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• Why BSers Get Ahead

  BNET - 2009-03-05

  BSers get ahead. It's a fact of business life. They accept responsibility regardless of whether they know what they're doing or not. Here's how it works, the downside of being a BSer, and ten common characteristics to help you recognize them. by Steve Tobak

  Tags: WorldCom Inc., BSers, BSer, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Telecommunications, Networking, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Steve Tobak

• A Whistleblower's story

  - 2008-05-01

  I still clearly remember the first time I heard Cynthia Cooper speak. It was at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA[R]) 85th Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, June 28, 2004. Cooper was the speaker at a general session, giving a presentation titled, "Our Responsibility in the...

  Tags: Cooper, FINANCE, Investment, whistleblower, WorldCom Inc.

• Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.(bookshelf)(Book review)

  - 2008-04-01

  Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower. By Cynthia Cooper. John Wiley & Sons, 402 pages. $27.95. By now, the outlines of Cynthia Cooper's story are well-known. In 2002, as head of the internal audit team at telecom giant WorldCom Inc., she...

  Tags: Cooper, fraud, Litigation, SULLIVAN, WorldCom Inc.

• WorldCom's whistle-blower tells her story

  - 2008-02-15

  Cynthia Cooper is not a politician and has never run for public office. And yet without her efforts, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- the most sweeping investor-protection legislation passed by Congress since the Great Depression -- might never have been enacted. Six years ago, following the collapse...

  Tags: accounting, Cooper, FINANCE, Sullivan, WorldCom Inc.

• U.S. Consumers Favor Home-Grown Products, According to Worldcom Survey

  - 2007-11-27

  Autos and Consumer Electronics Maintain Highest Confidence Level among Foreign-Made Products

  Tags: survey, WorldCom Inc.

• Lessons from the Mega-Mergers

  BNET - 2007-09-07

  These high-profile corporate mergers are excellent case studies for anyone considering a potential acquisition. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Date:...

  Tags: America Online Inc., BNET Feature, Chrysler LLC, DaimlerChrysler AG, Finance, Geoffrey James, Hewlett-Packard Co., Investment, M&A, Management, Merger, mergers & acquisitions, strategic planning, strategy, WorldCom Inc.

• Retirement officials eye WorldCom settlement

  - 2007-08-17

  OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees took action to attempt to retrieve a share of lost investments on Thursday by adopting a resolution calling on state government leaders to send the money to the agencies that originally lost it.

  Tags: WorldCom Inc.

• WORLDCOM Chair Presented to PRSA Members the Benefits of Joining a Public Relations Network

  - 2007-06-20

  Melissa Sturges Led Breakout Session at PRSA Counselors Academy Spring Conference

  Tags: benefit, PRSA, public relations, WorldCom Inc.

• Life After Enron and Worldcom: Preparing for the New Regulatory Environment

  - 2007-04-23

  With the number of shareholder class action lawsuit filings continuing to decline, and in the absence of mega-cases concerning alleged corporate fraud the likes of Enron and Worldcom in the headlines these days, one would think that officers and directors of public companies could breathe easier. Yet regulatory scrutiny by...

  Tags: Enron Corp., WorldCom Inc.

• CEOs & SCANDAL.(News)(Brief article)

  - 2007-03-05

  WORLDCOM: BERNARD EBBERS Accused of: Conspiracy and securities fraud that cost shareholders $180 billion when WorldCom went bankrupt in 2002. Defense: Ignorance. Using so-called "aw-shucks" defense, he claimed he was unfamiliar with fi WORLDCOM: BERNARD EBBERS Accused of:...

  Tags: Verdict, WorldCom Inc.