Executive roadmap to fraud prevention and internal control [[electronic resource] ] : creating a culture of compliance / / Martin T. Biegelman, Joel T. Bartow

• Autore: Biegelman Martin T
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/73
• Soggetto topico: Corporations - Accounting - Corrupt practices - United States; Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States; Accounting fraud - United States
• Classificazione: 85.25
• Altri autori: BartowJoel T. <1958->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control; About the Authors; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Fraud's Feeding Frenzy: Overview of Recent Corporate Scandals; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; FRAUD'S FEEDING FRENZY STILL GOING STRONG; WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW YEARS MAKE; PERSONAL PIGGY BANK CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 1.1: A MILLIONAIRE CEO GETS GREEDY; THE ROGUE EMPLOYEE; THE CEO'S NEW CHUTZPAH DEFENSE; A SAMPLING OF CORPORATE FRAUDS; THE PRESIDENT'S DRIVE FOR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY; FIGHTING FRAUD IS GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT; END NOTES ; Chapter 2 Fraud Theory and Prevention EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; FRAUD 101; CORPORATE FRAUD; THE ACFE 2004 REPORT TO THE NATION ON OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD AND ABUSE; FRAUD PREVENTION; PERP WALKS AS A FORM OF FRAUD PREVENTION; ELIOT SPITZER AS A CORPORATE FRAUD PREVENTION HERO; EDWIN SUTHERLAND AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME; DR. DONALD CRESSEY AND THE FRAUD TRIANGLE; MOTIVE; OPPORTUNITY; RATIONALIZATION; DR. W. STEVE ALBRECHT'S FRAUD SCALE; FRAUD THEORIES; END NOTES; Chapter 3 The Path to Greater Corporate Compliance, Accountability, and Ethical Conduct: COSO to Sarbanes-Oxley; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; WHAT IS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE?TRANSPARENCY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME; A CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 3.1: TIMELINE OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES AND MILESTONES; COSO NOT COSTCO; FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CRIME; SAS 82; ARTHUR LEVITT AND THE " NUMBERS GAME"; THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002; END NOTES; Chapter 4 The Path to Greater Corporate Compliance, Accountability, and Ethical Conduct: SAS 99 to the Sarbanes-Oxley Influence on Private and Nonprofit Organizations; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; THE SAS 99 FIX; THE THOMPSON MEMO ; THE FINAL RULE OF THE SEC FOR SECTION 404 OF SARBANES-OXLEY NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND NASDAQ LISTING REQUIREMENTS; THE PCAOB AND AUDITING STANDARD NO. 2; STEPHEN CUTLER'S " GATEKEEPERS SPEECH"; ENHANCED SENTENCING GUIDELINES: LESS CARROT AND MORE STICK; HOW SARBANES-OXLEY IS INFLUENCING PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; END NOTES; Chapter 5 Internal Controls and Antifraud Programs; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTERNAL CONTROLS AND THE FINANCE FUNCTION; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 5.1: BOEING RAMPS UP ITS ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS; MANAGEMENT ANTIFRAUD PROGRAMS AND CONTROLS: THE 14-POINT PROGRAM ; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 5.2: ACFE FRAUD PREVENTION CHECK-UP THE FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS; TRAINING AS A CRITICAL INTERNAL CONTROL FUNCTION; END NOTES; Chapter 6 Financial Statement Fraud; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; RECURRING THEMES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD; COOKING THE BOOKS; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 6.1: A 300 MILLION FRAUD IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT; WHY DO THEY TAKE THE RISK?; THE NEW AND IMPROVED TYCO; THE PERCEPTION OF DETECTION; IS SARBANES-OXLEY WORKING TO REDUCE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD?; THE GREED FACTOR; EXECUTIVE INSIGHT 6.2: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES: AN OLD FRAUD AND A NEW APPROACH ; RED FLAGS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control""Our nation is faced with dual alarming trends of record highs in white-collar crime and seemingly record lows in ethics. The solution cannot be left only to legislators, regulators, and law enforcement. It requires the attention of all of us in business to create a culture of compliance. This new book by Martin Biegelman and Joel Bartow is an invaluable resource to achieving the highest levels of compliance.""--Kenneth J. Hunter, former chief postal inspector and former president & CEO of th
• Titolo autorizzato: Executive roadmap to fraud prevention and internal control
• ISBN: 1-280-58937-X; 9786613619204; 0-471-77967-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828812303321
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