ACCM 5000 The Great Intimidators Mid-Term exam

Part #1.
A. Read the following cited 3 articles/cases posted at Blackboard. Read in the
following order: (1) The Great Intimidators; (2) Coach Knight: The Will to Win; (3) Coach K: A Matter
of Heart B. Write a reflection paper addressing the following questions related to the abovecited readings:
(1) Why are great intimidators often magnets for the best and brightest individuals in an
organization?
(2) Will a leadership approach that focuses on the, “ends-justifying-the-means,”
philosophy work in a sustainable ethical organization?
(3) What can be taken away from these articles to help ensure the accounting profession
is ethically sustainable? Part # 2.
A. Read Mintz, Chapter 8, pages 501-510.
B. Read Mintz, Chapter 4, pages 175-189, 190-191.
C. Read Case # 8-1, pages 518-520.
D. Write answers to all 4 Questions following the narrative of the Siemens case on page
520.
(Note: pages 14-27 of the SEC Complaint list the 13 cases on bribing foreign officials
referenced in Question 4).