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Firing And Conspiring At Existo’S Springfield Operation: Parts A & B, Jason Mirabella, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman Sep 2005

Firing And Conspiring At Existo’S Springfield Operation: Parts A & B, Jason Mirabella, Barry Armandi, Herbert Sherman

Organization Management Journal

Firing a sales staff which acts in an immoral and illegal manner may appear to be an easy solution, but, as the staff at Existo’s finds out, is only the tip of the iceberg of the company’s real problems. Students are confronted in this two-part case with two critical decision points: In Part A one of Existo’s customers has in her possession a seemingly fraudulent letter from one of the exsalesman from the Springfield operation which offered the customer a higher discount than the original contract agreement. Students are asked how to proceed from the CFO’s perspective given the firm’s …


Characteristics Of Firms That Commit Fraud, Genie Hanson May 2005

Characteristics Of Firms That Commit Fraud, Genie Hanson

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

This research paper consists of an analysis of all issued AAERs from September 1995 through October 2003. It discusses who commits the fraud, the types of fraud committed, and the interaction of fraud types and firm types.


Financial Statement Fraud: Intent - The Fine Line, Samantha Weis Jan 2005

Financial Statement Fraud: Intent - The Fine Line, Samantha Weis

The Corinthian

In 2001, Enron was forced to file bankruptcy due to fraudulent accounting practices (Enron). In 2003, the CEO of HealthSouth was charged with $1.4 billion in accounting fraud (SEC). In 2002, the SEC filed charges against former senior executives of Rite Aid for many fraudulent accounting practices including overstating net income by $1.6 billion (SEC).


Electronic Commerce Fraud: Towards An Understanding Of The Phenomenon, Ian Macinnes, Damani Musgrave, Jason Laska Jan 2005

Electronic Commerce Fraud: Towards An Understanding Of The Phenomenon, Ian Macinnes, Damani Musgrave, Jason Laska

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

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