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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was passed as the result of
the Enron scandal and other instances of accounting fraud. This act
was passed to strengthen the role of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Research a case of corporate financial abuse
related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and apply this to your
current work or desired place of employment. Create a 1,400-word
analysis of the application of SOX in which you include the
following: Discuss the mistakes made by the company and their
leadership. Discuss the steps leadership could have taken to prevent or
mitigate the repercussions. Explain the role of market pressures on
unethical behavior. Examine the influence of the basics of finance and
how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 changed things. Evaluate the
influence of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on ethical behavior. Are businesses
more ethical since the enactment? Explain the changes companies
needed to make in how they use and present financial statements.
Discuss how SOX has affected your current place of employment if at
all, and if not, how it has affected others in the same industry. Cite a
minimum of 2 scholarly sources. Format your paper consistent with
APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio Analysis
Problems
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Ratio Analysis Problems
Ratio Analysis
(Individual Assignment)
You may use excel or word.doc format for this assignment.