In his paper‚ Carson points out 4 main arguments that we can derive from the recent corporate scandals (e.g. Enron‚ WorldCom). The arguments pointed out revolve around the flaws and inadequacy in current business approaches such as the stakeholder theory‚ shareholder theory and incentives system in corporations currently. In my response paper‚ I will make use of ethical theories such as Kantian ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ Rawl’s theory of justice etc. to analyse the arguments made in the paper and to
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The company I chose to analyze is WorldCom. This company based in Mississippi had recognized that for several years it has been bloating or increasing their earnings through booking about $3.8 billion expenses as long-term investments rather than operating costs. They did that by posting operating expenses such as salaries and wages as long-term investments on the balance sheet while those costs should have been expensed and posted to the income statement. When they did that‚ they overstated assets
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INTRODUCTION The collaborations between companies have been one of the most critical changes in industrial field during the last three decades. Through outsourcing and taking off ‘non-core’ activities‚ corporate borders have been pulled back and large companies are increasingly cooperated with other companies to access resources and devote themselves to activities outside their own boundaries. Business cooperative relationship between companies is regarded as ‘hybrid’ organizational forms (Borys
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(Searcy and Woodroof‚ 2003). 7 At the turn of the new millennium‚ the implementation of a continuous auditing system for business organizations has been taken into consideration‚ with emphasis in the corporate business environment. The Enron‚ Worldcom‚ and other corporate failures have given rise to the development and implementation of a continuous
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Corporate greed leads to unethical employee behavior and down fall. My first reaction was why didn’t he leave MCI like his mentor did? Mr. Pavlo knew that the bad debt was uncollectable‚ financial targets and expectations from his superiors and upper management were unrealistic‚ still he decided not to walk away! This case is a best example of how ethical behavior at top management plays such an importance role in the success or failures of its employees and the organization as a whole. MCI’s
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Auditor’s Responsibilities in Fraud and Error Detection Auditing October 17‚ 2011 Auditor’s Responsibilities in Fraud and Error Detection In recent years‚ scandals such as Enron and WorldCom have not only brought up the question “Where were the auditors?‚” but have also brought to our nation’s attention that auditing of public companies must be done with more precision and must have guidelines on the proper way to account for different items. Fraud‚ illegal acts‚ and errors happen every day
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……………………………………………………..13 Recommendations for Future Policy Makers..…………………………………14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………...14 Ibrahim 3 Introduction The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002‚ is a federal law enacted in response to corporate and accounting scandals that led to bankruptcies and severe stock losses. Corrupt corporations‚ particularly Enron‚ WorldCom and Tyco‚ were acting unethical by committing accounting errors and fraudulent
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Why is it important for external auditors to be independent? Relate your answer to the primary role of external auditors? By Zachariah Godfrey-Plews This essay has asked me to look at the importance of external auditors and why it is vital for them to remain independent. I will try and look at the many ways of the advantages of independent auditing from different perspectives for example the company itself‚ the general public and the state. I think it is important to first define what an audit
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merging due to the industry consolidation‚ therefore forcing MCI to keep up with its competition. MCI was acquired after a bidding war between WorldCom‚ British Telecom and GTE‚ with the winning bid being a $37 billion offer from WorldCom. MCI-WorldCom then acquired many other communication companies excluding Sprint due to a U.S. Justice Department ruling. WorldCom operated throughout its filing of bankruptcy‚ resulting with MCI being not only the surviving company‚ but one of the most extensive networks
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risk arbs take in this deal? How would their positions change if the Board appeared to favour the Qwest offer? 4. Consider the WorldCom-MCI merger and the Qwest-US West merger? Trying to avoid hindsight bias‚ should the boards of MCI and US West have accepted these offers? What is the obligation to shareholders? Was that obligation fulfilled? What about WorldCom and Qwest? Did their shareholders benefit? 5. What offer should MCI accept? 6. What approach should Verizon take to win the
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