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WorldCom Corporation, the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, became the largest bankruptcy in history due to financial reporting irregularities and misstatements of nearly $7 billion.
WorldCom's controller, director of general accounting, and director of management reporting all pleaded guilty to financial reporting fraud. These employees all stated that they were ordered by superiors to adjust the records to artificially boost the company's profits. Under protest, these employees made the adjustments.
a. Should these employees be held responsible for their actions, since they were "following orders"?
b. How should an employee respond to questionable or unethical requests from superiors?
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WorldCom Corporation, the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, became the largest bankruptcy in history due to financial reporting irregularities and misstatements of nearly $7 billion.
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a) Yes, these employees should be held responsible because in spite of the fact that they acted on the orders of their superiors to commit such frauds, they should have applied their own personal judgment and should have behaved ethically by not committing such wrong deeds on instance of their superiors. Instead, they should have sticked to their ...
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