Case selection – Choose one of the cases shown on page 4 of your text, or as offered from the selected table “Accounting and Business Frauds in the 2000s”. (See “Course Documents.”
Your paper should include
1 – An overview of the company, including its history and products or services provided. Where was the company financially before the scandal/fraud began? For example, what was the company’s wealth? What was the stock price high? The earnings per share? The price earnings ratio? The more known about the company, the better.
2 –An overview of the scandal that ensued. What happened? Who within the company was involved? Who outside the company was involved? Were the independent accountants involved, as they were with Enron? What were the company’s wealth, stock price, etc. immediately following the scandal?
3 – What were the ethics violations? Were any new laws, restrictions or regulating bodies organized as a result of this scandal?
4 – Where is the company at today? What about those persons who violated their positions of trust?
Your paper should be well developed, at least 1,000 words in length. Grading will be based on grammar, content and sources used. Please be sure to properly cite your sources.
Grading Rubric:
Grammar 10 Points
Company History 10 Points
Scandal Details – What, Who & How 10 Points
Ethics Violations 10 Points
Pre-Scandal Financial Details/Ratios 10 Points
Post Scandal Financial Details/Ratios 10 Points
New Laws, Regulations Enacted 10 Points
Where the company is today, 10 Points
Financial Details/Ratios
What happened to those involved in 10 Points
Scandal
Works Cited 10 Points
Total 100 Points
