Questions from General Accounting

Q: One explanation about rights is that “there is a difference between

One explanation about rights is that “there is a difference between what we have the right to do and what is the right thing to do.” Explain what you think is meant by this statement. Do you believe t...

Q: Just because a person has a right to blow the whistle,

Just because a person has a right to blow the whistle, does that mean she has a duty to blow the whistle? How might we make that determination?

Q: How do the concepts of cognitive dissonance and organizational/ethical dissonance

How do the concepts of cognitive dissonance and organizational/ethical dissonance relate to whether an accountant might choose to blow the whistle on corporate wrongdoing?

Q: Explain how we might evaluate auditors’ whistle-blowing intentions? Why

Explain how we might evaluate auditors’ whistle-blowing intentions? Why would this be important to do?

Q: Explain how internal auditors’ sensitivity to ethical dilemmas might be influenced by

Explain how internal auditors’ sensitivity to ethical dilemmas might be influenced by corporate governance mechanisms.

Q: On October 24, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

On October 24, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a tipster who provided information to the SEC about illegal payments to foreign government officials by Stryker Corporation under th...

Q: The following relates to the Menendez – Halliburton situation described in the

The following relates to the Menendez – Halliburton situation described in the text. (a) How would you characterize Halliburton’s accounting for revenue from ethical and professional perspectives? (b...

Q: “Give me the ‘McFacts,’ ma’am, nothing but

“Give me the ‘McFacts,’ ma’am, nothing but the McFacts!” So argued the defense attorney for McDonald’s Corporation as she questioned Stella Liebeck, an 81-year-old retired sales clerk, two years after...

Q: Is business ethics an oxymoron?

Is business ethics an oxymoron?

Q: One way of analyzing whether NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s actions were justified

One way of analyzing whether NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s actions were justified in leaking classified materials exposing the breadth of the U.S. government’s surveillance activities is by weigh...