Essays Tagged: "Securities Exchange Commission"

Paper on business ethics of Dennis Kozlowski and Tyco fraud.

hical tactics by companies, there are many laws set by the government and investigations led by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Many of the violators are often prosecuted but come with great ... gest producer of plastic trash bags in the United States. Tyco International also provides fire and securities. ADT, owned by Tyco, serves over 7.8 million customers. Tyco International connects the w ...

(5 pages) 314 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Accounting Regulatory Bodies Paper

elp improve the standards of financial accounting for the organization. This paper will examine the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Public Comp ... d (GASB) and discuss how an organization complies with the standards of these regulatory bodies.The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent, nonpartisan regulatory agency with res ...

(3 pages) 235 0 5.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

The conversion from GAAP to IFRS - a brief summary and analysis

) reporting foreign issuers, due to a strong global support for IFRS. Then on August 27th 2008, the Securities Exchange Commission released the following on its website:The Securities and Exchange Com ...

(5 pages) 94 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Current Ethical Issue in Business

ample, according to Dilanian and Kelley (2008), McCain's fundraiser Fred Malek was "censored by the Securities Exchange Commission" and President-Elect Obama's fundraiser James Reynolds was accused by ...

(6 pages) 86 0 5.0 May/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Virtual Organization Strategy Paper

2005, p. 413). After the firm has gone public, the firm is required to report periodically to SEC (Securities Exchange Commission). The cost of the reporting to SEC is onerous, and may be very time c ... merger is combining of two or more companies, generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the surrender of their stocks. The decision is u ...

(6 pages) 209 0 5.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Accounting Regulatory Bodies Paper

g regulatory bodies and how an organization complies with the standards of each regulatory body.The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was passed in reaction to the 1929 stock market crash and the Great ... is to protect shareholders. By amending current laws, forming new laws and enforcing those laws the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 also maintains the integrity of the securities market. The Securitie ...

(3 pages) 64 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Fundamentals of Business for Managers

sional committees, the Justice Department, the FBI, a host of investigators for civil suits and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are all looking into whether Enron and/or its accounting and co ...

(5 pages) 15 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Regulatory Bodies

found in the past with large corporations and their financial officers. Agencies such as, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the Financial ... tives are to set financial standards, guidelines, ethics, quality control and rules enforced by the Securities Exchange Commission.The primary accounting standard setting board in the United States is ...

(3 pages) 22 0 0.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Ethics

es such as Enron and WorldCom, the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has mandated stricter code of conduct requirements regardi ... to act in a lawful and ethical manner, and in the best interest of the company. As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), all financial statements and records must be detailed, and ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Jul/2014

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law