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to be on a continuing growth streak. Enron did not use proper or prudent caution in their diversification strategies. There did ...

Businesses must maintain integrity and they do this "within a framework of the law and ethics" (2000, p.17). Some firms have imple...

done to rein them in. Even many business people felt that capitalism had to be saved from itself because it was an economic system...

as Gap and Nike (Mason, 2000). In some cases, the charges have been valid. Many Asian and other nations see no real...

processes (Chidi, 2002). Some of the accounting techniques used at WorldCom in order to supplement R&D write-offs included the use...

Johnson pulled all Tylenol products off the shelf at great cost in order to ensure the safety of consumers. The Company did this,...

as consumers have an increased awareness of less tangible aspects, such as corporate governance and ethical and moral responsibili...

those who were relying on the company for pensions, directly or indirectly, those who worked for them, and those who worked for co...

audit functions were in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), hiding debt in dummy corporations, as wel...

benefit from various government subsidies, it also cheated millions of shareholders using questionable accounting practices design...

Mention the word "Enron" and what is likely to come to mind is "accounting scandal." Though the period between 2000-2002 brought i...

as individual isolated actors, but they acted as part of a group reflecting loyalties to colleagues and their commitments which we...

committed by anyone in the organization, including suppliers, vendors and any other group with whom there is interaction (Bohlande...

Suzie is the youngest and will finish her studies in six months. Their parents purchased the apartment for them. They were raised ...

The relationship is called covariation because it finds similarity between the variables. Researchers use a variety of statistical...

and involvement in decision making. This is a very common sense type approach. It makes sense that a highly motivated and highly...

is also useful to understand that management accounting also allows a greater amount of planning giving costs for different scenar...

written about social security. The scare is that the social security administration is going to run out of money because there are...

question might be whether or not this behavior occurs in other settings, at different times in the day, etc. (CECP, 2001a). As ...

merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth in 1985. It was initially a gas pipeline operator and a national gas commodities trad...

complex of all. The model was developed during the process of dramatically changing British Airways, which was in disarray and nea...

organizational strategies could be planned for the long-term but that is no longer the case. Because change occurs so rapidly toda...

This approach was legal and acceptable under FASB rules at the time. The Enron-specific problem arose when Enron did not consolid...

(CNN Money, 2002). Further, David B. Duncan, the lead partner who was in charge of the Enron account, was fired (CNN, 2002). 6. An...

known as the going concern concept1. In looking at the viability of the business the potential creditors are seeking to ensure tha...

for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...

life savings and retirement plans of countless employees who had worked hard to save their funds - but because of corporate greed,...

1 using the SITC categories. All figures given are in $ millions unless otherwise stated. Figure 1 Imports and Exports of chemica...

does believe that: "most SPEs serve valid business purposes, such as isolating assets or activities to protect the interests of c...

the development of the local economy and create jobs (Vachani, 1995). If we look at the situation in India, there is a need for m...