ACCT 562 Week 7 A Fraud Reporting and the Big Picture – Discussion
Tone At The Top (graded)
Class, Back in Week 1, we saw a short video on Tone at the Top. Now, seven weeks later, has your perspective changed on that? What is Tone at the Top, and how far down into the organization does the “Top” go? .
Class, Let’s take one last, closing look at “What is Tone at the Top”, and how far down into the organization does the “Top” go?
Prof Waddell
Regarding “tone at the top”, are internal auditors held to a higher standard than all others? Explain your position.
Class, In your opinion, does training covering different areas of ethical/unethical behavior reduce the level of fraud?
What are the pros and cons of making an investigation public, or announcing/admitting that fraud actually took place at a company? Do we just want them to “pay it back”, and keep it quiet, or do we want “anyone” to know that the company has “zero tolerance”?!
