Barnes & Noble Ethics and Compliance Paper
Charles Stove, Mark Hicks, Paul Jularbal
FIN/370
July 26, 2012
Mike Aquilina
Barnes & Noble Ethics and Compliance Paper
The roles of ethics and compliance in Barnes and Noble financial environment should allow transparency for investors to make wise decisions because the (SEC), Security Exchange Commission adopted policies to help consumers trust in the American economy amid previously scandals committed. Barnes & Noble is the world’s largest bookstore. The products available for Barnes & Noble includes books, magazines, eBooks, nook books, nook, gift cards, toys, and games, music, DVD, and Blu-ray, PC, and video games, audiobooks, puzzles, select electronics, arts, craft, home, gifts items, reading lights, and paper products, and more are available. Their customers base are 44 % male, 56 %female, and 57 % of them have children. Forty –five % of college students and 50 % of professionals are included in this customer base (http://search.barnesandnoble.com Retrieved July 22, 2012).
The team has accessed a copy of Barnes & Noble annual report and SEC filings for the past two years and will analyze the data throughout this paper. The team will list the role of ethics and compliance, describe procedures and, process that Barnes & Noble has in place to ensure ethical behavior in compliance with the SEC regulations and evaluate the past two- year performance of Barnes & Noble using the financial ratios to discuss the health of the company financially.
Barnes & Noble ensures and establishes relationship built on respect, honesty, and trust, thus enabling the foundation for long- term success. Employees are instructed with the focus on the importance of ethical conduct that are valuable in any workplace and enhances continued high standards for the reputation and mutual...