While working as a new employee at the Defense Contracting Audit Agency, you noticed that a fellow employee was studying intensely for the Financial Accounting section of the CPA test. You planned to sit for that test section in two months, and your colleague was sitting for that test section next Thursday. On Thursday evening, you phoned your friend to see how she was doing after the test. She thanked you for being considerate and told you that she was emotionally drained. Nonetheless, she then kept you on the phone for 15 minutes, telling you about the “nasty” Statement of Cash Flows and Consolidation problems she encountered. What is the ethical issue? Did either of you commit a discreditable act under the Code of Conduct?

While working as a new employee at the Defense Contracting Audit Agency, you noticed that a fellow employee was studying intensely for the Financial Accounting section of the CPA test. You planned to sit for that test section in two months, and your colleague was sitting for that test section next Thursday. On Thursday evening, you phoned your friend to see how she was doing after the test. She thanked you for being considerate and told you that she was emotionally drained. Nonetheless, she then kept you on the phone for 15 minutes, telling you about the “nasty” Statement of Cash Flows and Consolidation problems she encountered. What is the ethical issue? Did either of you commit a discreditable act under the Code of Conduct?

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter19: Managing Quality And Performance

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