Seventh Art’s Perspective on Ethical Conduct and Corporate Irresponsibility: Financiers and Accountants

Description

This book discusses the possibility of corporate professionals―specifically accountants, bankers, and financiers―being influenced by the seventh art, i.e. cinema, and acting out fraudulent actions depicted in the cinematic world in the real life situations.   It is widely known that real world scenarios influence cinema. Through a field study, this book evaluates if there is a reciprocal effect on events in the real world being impacted by scenarios depicted in movies. A questionnaire was designed in order to understand the perception of business ethics among above-mentioned professionals and if such a perception was formed or influenced due to observed behaviors from movies.  The book concludes with an assessment of the power of visual art in affecting real world behaviors and outlines strategies for recognizing and preventing such behaviors leading to unethical conduct and corporate irresponsibility.  Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Literature Abbreviations and Symbols Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Graphs About the Author 1 Expectations from Corporates and Individuals Corporate Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility In Light of Transparency International In Light of ACFE Reports Individuals’ Ethical Sensitivity 2 Seventh Art: Samples of Business-Related Movies Le Capital—Money is the Master The Shawkhank Redemption Rogue Trader Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street The Wizard of Lies The Big Short Margin Call Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Too Big to Fail In the Aftermath of 2007–2008 Crisis 3 Reflections of Misconducts and Interactions Countries Severely Affected by the 2007–2008 Crisis 4 Field Study to Evaluate the Impact of Movies on Members of Business World Introduction Limitations of the Survey Demographic Analyses Statistical Analyses CSR Dimension OPIN Dimension COETH Dimension TEACH Dimension CHANGE Dimension Summarizing Statistical Analyses Conclusions and Discussions Appendix Appendix 1: Movies and Documentaries Based on Corporate Scandals References Index