CYBERATTACK AT SONY: ETHICAL LESSONS FOR ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS

[...]a secondary objective of this case study is to prompt readers to think about some of the ethical issues underlying big data. According to the released data, Amy Pascal was the only female studio executive earning more than $ 1 million. The company owns some or all of the rights to many top song...

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Published in:Internal Auditing 2021-05, Vol.36 (3), p.25-33
Main Author: Holder, Anthony D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apologies
Big Data
Blu-ray discs
Case studies
Computer & video games
Cybercrime
Ethics
Innovations
Internal auditing
Motion pictures
Music
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Summary:[...]a secondary objective of this case study is to prompt readers to think about some of the ethical issues underlying big data. According to the released data, Amy Pascal was the only female studio executive earning more than $ 1 million. The company owns some or all of the rights to many top songs and performers, including songs by Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, One Direction, Whitney Houston, and Carrie Underwood.18 In 1989, Sony entered the television and film production market when it acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment. Since its foray into this industry, Sony has produced many notable movie franchises, including "Spider-Man" and "Men in Black. [...]it was the first time that a major Japanese electronics firm was led by a non-Japanese individual.22 Some of Stringer's more ambitious objectives included: reinvigorating the company's struggling media businesses, selling off peripheral business, and returning the company's focus to innovation by hiring newly minted engineers.23 To achieve these objectives Stringer aggressively reorganized the company, resulting in the loss of 10,000 jobs and the closing of 11 production sites.
ISSN:0897-0378