Questions from General Accounting

Q: Explain how the circumstances under each of the following might reflect failed

Explain how the circumstances under each of the following might reflect failed leadership by auditors and the audit firm: • Under-reporting of time on an engagement • Premature sign-off on audit proce...

Q: What is the role of leadership in auditor assessments of the likelihood

What is the role of leadership in auditor assessments of the likelihood of fraud in the context of the fraud triangle?

Q: Bruns and Merchant found that managers did not agree on the types

Bruns and Merchant found that managers did not agree on the types of earnings management activities that are acceptable. Refer to the definitions of earnings management in Chapter 7. Explain how leade...

Q: Moral legitimacy refers to the generalized perception or assumption of observers that

Moral legitimacy refers to the generalized perception or assumption of observers that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper, or appropriate within some socially constructed system of norms, v...

Q: Why might a moral person who is not viewed as a moral

Why might a moral person who is not viewed as a moral manager fail to establish an ethical culture in an organization?

Q: The American writer, Robert McKee, is quoted as saying,

The American writer, Robert McKee, is quoted as saying, “True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure.” Explain what you think this means in the context of moral intens...

Q: Distinguish between authentic leadership, transformational leadership, and servant leadership.

Distinguish between authentic leadership, transformational leadership, and servant leadership. Are all necessary to change individuals and social systems within an organization?

Q: Identify three reasons why there may be ethical leadership failures and explain

Identify three reasons why there may be ethical leadership failures and explain why failed leadership occurs.

Q: Values-driven leadership as envisioned in the Giving Voice to Values

Values-driven leadership as envisioned in the Giving Voice to Values technique poses the following question: Once I know what is right, how do I get it done and get it done effectively? Discuss how an...

Q: Are accountants and auditors moral agents of corporations and society? Explain

Are accountants and auditors moral agents of corporations and society? Explain.