Insider Trading in Accounting Violates Basic Ethical Standards
Independence and Integrity Compromised by Insider Trading I am re-posting this blog because my website has been down the past few days so...
Murrysville and Fort Hood Shootings: Should we be Surprised?
Lack of Parenting, Personal Responsibility, and an Entitlement Society Underlies Mass Killings Last Wednesday, emergency responders...
Reflections on “How to Motivate Millennials”
What Defines the Work Character of the Millennial Generation? Yesterday I read a blog about “How to Motivate Millennials” by Bruce Mayhew...
Academic Medical Center Leaders’ Position on the Board of Directors of a Pharmaceutical Company Can
Analyzing the Ethics of Deans and Directors Sitting on Boards of Drug Companies Is it a violation of ethical standards to have leaders of...
Steve Mintz Accounting Ethics Textbook Reviewed
Steven M. Mintz and Roselyn E. Morris, Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting: Text and Cases McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 3rd...
Do Changes to the SAT Better Reflect the Skills Needed in Today’s World?
Concerns about Dumbing Down Reading and Writing Skills The College Board recently announced that it will overhaul the SAT in 2016. Saying...
Chinese Affiliates of Big-Four CPA Firms Barred from Issuing Audit Reports
Cooperation between the Chinese and U.S. Regulators being put to the Test On January 22, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Companies Guilty of Economic Malpractice: Worker Wages Fail to Keep up with Executive Compensation
Should the Federal Minimum Wage be Increased? As you have probably heard, President Obama wants to increase the federal minimum wage to...
Should the Government Further Restrict Non-audit Services Provided to Audit Clients?
Audit Independence: A Myth or Reality? The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) that oversees public company audits in the...
“Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron?”
This reposting is from an article published recently in the FTI Journal, titled “Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron?” by Frank Holder,...