2. Today’s speaker
Dr. Perry Moore
Lipscomb University
Professor of Accounting, CPA, CIA
Director of Graduate Business
Perry.Moore@Lipscomb.edu
(615) 966 – 5795
@MoorePhone (follow me on Twitter)
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3. How did I get where I am?
• Heritage / legacy
• Passion
• Teaching students how to think
• Finding the right answer within
an appropriate ethical context
• Challenging them
• Telling stories
• Involving the class
• Be active professionally
• Providential interruptions
• Work with NASBA
• Work with TN Board of
Accountancy on State Specific
Ethics Training
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8. Tell stories
• NBC's Brian Williams, said "ego" drove
him to embellish stories about his
reporting experiences.
• "I said things that weren't true"
• Exaggerations -- like one that put him
on a helicopter that was forced down
by enemy fire in Iraq, when in fact he
was on a different chopper -- "came
from clearly a bad place, a bad urge
inside me," he said. "This was clearly
ego driven, the desire to better my
role in a story I was already in."
• But he said the moments were
unintentional: "I wasn't trying to
mislead people."
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CNN Money, June 19, 2015
9. Who gets hurt when rules are broken?
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10. Man cashed dead dad’s checks for 30 years
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11. Parking officer stole $89K – in quarters
• What would you do with
356,000 quarters?
• Jeffrey Daday, a parking
enforcement officer in Mount
Kisco, NY
• Committed the crime from
January 2009 through May
2014
• Emptied parking meters and
skimmed off some of the
proceeds
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USA Today, September 23, 2014
12. Business vs. personal ethics
Why is it that some
people will act one
way on Sunday and
another way on
Monday?
That’s “just business”
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13. Where is ethics supposed to be taught?
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• An essay that started off, “My daddy died this year in Iraq…” and
in turn won a 6-year old fan a Hannah Montana makeover and
airfare and tickets for 4 to a sold-out Miley Cyrus concert in New
York
has been exposed as a lie
14. Where is ethics supposed to be taught?
• Mother: “We wrote whatever
we could do to win. It said to
write an essay. It never said it
had to be true. I never said it
was true.”
• Contest sponsor said they never
imagined they needed to run
background checks on the
winning entries.
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17. Scenario 6 – intimate conflicts
You’ve seen it. Now what do you do?
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• 1: “Judson should make an
appointment with the bank
President and explain what he
has seen. Judson recognizes that
by taking this action he might
precipitate his own dismissal.”
• 2: “Judson should do nothing, on
the grounds that he really should
not have ‘observed’ the loan
officer in the way that he did.”
• 3: “Judson should go to the
Chairman of the Board and
explain the problem. Because the
Chairman and the bank President
have been good friends, Judson
regards this as a risky course.”
• 4: “Judson should deal with this
directly and personally. He
should approach the senior loan
officer, tell her what he saw, and
insist that she break off the
relationship or resign from her
position at the bank, or both.”
19. Ethical violation
• At a major US publicly traded
consumer service business,
internal audit identified a
newly promoted officer who
doctored personal expense
receipts and submitted them
for business reimbursement.
• The Chief Internal Auditor, a
CPA, immediately reported the
findings to the CEO, CFO, and
General Counsel
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The Politics of Internal Auditing, pp. 29-30
21. Be active professionally
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• Axel Swang
• When I started teaching
accounting in 1985, Axel
challenged me to get involved
with a professional organization
22. Be active professionally
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• Nashville Chapter
• All officer positions
• Treasurer role: for 13 years
• Chair of 1999 Mid-Atlantic
Regional Conference
• Moderator of Chief Audit
Executive Roundtables
23. Be active professionally
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• Chapter Relations Committee
of North America
• Regional Conference
Committee [Chaired]
• Learning Solutions Committee
25. Be active professionally
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• President of Society
• Other roles leading up to that,
including Vice President and
Treasurer
• Faculty Adviser for Lipscomb’s
Eta Mu Chapter for 20+ years
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• Reviewer of self-study
programs for 15 years
• Co-developer of QAS
standards for Florida Board of
Accountancy
• Member of CPE Working Group
30. Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower
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• Cynthia Cooper, former Vice
President of Internal Audit @
WorldCom
• “People don’t wake up and say, ‘I
think I’ll become a criminal
today.’ Instead, it’s often a
slippery slope and we lose our
footing one step at a time.”
• What is the difference between
an ‘ethical dilemma’ and ‘just
doing one’s job’?
Why do we do what we do? Publish. Learning. Getting them jobs. Be energized. Who is our customer? Product?
