State law seems to be ratcheting up the scrutiny of corporate behavior including the behavior of officers and executives. In this article we consider the issues that are likely to arise as officer conduct is scrutinized more closely using state corporate fiduciary principles. The challenge is...

President Roosevelt allegedly issued this quip after having engaged in a lengthy exchange with a visiting business delegation. While the story (true or not) may be apocryphal, it illuminates a fundamental confusion that surrounds lobbying: What is it? How does it work? When is it used? And why...

This paper aims to review CPAs' responsibilities for fraud detection and reporting. It will first explore, through literature analysis and review of Taiwan regulation, the accounting professions' changing stand toward CPAs' responsibilities to detect and report fraud. In addition, Taiwan's...

Firms are under increasing pressure to implement effective internal whistleblowing systems. While firms can provide incentives to encourage internal whistleblowing, it remains controversial how such incentives should be structured. We examine whether the effectiveness of incentives encouraging...

An extensive literature has analyzed the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation enacted in 2002, but its social welfare consequences remain controversial. One of the most significant provisions of SOX – auditor attestation of internal controls under Section 404(b) – has been applied only to firms...