Jerry is the accountant of a Global Ltd, which has four major operating divisions (Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western). The Southern Division failed to reach its performance targets. The manager of Southern Division is worried that senior management will reduce staffing levels in the Southern Division so she politely asked Jerry if he would consider changing an accounting policy to increase the Southern Division's profit.

Jerry can't sleep because he is worrying about whether he should change the accounting policy to report a higher profit for Southern Division.

Required

a) Explain why the senior management of Global Ltd are stakeholders AND their rights, or the duty owed to them by Jerry.

b) Is objectivity relevant to the ethical problem? Give reasons for your answer.

c) Is integrity relevant to the ethical problem? Give reasons for your answer.