Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

  • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was mandated in 2002 to protect investors from unethical behavior by corporate executives. From Case 6, assess the severity of the violations committed by Xerox and speculate what the sanctions would be if SOX had been implemented when the violations occurred. Provide details to support your responses.

  • Review SOX mandates, and determine what protections are currently in place to protect whistle-blowers. Take a position on whether more employees would be willing to blow the whistle on corporate misbehavior due to the provisions for whistle-blowers within SOX. Recommend at least two additional mandates and sanctions that would encourage employees to report unethical behavior. Support your position.

    These are just discussion questions that’s only can be a paragraph or two.