Internet governance

Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) was the world’s leading provider of speech and language technology products, solutions, and services to businesses worldwide. Both Microsoft and Intel invested millions in L&H. however, accounting scandals and fraud allegations sent the company’s stock crashing, and forced the firm to seek bankruptcy protection in Belgium and in the US. Selected information was gathered concerning L&H operations: • Consolidated revenue increased 184% from 1997 fiscal year to 1998 fiscal…

Thank you so much for sharing the West Sacramento Soccer bylaws with the rest of the community. A few dedicated community members and I have looked over the bylaws and discovered some potential issues that requires your immediate attention. Mr. Savala, State laws require the board of directors to act in the best interest of the organization and its members. Part of that responsibility is managing the affairs of the business according to certain legal standards. Once a director takes a seat on…

Nicholas Cosmo: Bad Investor or Crook Nicholas Cosmo (Figure 2), born in 1971, is a former American businessman and white collar criminal (Nicholas Cosmo, n.d.). “In 1997, after Cosmo became a licensed stockbroker, he was arrested and later pleaded guilty to mail fraud related to a stock investment scheme. He was sentenced in 1999 to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $177,000 plus interest and to undergo therapy for gambling. His broker's license was revoked in 2000 and he…

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Main body 3 Issue 1 3 Case facts 3 Legal provisions 3 Applicability on the case 4 Recommendation 4 Issue 2 4 Case facts 4 Legal provisions 4 Applicability on the case 4 Recommendation 4 Conclusion 4 INTRODUCTION The IP law of Australia is made to promote the innovations and also protect those businesses that develop the original intellectual property for having the benefits of being competitive. In Australia, there are also participants from a number of…

Ethical values do not span across cultures around the world. There are many things that depend on the culture of the company that determine how the company will run. Companies are all run differently throughout cultures, so ethical values do not span across cultures. Business practices are also run differently throughout culture. There are many different ways that companies handle issues, and not all are handled ethically (Pitta). I think that ethical values are something that needs to span…

Authentic leadership is a relatively new leadership theory which was needed because of the ubiquitous ethical and moral leadership problems of the 21st century. There became an increased interest in authentic leadership due to the great deal of societal upheaval and instability that the United States experienced beginning in the late 1990s through 2000s. The attacks of 9/11, widespread corporate scandals at companies such as Enron and WorldCom, as well as massive failures in the banking industry…

Paul Polishan, CFO and Vice President-Finance, ran the office of Leslie Fay like a dictator. Paul had control over the accounting and finance departments. He was responsible for finalizing the financial statements and ordering his subordinates to record those figures that he deemed fit or thought would window-dress the financial statements. Every transaction in the company had to pass through Paul. This implies that he had control over all the three factors of internal control, i.e. custody,…

I viewed the video footage from the School Board Meeting that was recorded on March 8th. This meeting was at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrative Center. This is located at 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Fl. The meeting began at 4p.m. however, the business portion of the meeting began at 4:30p.m. Board member who attended where; Kelly Lichter, Kathleen Curatolo, Erika Donalds, and Roy M. Terry. The beginning of the meeting was a lot of academic highlights. It started with a video of…

2.1. What impact does employment law, company law and contract law has upon the business Employment Law governs the employer-employee relationship, consisting individual employment contracts and also the application of TORT and contract principles, and a large group of statutory regulation on issues such as the right to organize and negotiate bargaining agreements, protection from discrimination, wages and health and safety. Corporate law applies to the rights, relations and conduct of persons…

Society's awareness of the crimes of theft and fraud against the elderly have come to the forefront because of media and social awareness. Criminal cases have been publicized to show the extent of these crimes. One criminal case involving the financial abuse of an elderly individual occurred on January 2, 2017, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Christopher Strose was arrested for stealing more than sixty thousand dollars from his grandfather. “Thirty three year old Christopher Strose was…