Martha Stewart Insider Trading: Case Analysis Report Part I: The Case Fraud‚ lying‚ conspiracy...not terms that any individual generally wants associated with their history‚ nonetheless with their reputation and personality‚ especially if that individual happens to be Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart: a name which almost every person who calls themselves an American can recognize. Her name pronounces itself across cookbooks‚ magazines and even has its own show on Style and The Learning Channel
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Unethical Behavior in the Workplace: Causes and Corrections Lisa Witzel University of Central Oklahoma Ethics and Organizations Ethics As the lines between what is moral and ethical and what is not becomes more blurred‚ it is important more than ever to desire and maintain an ethical work culture. In the past few decades‚ the fast pace of technology‚ the moral disintegration of values in the general population and the blatant disregard for ethical
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Impacts of Unethical Behavior In 2005 former Tyco CEO Denise Kozlowski and ex-CFO Mark Swartz where convicted of taking more than $120 million in unauthorized bonuses‚ abusing an employee loan program‚ misrepresenting the company’s financial condition to investors to boost the stock price while selling $575 million in stock (Crawford‚ 2005). Kozlowski and Swartz’s defense was they did not steal from the company. The defendants maintained the board of directors approved all bonus money. Unfortunately
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Beatrice Arnold ACC/291 February 4‚ 2013 James Covert Unethical Practices and Behavior The business environment can be a cause for unethical practices and behavior in accounting. An example of this can be management instructing an employee to record a transaction in an incorrect manner. It can be as simple as a company whose clients sign a contract on December 1‚ 2012 for the year. Then reporting the revenue for the whole year in December instead
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Rebecca Shaffer Acc/291 12/10/2012 David Mobile Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis In the Accounting profession there are many situations that lead to the unethical behavior in this profession. Situations such as the misuse of company funds‚ exaggerating the value of a company’s assets‚ insider trading‚ and inflating revenues. When you choose to become an Accountant you take on a great deal of responsibility not only to the corporation
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes-Oxley Act‚ passed in congress in 2002 is designed to protect investors from the potential of fraudulent corporate accounting activities. This act strictly mandates reform‚ aimed directly to prevent fraud and improve corporate financial disclosures (INVESTOPEDIA‚ 2012). As a result of several confidence shaking investor accounting scandals that occurred during the late 90s which
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Martha Case 1. What was the basis of Martha Stewart’s reputation? In term of financial reputation‚ it will be on market share and stock price. 2. Why did MSO’s stock price decline due to Martha Stewart’s loss of reputation? Due to Martha’s fame and recognition of her show‚ many people therefore invested their money in the company. However‚ when Martha was accuse for insider trading which has went against her credibility‚ investor start to pull out from stock by selling away their stock
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Aylin Rodriguez ACC/291 Principle of Accounting II 01/14/2013 Glenn Purcell Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis The Sarbanes Oxley Act was passed in 2002 as a result of plenty of corporate scandals. The purpose of this act was not only to defend investors and provide them with accurate and reliable information but also make companies and employees behave ethically and with integrity. After the law was passed the financial statement have
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and Unethical Tactics For Influencing Behavior Multiple career moves landed Jeanne Lewis in positions to influence the behavior of the employees that worked for her at Staples‚ Inc. In the context of this writing the ethical tactics used by Lewis for influencing behavior will be explored. Lewis ’ decision to work with her employees until she was confident in the team will be examined in the context of her ethical behavior as well. An early example of Lewis ’ ability to influence behavior is
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1. As Martha McCaskey‚ what is your plan of action for finishing the Silicon 6 project? Please map out your detailed plan of action. Alternative #1 Ask Chuck Kaufman‚ the senior associate to do it instead This is a better option because he is a professional in terms of this type of work‚ he feels a personal obligation to do it for his managers and managing the overall project is preparing McCaskey for her promotion and the type of work she would encounter there. For finishing
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