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Class COR3302
Type Seminar
Reviewed
Status Done
Lecture 4
Group Project:
Summary
Deadline is oct 31
Midterms:
MCQ + short answer -> read the textbook omg
Content:
Even in free markets, people & companies must work within law
Ethics - 4 1
The markets rely on professionals embedded in the market as gatekeepers
of the law
auditors(verify FS)
Duties of accountants
Roles based rules, which guide and control how accountants will act as
soon as you enter this role. Ensures those in the market place conform
to ideas
Conflicts of Interest
Ensure all conflicts are declared, and one must remove themselves
from the position of the conflict
Ethics - 4 2
Mark to market accounting is not supposed to be use for pnl
transactions
Legal duties:
Duty of good faith – must act in the best interest of the organization(or
shareholders)
Fiduciary duties
For ceo:
Ethics - 4 3
pay and transferring it to employees be enough? Especially when there
are thousand of employees?
5. Executivecompensation
However, the ceo is often the chair of the board, and the board
members are also selected by the ceo. This creates a huge conflict of
interest
The higher pay is the motivator for a good ceo, because if they don’t
have the money they will look for another job
6. Whistleblowing
Ethics - 4 4
From national security pov yes he threatened safety but from the rights of
an individual citizen , whistleblowing was the right choice
Ethics - 4 5