Policy Sciences 35: 269^284‚ 2002. ß 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. 269 Bounded rationality and public policy: Herbert A. Simon and the decisional foundation of collective choice1 BRYAN D. JONES Department of Political Science‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ U.S.A. Abstract. By 1958‚ a model of human behavior capable of serving as the micro-level foundation for organizational and policy studies was in place‚ due primarily to the e¡orts of Herbert Simon‚ organization
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ICC-1 Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Internal Control Questionnaire Sales Transaction Processing December 31‚ 2007 Objectives and Questions Yes‚ No‚ N/A Comments Environment: 1. Is the credit department independent of the sales department? Yes. Credit manager in Treasurer’s office 2. Are sales of the following types controlled by the same procedures described below? Sales to employees‚ COD sales‚ disposals of property‚ cash sales and scrap sales. No available information‚ apparently not applicable
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2002Introduction2001-2002 was marked by the Arthur Andersen accounting scandal and the collapse of Enron and WorldCom. Corporate reforms were demanded by the government‚ the investors and the American public to prevent similar future occurrences. Viewed to be largely a result of failed or poor governance‚ insufficient disclosure practices‚ and a lack of satisfactory internal controls‚ in 2002 George W. Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that became effective on July 30‚ 2002. Congress was seeking
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and entrepreneurs‚ creating fear and confusion‚ and discouraging risk-taking and corporate growth.” (Mishra‚ 2011) SOX Act has made it more cost effective and low risk for businesses by outsourcing and layoffs. Companies used to spend three to four days at meetings to decide how to save and their companies strategic plans. After 2002 they now go over the requirements of the SOX compliance requirements. “Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted as a regulatory response to corporate scandals a decade ago for
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As part the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the OECD‚ OECD Internal Audit and the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate‚ in partnership with the Institut Français de l’Audit et du Contrôle Internes (IFACI)‚ the French Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) organised a Seminar on: Internal Control and Internal Audit: Ensuring Public Sector Integrity and Accountability‚ which was held on 13 April 2011 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris. Fostering
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SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 404: A Guide for Management by Internal Controls Practitioners SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 404: A Guide for Management by Internal Controls Practitioners The Institute of Internal Auditors 2nd Edition‚ January 2008 Table of Contents About the Second Edition...........................................................................................................iii How to Use This Guide ...........................................................................
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Presented by: Ibrahim M. Conteh; Ruby Proctor Garcia; Kathleen M. Parry; Joseph M. Schmerling; Jaime Ulloa Auditing Theory and Practice 0902 ACCT422 4021 Due: April 29‚ 2009 Table of Contents Page Number What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? 3 Why was SOX established? 4 When did SOX take effect? 5 What companies were affected and how? 6 What does SOX compliance require? 9 Conclusion 11 References 13 What is the Sarbanes-Oxley
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luật Sarbanes-Oxley năm 2002 được thiết kế để cải cách việc báo cáo‚ việc quản trị và công khai các báo cáo tài chính của các công ty cổ phần. Đạo luật Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) yêu cầu các công ty cổ phần phải chú ý xác đáng đến việc công khai thông tin tài chính‚ duy trì các quy trình quản lý trao đổi thông tin nội bộ‚ sao lưu và bảo vệ các dữ liệu này. Trong khi chưa được đề cập rõ ràng trong luật pháp thì bảo mật công nghệ thông tin là một yêu cầu quan trọng của SOX. SOX yêu cầu các công ty đánh
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Ibrahim 1 Policy Paper on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Randy Ibrahim [SID: 860866350] Business 102 December 09‚ 2010 Dr. Sean D. Jasso Ibrahim 2 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 History of the Act………………………………………………………………………...4 Corporate Scandals……………………………………………………………….4 Loss of Investor Confidence……………………………………………………..4 Market Failure and Government Intervention…………………….……………..5 Why Sarbanes-Oxley was Necessary…………………………………………….5 Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley…………………………………………………………
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Locus of control describes to what extent a person believes that his life and destiny is in his own hands or‚ alternatively‚ to what extent his life is controlled by other factors. Therefore‚ lucus of control is separated into to different types. External locus of control‚ when person believes that external factors that cannot be changed influence his/her life and it cannot be controlled‚ and internal locus of control‚ when a person believes he is the master of his/her own destiny (Gilian F.)
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