TICE – Turkish Integrity Center of Excellence

Grand Opening – Business Ethics Research and Application Center

Ethics and Reputation Society (TEID) and Istanbul Bilgi University took a new step in their cooperation by establishing “Business Ethics Research and Application Center” Istanbul Bilgi University, in collaboration with Ethics and Reputation Society – TEID, founded the ‘Business Ethics Research and Application Center’. The signature ceremony was held on March 13, 2015 at the […]

Hidiv Buluşmaları | Etik ve Uyum Programı – İç Kontrol Sistemi: Birbirleriyle Konuşması Gereken İki Sistem

09 Mart 2015 tarihinde gerçekleşen Etik ve Uyum Programı – İç Kontrol Sistemi: Birbirleriyle Konuşması Gereken İki Sistem başlığı altındaki sohbetimizde derneğimiz üyelerinden Cerebra Danışmanlık kurucu ortağı Fikret Sebilcioğlu ile şu sorulara yanıt aradık: Doğru olanın yapılması sağlamak veya yasalara ve şirket kurallarına aykırı hareketleri önlemek noktasında “etik ve uyum kodları” ne kadar yeterlidir? İç kontrol sistemi […]

Filling the Pool

Topic: Government (Cost Allocation on Government Contracts) Characters: Bob, staff internal auditor at a medium-sized company Jan, senior internal auditor, Bob’s supervisor   Bob, a CPA, is an internal auditor at a medium-sized company for which cost-reimbursable defense and other contracts with the federal government compromise 40 percent of its business. Bob’s current task is […]

ZZ Cinema

Topic: Internal Control (Segregation of Duties) Characters: John, Manager of Theatre Franchise; William, Assistant Manager of Theatre Diana, Staff Accountant of Franchise Jodi, Ticket seller and cashier Bob, Doorman   Diana is a college graduate with accounting as her major and is planning to take the CPA exam. She recently accepted the Staff Accountant’s position […]

Whatever Happened to All Those Credit Slips?

Topic: Violations of Internal Control Characters: William Dalton, President of Dalton Enterprises, Inc.; Chauncy Dalton, VP of Finance and future President; Tim Johnson, In-charge CPA George Smerlas, Controller   Tim Johnson, CPA, is the senior in-charge on an audit of a medium sized ($20M in assets) client, Dalton Enterprises, Inc. This client is a family […]

Washing Dirty Laundry

Topic: Advertising (Unethical Tactics) Characters: Bruce Seth, project manager at a consumer products company Priscilla Wheeling, Bruce’s boss   Bruce Seth, a project manager at a consumer products company, was wondering how he should proceed with his recommendation for the Endirt commercials. Endirt had been doing well in the market, but not a week went […]

Uncharged Hours

Topic: Performance Appraisal Characters:Dave Leppla, First-year in-charge on a not-for-profit engagement Bob Wilson, Engagement manager   Dave Leppla has recently completed his second year on the audit staff of a CPA firm. During the past year, he was assigned as a staff-level auditor to the first-year audit of the financial statements of a not-for-profit speech […]

To Spray or Not to Spray

Topic: Product (Harmful Ecological Impact) Characters: Robert Whitney, product manager at Crocodile Cleansers   Crocodile Cleansers, a small company in the southeast, markets a variety of cleaning products. Although the company competes with major national brands, it has had a strong local following, especially among the working class. One of its principal products is Ab­Stain, […]

To Go or Not To Go

Topic: Staffing/Training and Development Characters: Boris Zvernisky, senior accountant at a large accounting firm Julie Corradino, partner at an accounting firm   Boris Zvernisky, a senior accountant, has just completed his third year at a large accounting firm. During this time, Boris has been consistently evaluated as an above average performer and a “team player. […]