Question 1

The KPMG tax shelter case deals with:

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A)   The culture of the tax practice and aggressive marketing of tax shelters to wealthy clients
B)   The influence of independence and objectivity in selling tax shelter products to audit clients
C)   The use of the a realistic possibility of success opinion letter on tax shelters for clients
D)   The aggressiveness of tax clients in demanding the firm provide opinion letters on tax shelter productsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Values-based leadership can best be summed up as:

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A)   Clearly articulating a vision for the organization
B)   Defining organizational values and work culture
C)   Clearly articulating and demonstrating one's values
D)   Using the Giving Voice to Values methodology to create a culture of complianceE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Leaders who engage in unethical behaviors create a context supporting:

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A)   Cognitive dissonance
B)   Parallel deviance
C)   Moral intensity
D)   Leader perseveranceE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Social Learning Theory holds that:

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A)   Employees learn what to do by observing their leaders' behavior and its consequences
B)   Employees learn what not to do by observing their leaders' behavior and its consequences
C)   Employees learn what to do and what not to do by observing their leaders' behavior and its consequences
D)   Employees learn what to do and what not to do when antisocial behaviors existE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

It can be said about followership that:

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A)   Followership is the same as leadership
B)   Followership and servant leadership are the same
C)   Followership is the flip side of leadership
D)   Followers are always transformational leadersE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of internal audit leadership according to Chambers?

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A)   Honesty
B)   Objectivity
C)   Accountability
D)   TrustworthinessE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The ethical failures in the leaders at Andersen was caused by:

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A)   Caused by volitional and cognitive rationalizations
B)   Caused by violations of social contracts with shareholders, investors, and the public
C)   Caused by deficiencies in internal controls
D)   Caused by considering the interests of parties outside their group of followersE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Trevino et al. believe ethical leaders possess each of the following two traits:

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A)   Moral follower and moral servant
B)   Moral person and moral manager
C)   Moral person and moral employee
D)   Moral person and transformational leaderE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

One of the key questions raised by the facts of the Friars For Life case is:

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A)   Should the client be allowed to determine what appears in the financial statements?
B)   Should audit firms develop tax shelter arrangements for wealthy clients?
C)   Should audit firms discuss their audit opinions with clients?
D)   Should the client be able to record revenues from future scheduled transactions?E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Organizational dissidence in audit firms is created when:

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A)   Client interests are placed ahead of the public interest
B)   Firm interests are placed ahead of the public interest
C)   Individual values do not fit into expectations of the firm
D)   Individual values lead to firms changing their values to achieve greater socializationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Accountants may hesitate to record a questionable entry if they know:

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A)   Internal audit is likely to detect the possible error
B)   Internal audit is likely to detect the inappropriate financial reporting practices
C)   Internal audit is likely to communicate it to the external auditors
D)   Internal audit is likely to blow the whistle on inappropriate financial reporting practicesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

On an organizational level, the key issue in the Healthsouth case is:

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A)   The influence of moral intensity on ethical decision making
B)   The influence of ethical leadership on accounting and auditing
C)   The role of ethical leadership and corporate governance in the accounting fraud
D)   The role of professional skepticism and moral intensity in corporate governance and accounting fraudE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Discuss how moral intensity, organizational culture, and ethical leadership influence behavior in accounting.

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Question 14

Ethical leadership failure can be caused by:

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A)   Lines of communication are blurred
B)   Ignoring ethical boundaries within a company
C)   Organizational factors promote unethical action
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The leadership style of management at Krispy Kreme can best be summed up as:

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A)   Aggressively sought to manage earnings using round-trip transactions
B)   Pressured auditors to overlook material misstatements in the financial statements
C)   Encouraged employees to engage in deception and fraud through franchisees
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The statement about leadership attributed to Ciulla is:

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A)   Visions are not simple goals, but rather ways of seeing the future that implicitly or explicitly entail some notion of the good
B)   Principle-centered leaders build greater, more trusting and communicative relationships with others in the workplace
C)   Leaders lead by example not based on what they say
D)   Leaders always follow the law even if it deviates from ethical actionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In Bobek's study of the effect of gender on decision-making of public accounting professionals, it was found that:

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A)   Males were more likely than females to concede to the client's demands in an audit condition
B)   Males were less likely than females to concede to the client's demand in an audit condition
C)   Males are more likely than females to use an intuitionist approach in decision making
D)   Males were less likely to concede to the client's demands on a tax condition than an audit conditionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The ethical dilemma in the Research Triangle Software Innovations case can best be summed up as:

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A)   Should an auditor share information about a client with a nonaudit member of the firm?
B)   Is it appropriate to select an audit client's ERP software for a different advisory services client?
C)   Should the audit firm recommend its own ERP software package to an audit client?
D)   Is it appropriate to engage in ERP management advisory services for an audit client?E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Ponemon hypothesized that there is a correlation between:

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A)   Moral intensity and subordinates' personal characteristics and decision-making styles
B)   Organizational culture and subordinates' personal characteristics and decision-making styles
C)   Culture of the organization and leadership style
D)   Leadership style and followershipE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Bobek et al. found a disconnect between tax partners and nonpartner tax practitioners with respect to:

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A)   Perceptions of ethical leadership when they described a self-identified ethical dilemma
B)   Perceptions of ethical leadership when there was a difference of opinion on a tax matter
C)   Perceptions of organizational ethics when they described a self-identified ethical dilemma
D)   Perceptions of organizational ethics when there was a difference of opinion on a tax matterE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making in Accounting

The statement about leadership attributed to Ciulla is:

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Ethical leadership failure can be caused by:

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The KPMG tax shelter case deals with:

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On an organizational level, the key issue in the Healthsouth case is:

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Leaders who engage in unethical behaviors create a context supporting:

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The ethical dilemma in the Research Triangle Software Innovations case can best be summed up as:

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It can be said about followership that:

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Accountants may hesitate to record a questionable entry if they know:

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Social Learning Theory holds that:

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The leadership style of management at Krispy Kreme can best be summed up as:

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Organizational dissidence in audit firms is created when:

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Trevino et al. believe ethical leaders possess each of the following two traits:

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Which of the following is NOT an attribute of internal audit leadership according to Chambers?

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Bobek et al. found a disconnect between tax partners and nonpartner tax practitioners with respect to:

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Ponemon hypothesized that there is a correlation between:

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Values-based leadership can best be summed up as:

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The ethical failures in the leaders at Andersen was caused by:

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In Bobek's study of the effect of gender on decision-making of public accounting professionals, it was found that:

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One of the key questions raised by the facts of the Friars For Life case is:

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