On April 14, 2003, a third in a series of digital videoconferences for students of Krakow's Academy of Economics took place in the American Information Resource Center of the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow.
This time a group of students met with American experts in the field of business ethics: Kenneth W. Johnson, an independent consultant in the field of ethics and policy integration, and Frank C. Razzano, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP law firm and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Law School.
The discussion focused on the consequences of the recent corporate scandals in the U.S. and the fall of such companies as Enron, WorldCom and Arthur Andersen. The American guests explained various types of corporate crime as well as investigation and litigation possibilities provided by the American law. The students wanted to know what changes in American economy were brought about by the disclosure of the wrongdoings by corporate executives.
The series of videoconferences is an outcome of a visit to Krakow by the Undersecretary for International Trade, Grant Aldonas, in October 2002. Previous conferences focused on intellectual property protection among other things.
Links:
Corporate Fraud Task Force
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Corporate Crime Reporter
Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations (Set of principles drafted by Deputy Attorney General)
EthicalEdge.com
National Corporate Reputation Survey (a Harris Interactive poll)
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