LBIC 2015 Interactive Language Skills and Communication 2 [MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES] ILSC2 Assessed Essay – Marking Criteria The essay will be assessed by your tutor based on the following criteria. You will be given a rating from 0 – 5 (0=non-existent; 1=very poor; 2=poor; 3=moderate; 4=good; 5=very good) for each of the parts of your essay. CRITERIA 0 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction Includes necessary definitions and relevant background information Thesis statement Body Paragraphs
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Corporate Governance WorldCom Scam Introduction MCI WorldCom was one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Bernie Ebbers founded WorldCom in 1983‚ after that WorldCom began as a re-seller of long-distance telephone services. WorldCom is located at Mississippi. After Ebbers bought around 50 other small long-distance firms‚ he set his sight on MCI. Thus MCI WorldCom would have become the second biggest telecom service provider in 1997. MCI WorldCom was formed on September-15-1998
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fraudulent accounting practices that led to the collapse of Worldcom. Other objectives of this paper will be to demonstrate how these activities were able to go undetected. Also‚ what motives drove the individuals involved to commit these acts. And finally the ethical accounting issues involved. Worldcom got its start as a small discount long distance provider in Mississippi. Founded by Bernard Ebbers and a number of others the idea for Worldcom was simple‚ buy long distance services from larger companies
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Examining a Business Failure: WorldCom WorldCom was one of several large companies that failed because of inadequate organizational leadership‚ fraud‚ conspiracy‚ falsifying documents‚ and embezzlement. WorldCom has been classified as being “one of the biggest corporate scandals in Unites States history” (Zekany‚ 2004‚ p. 101). In 2001‚ the company’s financial condition began to decline due to the slowing telecommunications industry‚ which eventually put pressure on the company’s executive
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Executive Summary Through management there are many techniques to learn on how to be successful in the organization. The management techniques are important to learn‚ and master these techniques so that the organization gets the most that they can from the manager‚ and the employees. Without the knowledge of organizational behavior and how to motivate employees‚ understand the organizations dynamics‚ become a goodleader‚ and lastly how to communicate effectively through the virtual world‚ the organization
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Enron and WorldCom FIN/486 December 22‚ 2014 Enron and WorldCom In 1998‚ Waste Management executives acknowledged earnings misstatements of approximately $1.7 billion. With the help of the Arthur Anderson accounting firm‚ Waste Management shareholders lost more than $6 billion dollars (CNN‚ 2001). The Waste Management corruption ushered in a series of corporate scandals into the new millennium. Enron and WorldCom were only two of many ethical and accounting violations that prompted new legislation
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[1] What business was WorldCom in? WorldCom was in the business of telecommunications. Where was WorldCom located? WorldCom was located in Clinton‚ Mississippi. Who was the CEO? The CEO was Bernie Ebbers. Who was the CFO? The CFO was Scott Sullivan. What are the names of the two members of the internal audit staff who worked with Cynthia on their secret investigation? Gene Morse and Glyn Smith What made the internal auditors think that possibly there was a need to investigate WorldCom’s
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AIU The Role of Management By Tara Rusk 4/29/2011 It has been long acknowledged that the quality of an organization’s human resources is a key factor in its success and in the realization of its goals and objectives. Thus the identification of the skills that the company is looking for in the manager of the new department must be aligned with what the firm wants to achieve in that department. In particular‚ I have been tasked to look for someone who has conceptual‚ communication and interpersonal
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Enron and its Associates Used Questionable Accounting Practices Clearly‚ there have been cases where management knowingly deceived the auditors. Then there seem to be other instances where the accounting treatment envelope was pushed just a bit too far. In the case of Enron‚ David B. Duncan‚ the former Andersen partner in charge of the Enron audit who was the government’s chief witness in the trial against Arthur Andersen‚ stood behind the decisions that resulted in the widespread use of off-balance
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Paper April 28‚ 2014 Real and Accrual Based Earnings Management 1.1 Introduction The most important item in the financial statements of a company is earnings. Earnings indicate the amount of value-added activities a company has engaged in over a period of time‚ as well as assist in the direction of resource allocation in capital markets. Just as the eyes are the window to the soul‚ earnings are the window to a company’s value. Increasing earnings represent an increasing company value‚ while
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