Ethical Behavior 2-3 pages

 Accounting practices have proven to be an area where many a corporation has made decisions not consistent with ethical standards and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 was crafted to create sweeping changes in financial practices and corporate governance.

Explore the state of ethical behavior in business before and after the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Was this legislation sufficient to accomplish the needed changes in American business or simply a gateway for companies to find loopholes to avoid compliance? Please cite/ identify two peer-reviewed electronic journal articles to support your stated position.

*The body of the paper should be 2-3 pages.

*The paper should be in APA format (i.e., cover page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, reference section at end, in-text citations, etc.)

No plagarism or late work, please!

Here are 2 book chapters you may use in addition to the journal articles, please let me know if you will need the book's information:

http://content.learntoday.info/collegis/eBooks/Business_Ethics/Chapter2-6-7.html

http://content.learntoday.info/collegis/eBooks/Business_Ethics/Chapter4-4-5-6.html