Ethical Standards Research Paper

Research two public companies of your choice who have had lapses in ethical standards. Write a research paper describing the ethical lapses of both companies and the consequences. Assess how the culture, climate, policies, procedures, etc. of both companies may or may not have helped facilitate these ethical issues. Justify what actions could have been taken in a proactive manner to prevent the ethical lapses.

Requirements:

1,000-1,250-words excluding the title page and references. Use at least three scholarly or professional journal articles written within the last five years cited in APA format. Include an introduction and conclusion.

assigned text book:

Horngren, C.T., Sundem, G.L., Burgstahler, D., and Schatzberg, J. (2014). Introduction to Management Accounting (16th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.