Open Journal of Accounting‚ 2013‚ 2‚ 26-38 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojacct.2013.22006 Published Online April 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojacct) Corporate Accounting Fraud: A Case Study of Satyam Computers Limited Madan Lal Bhasin Bang College of Business‚ KIMEP University‚ Almaty‚ Republic of Kazakhstan Email: madan.bhasin@rediffmail.com Received January 15‚ 2013; revised March 12‚ 2013; accepted March 28‚ 2013 Copyright © 2013 Madan Lal Bhasin. This is an open access article distributed
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Behavior LDR/531 - Organizational Leadership October 7‚ 2010 WorldCom Failure in relation to its Organizational Behavior INTRODUCTION Year 2002 saw an unprecedented number of corporate scandals: Enron‚ Tyco‚ Global Crossing‚ etc. In many ways‚ WorldCom is just another case of failed corporate governance‚ accounting abuses‚ and outright greed. Many people may question if there is a secret to operating a successful business in modern times. Some may argue that success is based on being at the right
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Independence." ET Section 101. AICPA Standards‚ n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Norris‚ Floyd. "Indian Accounting Firm Is Fined $7.5 Million Over Fraud at Satyam." The New York Times. The New York Times‚ 06 Apr. 2011. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Timmons‚ Heather. "Fraud at Satyam." Nytimes.com. Nytimes.com‚ 7 Jan. 2009. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Winkler‚ David. "India ’s Satyam Accounting Scandal." India ’s Satyam Accounting Scandal. University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Development‚ 1 Feb. 2010. Web. 31
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Case 1a: Satyam Accounting Scandal Mahindra Satyam is an IT company in India that recently perpetrated a large accounting scandal. To complete this assignment‚ you should first conduct research using the Internet to better understand Satyam and its fraud. Second‚ use the Internet and your understanding of class material to answer the following questions. Questions: 1. (a) In general‚ what is the role of information asymmetry in accounting scandals? Information asymmetry generally
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company growth the prior year. The company‚ who was audited by Arthur Anderson‚ is in the process of denying accounting irregularities. The company fat cats or executives have made a fortune despite the recent bankruptcy and the invested employees/shareholders have suffered major financial losses. Who is the company? You would not be alone in immediately thinking of Enron and the scandal that involved Key Lay‚ also in 2002. However‚ the correct answer would be Global Crossing‚ a 5 year old company
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Conflict in Ethical Decision Making at WorldCom Kerry Seeley Business Ethics MT4200 National American University September 25‚ 2007 Craig Chaplin Abstract This paper explains how WorldCom began and where it’s at now. It didn’t take long for WorldCom to become the second largest long distance phone company. WorldCom provided a legal framework for people working in communication projects on an individual basis‚ mainly in Central America‚ but they also developed projects together with partners
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electricity‚ natural gas‚ and communications. In the year 2000‚ Enron claimed revenues of over $100 billion. By the end of 2001‚ it was reported that Enron Corporation’s financial was sustained by a systematic and creatively planned accounting fraud known as the Enron Scandal. The company claimed bankruptcy in 2001‚ which was the largest‚ and most complex bankruptcy cases in United States history. By November 2004‚ Enron was given a plan of reorganization by the court. Enron Corporation’s name was
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Question 1 At the time Cynthia Cooper discovered the accounting fraud‚ WorldCom did not have a whistle-blower hotline process in place. Instead‚ Cynthia took on significant risks when she stepped over Scott Sullivan’s head and notified the audit committee chairman of her findings. Discuss the key criteria for the operation of an effective corporate whistle-blower hotline. Be sure to highlight potential pitfalls that should be avoided and reference professional codes‚ legislation and academic
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Like most business professions‚ there has to be a strong sense of ethics and responsibility. Especially professions like law or public accounting. They must have strong standards of integrity. In public accounting‚ people rely heavily on the information being provided on companies. Any mistakes or intentional cover up will have high costs to the economy and dire consequences. Even though there are laws and standards that regulate auditing‚ it does not completely stop or prevent firms from doing
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act In recent years‚ many companies have grown to conglomerate status and then cut down to nothing through misleading management practices‚ unethical leaders‚ and non-regulated accounting methods. Investors are happy when they are making money from these rising businesses and then devastated and sometimes completely ruined by their fall. The world of business has come a long way since the laissez-faire government attitudes of the 19th Century. Governmental rules and regulations
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