Write a 1,050 – 1,400 word paper in which you address the following:
- Give a brief synopsis of the accounting fraud occurring at WorldCom as explained in the article.
- Was it right for Ms. Cooper to pursue her investigation as far as she did when it reached far beyond her authority and sphere of responsibility? Discuss.
- How many employees listed in the article were involved in the fraud, both directly and indirectly? What was the motivation for them to be involved and how did they rationalize their actions?
- Were those employees who knowingly committed fraud but were only acting under orders from their supervisors committing a crime? What other responses could they have made to demands from their supervisors?
- How would you react to a request from your boss to make an illegal entry in the accounting records if you knew your career at your company would end if you disobeyed?
- Would it have been better to let the SEC find the accounting problems rather than take the blame for the unemployment of so many fellow worker
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