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Essays 451 - 480
Chicago to suggest to Houstons firm partners that it was fine to shred documents and delete any e-mails related to the Enron case ...
the context of Walkers (2005) statements, the public arena is noted, but this idea can be applied to any organization. Fiscal resp...
books. The charges against Lay are that "he knew his company was failing in 2001 when he sold millions of dollars in stock and ur...
some time; keeping them off Enrons balance sheet avoided the situation in which Enron would have to list the debt without any prof...
in accountants and the way accounts were prepared was being shaken. The entire financial basis of the stock markets requires tha...
collapse of the company. One can only conclude that these executives decided that it was worth the risk to take actions that were ...
merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth in 1985. It was initially a gas pipeline operator and a national gas commodities trad...
Mention the word "Enron" and what is likely to come to mind is "accounting scandal." Though the period between 2000-2002 brought i...
not been given any authority greater than that which resides in with the Security and Exchanges Commission (SEC), which can cause ...
corporation. But to avoid conflict of interest, SPEs are supposed to be run by outsiders who have no involvement in the main compa...
the GEC directors took control of the company, and therefore the accounts this ?10 million profit turned into a $4.5 million loss ...
fraud, and it was with this we might argue there was the first loss of confidence in the auditors. This case limited the liability...
(Sun, 2006). The author remarks that internal auditors now have rock star status (Sun, 2006). Clearly, auditors are revered and ha...
and diligence and independence at the auditing level" (Anonymous, 2003). From a broader perspective, one of the main reason...
an explanation or the auditors may, in extreme cases, may not feel able to certify that accounts as true and accurate. The...
not the least of which includes employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, stockholders, interest groups, legal and regulatory...
with several different players each able to avoid feeling personally responsible there was a lack of a real moral compass. ...
In the financial markets are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The principal purpose of the SEC is to "pr...
life savings and retirement plans of countless employees who had worked hard to save their funds - but because of corporate greed,...
This approach was legal and acceptable under FASB rules at the time. The Enron-specific problem arose when Enron did not consolid...
does believe that: "most SPEs serve valid business purposes, such as isolating assets or activities to protect the interests of c...
for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...
known as the going concern concept1. In looking at the viability of the business the potential creditors are seeking to ensure tha...
the Enron candidate bought Baileys campaign manager (How Enron Did Texas). Although Bailey did win, it was by an exceptionally na...
sort through the shards of Enrons collapse, the concept of corporate governance can make a difference in many areas as it enhances...
of international standards. It is only if there are international standards that international stakeholders may be able to see acc...
sources will be cited using APA style. Chronology of the Enron Collapse Before analyzing what, exactly, caused Enrons coll...
Company Description Active in the Utilities sector of the economy, Enrons industry officially is Natural Gas Utilities. Th...
own stock, upon which they are relying for retirement, in a pension fund. This has raised alarm bells, as other companies can also...
while the media is referring to what Enron officers did as "off-balance-sheet" partnerships -- "those hundreds of Enron entities t...