Beginning my 34th year at Lipscomb as an employee, which does not count 10 years as a student; two peers have been there 45 years
I find it impossible to teach without bringing Christian values and virtues into the classroom.
My father taught high school math for 25 years. To make ends meet, he sold appliances. He did this for 30 years and had many repeat customers. Many told me that they continued to purchase from my dad because he was honest and sold them what they needed.
Our values influence our actions.
Each of these students inspires me every day. All have won scholarships because I took the time to get involved and write a reference for them. In one case, an email from me got one a new job. Another is almost finished with a PhD program.
I teach my students ‘how’ to think, which includes more than how to find the right answer. I want them to find the right answer within an appropriate ethical context.
Accounting students learn the importance of honesty and study the meaning of strong, ethical leadership. Business events provide numerous examples of how the actions of a small group have impacted many.
Accounting frauds, at entities such as Enron and WorldCom, were committed by CPAs who knew the right thing to do; yet, failed to do it. Many states imposed additional ethics training on CPAs to reinforce ‘the right way.’
Those two frauds, in particular, also led to passage of Sarbanes Oxley, which directly cost US public companies billions of dollars. Did you remember that both firms were audited by the same CPA firm?
That act has even impacted non-profit organizations through changes to their annual Form 990.
Jackie Robinson Little League team from Chicago. Won US title in 2014. Had to forfeit their title because they broke the rules and crossed district lines for their all stars.
$1,369 per week
$45 per day
Change in number of federal dependents on form 1040 when SSN’s became required; tell stories of parental identify theft of children
Where should ethics be taught?
Which ACBSP Region are you from?
https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/dz92FMU0ZoyKrr0
The head of internal audit did nothing. A few months later, the borrower/developer defaulted on his loans and sought to renegotiate. An independent forensic accountant was brought in to review the circumstance and discovered that the borrower had an insatiable appetite for investing in exchange-traded options with less than a week to expire. Over the course of the two previous years, he had lost more than $10 million, mostly from advances made by the bank’s senior loan officer.
The borrower had deliberately seduced the senior loan officer, precisely to get additional loans. In fact, he had made an assessment that she boarded on being an alcoholic, and that, if he could ply her with enough alcohol, he could easily seduce her.
The loan officer lost her job. The borrower was prosecuted criminally. The head of internal audit lives for months in fear that his knowledge of the compromised relationship would be discovered. It was, and he lost his job. He spent an interminable amount of time in the months that followed giving depositions and testifying in court.
Scenario 6 - what should Judson do?
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What does the entity need to do with the officer?
https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/ZuxZDxG5uGZvBKr
He reminded me of Lipscomb’s legacy and the importance of accounting to Lipscomb. When he retired, he had taught at Lipscomb 44 of her first 101 years.
I get to listen to each executive’s comments in the roundtables. I’ve listened to what works, and what does not work, in large conference settings.
I become aware of hiring trends, employer needs, and workplace issues. Employers contact me when they have internship or full-time openings. I learn of opportunities while sitting next to accountants at CPE events.
Orlando (twice annually)
Vancouver
Austin TX
Atlanta
I founded the Society’s Accounting Academy, which is a program designed to attract high school students to successful careers in accounting. More than 600 students have been impacted and are now leaders in the profession.
I have written questions that have appeared on two parts of the CPA exam. Thus training helps me bring home to my students what the exam is really like.
The lessons learned have been unexpected – always expect it
Philadelphia New Orleans
St. Louis San Antonio
Los Angeles Jacksonville
Indianapolis Baltimore
Salt Lake City Chicago
Kansas City
A Lipscomb alum was hired to be NASBA’s Executive Director. He asked me if I was interested in some work on the side…
Consulting work with NASBA led to new knowledge creation in how continuing professional education is regulated for CPAs. Led to work with the Florida and Texas boards.
The working group has debated and proposed revisions to the CPE standards. The goal is to help CPA’s and sponsors respond to newer learning methodologies and formats – Nano learning.
Houston
Savannah GA
San Diego
Austin TX
San Antonio
That consulting work led to a State Specific Ethics Course for Tennessee CPAs in 2007 that created new knowledge for students both in the traditional classroom and in continuing educational settings, as well as published research for licensed professionals.
I learn much from the stories told, and questions asked, by attendees – which I carry back to the classroom.
Professional engagement is critically important to new knowledge creation, as well as to continuing viability in the classroom. My next project is looking at CPE for CPAs who have received discipline from the Tennessee board – to identify trends where they get their CPE. Speculation is that they may have gotten much from self-study courses.
I’m also looking at lessons learned from my board service.
She continues to stress the importance of doing the right thing
Proud family. I could not do what I do without their support.