Professional Conduct: Summary Reports
Tags: PROFESSIONAL ethics; AUDITORS; LAND tenure; CORPORATIONS -- Corrupt practices
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- THE PHILOSOPHY AND RHETORIC OF AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE CONCEPTS. Reiter, Sara Ann; Williams, Paul F. // Business Ethics Quarterly;Jul2004, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p355
This paper analyzes the rhetoric surrounding the profession's presentations of auditor independence. We trace the evolution of the character of the auditor from Professional Man in the early years of the twentieth century to the more public and abstract figures of Judicial Man and Economic Man....
- Casebook. Ross, Mike // Chartered Accountants Journal;Apr98, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p91
Reports that directors who use a corporate opportunity to their personal benefits can be made to surrender all profits acquired. Reference to the case in the Federal Court of Australia where Mr. Stotter from Natural Extracts Pty Limited was charged with forming Doveka Pty Limited to buy out two...
- Outside Directors, Beware. // Treasury & Risk Management;Oct2003, Vol. 13 Issue 9, p10
Reports on the warning posed to companies in the U.S. on the regulations made to check on directors' conduct and the costs involved in paying for services the directors render. Announcement made by SEC executive Stephen Cutler on the inclusion of board members who ignore illegal acts in its...
- Crime around the collar. // New Zealand Management;May2002, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p11
Reports on the results of the 2002 Fraud Survey conducted by KPMG Forensic on the white-collar crimes committed by managers in New Zealand and Australia. Frequency of infringement cases; Impact of management issues on the level of corporate fraud; Reasons for not reporting incidents of...
- IS Launches Accountability Initiative In Nonprofit Sector. // Association Management;Mar2003, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p22
Reports on the accountability initiative developed by Independent Sector (IS) to promote ethical behavior in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. Prevalence of corporate scandals; Call for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations to adopt a code of ethical practices; Revision of the statement of...
- The Fraud Disconnect. Baker, Neil // Internal Auditor;Apr2007, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p38
The article deals with the responsibility of internal auditing for fraud prevention and detection. Internal auditors should ensure that the issue of fraud responsibility is addressed in the governance structure of the organization and its risk management activities. The three primary objectives...
- Ethics after Enron: The Next 10 Years in the Financial Services Profession. Atchinson, Brian K. // Journal of Financial Service Professionals;Jan2005, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p56
Trust is the foundation of the financial services industry. Past problems, some self-inflicted and others resulting from recent corporate scandals, have created both challenges and opportunities for life insurers. Over the next decade, companies will have to confront the challenges created by...
- Organizational Change, Normative Control Deinstitutionalization, and Corruption. Martin, Kelly D.; Johnson, Jean L.; Cullen, John B. // Business Ethics Quarterly;Jan2009, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p105
Despite widespread attention to corruption and organizational change in the literature, to our knowledge, no research has attempted to understand the linkages between these two powerful organizational phenomena. Accordingly, we draw on major theories in ethics, sociology, and management to...
- For most U.S. industries, trust in rare commodity. Cappo, Joe // Crain's Chicago Business;1/12/2004, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p6
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