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The stockholder and stakeholder theories are two popular frameworks used to examine the purpose of business and its ethical obligations. With reference to the quote above, both theories seem rational and enjoy strong support. However, a common failing of both is typically how humans interpret and implement the theories in contemporary business environments. For instance, Enron was so focused on the raising the price of their stock that they “cooked the books to produce fake profits”1. This paper

NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student: Kenneth Moseley THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Follow these procedures: If requested by your instructor, please include an assignment cover sheet. This will become the first page of your assignment. In addition, your assignment header should include your last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number. This should be left justified, with the page number right justified. For example: DoeJXXX0000-1

publication of corporate ethics also helps firms operate in a socially responsible aspect; company executives may say one thing, and what they are actually doing is totally different than what they may have publically stated. Evidence shows that companies can be engaging in socially responsible activities and at the same time have unethical pursuits (Clancy, 2012); it is for this reason that SOX makes it mandatory for companies to define what is the right thing to do in the course of providing its

6. In the beginning right after the bankruptcy filing in 2001 the FBI assigned two agents to investigate and within weeks, they had a crew of 45, many were hand-picked from field offices around the country for their expertise in traversing even the most convoluted paper trails. In January 2002, agents executed a consent search of Enron’s corporate headquarters, and in February 2002, Enron’s board of directors issued findings from its own internal investigation. Financial analysts combed through hundreds

pay raise (via stock price increases) for downsizing that worker 's job (Beatie, 2008). There are many other ways that a CEO can hurt a company, but they all boil down to a CEO putting his or her own interests before the company 's. Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom are extreme examples. They are the few bad apples that get all the headlines. For these CEOs, it is apparent how easy it is to forget that their job is to serve the company and its shareholders, not pad their own wallets. The

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in response to a series of high-profile financial scandals that occurred in the early 2000’s at companies including Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco that rattles investors’ confidence (Sarbanes-Oxley Act/SOX, n.d.). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act better known as SOX was drafted by U.S. Congressman Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley and was put forth to improve corporate governance and accountability (Sarbanes-Oxley/SOX, n.d.). Now, all companies must be governed themselves accordingly

people who are vaccinated. However he does not have a very good arugment because he does not have all the facts to prove his argument. The general publicis going to die anyway, why not give them the choice to getvaccinated? Sparingly, Bailey points out Tyco data base that states, 103 million cases of dieases. Baily the goes on to show examples of the number of dieases thst has occurred since vaccinations

nations. The company was founded in 1945 by Harold Matson and Elliot Handler. It has gone to be 30,000 employees strong working in 43 countries. Mattel, Inc includes a number of toy brands such as Barbie, Fisher Price, Hot Wheels, American Girl, Tyco, and others. In 2008, the company was recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”. Key Marketing Issues: International marketing: International marketing is the application of marketing principles across the

AFM 201 – Part 1 Auditing Fall 2007 Group Assignment 2 Publicized Cases of Alleged Audit Failures Involving Large Public Companies 1) Ten Publicized Audit Failures i. Parmalat (2003) - Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu /Grant Thornton Misleading investors with “Brazen Fraud” was what the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sued Parmalat for in 2003. It all began when Parmalat defaulted on a bond payment worth $185 million. This raised a flag for auditors and banks

Scandal at Satyam: Truth, Lies and Corporate Governance When terrorists attacked Mumbai last November, the media called it "India 's 9/11." That tragedy has been succeeded by another that has been dubbed "India 's Enron." In one of the the biggest frauds in India 's corporate history, B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and CEO of Satyam Computers, India 's fourth-largest IT services firm, announced on January 7 that his company had been falsifying its accounts for years, overstating revenues and inflating