to ethical misbehavior. The four companies selected for this case analysis are: Enron Corporation, WorldCom, Inc., Tyco International, Ltd., and HealthSouth Corporation. Each case is considered individually. The basic elements in the scandal
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A GUIDE TO FORENSIC ACCOUNTING INVESTIGATION THOMAS W. GOLDEN, STEVEN L. SKALAK, AND MONA M. CLAYTON JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. A GUIDE TO FORENSIC ACCOUNTING INVESTIGATION THOMAS W. GOLDEN, STEVEN L. SKALAK, AND MONA M. CLAYTON JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2006 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the individual member firms of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization. All rights reserved. Published
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Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First edition 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s
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This document sets out the text of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as originally enacted. Amendments to the Act made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (July 21, 2010), can be found here: ▪ Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Act PUBLIC LAW 107–204—JULY 30, 2002 116 STAT. 745 Public Law 107–204 107th Congress An Act To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes. July
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and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes. July 30, 2002 [H.R. 3763] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Sarbanes-Oxley SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SarbanesOxley Act of 2002’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec.
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Auditing Cases instructor resource Manual f our th e d itio n Mark S. Beasley Frank A. Buckless Steven M. Glover Douglas F. Prawitt do not coPy or redistribute Prentice hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey ta b l e s e ct ion o f co n t e n t s 1 2 client acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing, Inc. 3 The New Client Acceptance Decision s e ct ion Understanding
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CengageBrain User Business Ethics, Ninth Edition O.C. Ferrell, John Fraedrich, and Linda Ferrell Vice President of Editorial/Business: Jack W. Calhoun Publisher: Erin Joyner Senior Acquisition Editor: Michele Rhoades Managing Developmental Editor: Joanne Dauksewicz Editorial Assistant: Tamara Grega Marketing Manager: Jon Monahan Senior Marketing Communications Manager: Jim Overly Marketing Coordinator: Julia Tucker Content Project Manager: Joseph Malcolm Production Manager: Kim Kusnerak Media Editor: Rob
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internal control Qver Financial Reporting CASES INCLUDED iN THIS SECTiON 1. Simply Steam, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 2. Easy Clean, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 3. Red Bluff Inn & Café 165 Establishing Effective Internal Control in a Small Business 4. St. James Clothiers 169 Evaluation of Manual and IT-Based Sales Accounting System Risks 5. Collins Harp Enterprises 177 Recommending IT Systems Development
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With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 26 | Item 9A | Controls and Procedures | 26 | Item 9B. | Other Information | 27 | | | | PART III | | | | | | Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 28 | Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 28 | Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 28 | Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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decision-making process work? 2. How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making? 3. How do decision-support systems (DSS) differ from MIS and how do they provide value to the business? 4. How do executive support systems (ESS) help senior managers make better decisions? 5. What is the role of information systems in helping people working in a group make decisions more efficiently? CHAPTER OUTLINE 12.1 DECISION MAKING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Business Value of Improved
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