Sarbanes-Oxley
Discussion Question has two parts:
Part 1: Financial Acumen
Keeping abreast of the financial measures and metrics employed by a company allows employees to better understand its health and position at any given time. Using Campbellsville University library link or other libraries and the Internet:
1. Review at least three (3) articles on financial acuity. Summary the articles in 400 words. Use APA formatting throughout including in-text citations and references.
2. Discuss the benefits of establishing solid financial acumen in a company? Discuss your personal experiences in a situation where financial acumen was either not supported as an organizational hallmark or, conversely, was built into the company’s culture.
Part 2: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Write a 200 word commentary on Sarbanes Oxley and the importance this act has for American businesses today. Your commentary should include the following:
A. Rationale for SOX
B. Provisions of SOX
C. Enforcement of SOX
Please Provide for both write ups:
1. appropriate references
2. Plagarism report
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Business Discussion
Part 1: Financial Acumen A
Financial acumen entails skills that business managers need to make effective judgments and better decisions regarding their financial operations. Individuals can acquire financial acuity through workplace experience or learning. Researchers have explored the issue of acumen from different perspectives and documented their findings in books and online articles. The article, “3 Financial acumen skills you don’t want to ignore” published on the American Management Association (AMA) website claims that people working in the corporate sector should strengthen their financial acumen through professional courses. The article claims that financial acumen is complex;
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