1. What did Arthur Anderson contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when AA consulting became its own separate entity‚ named Accenture. Revenues from consulting services surpassed revenue from auditing services. A natural competitiveness grew between the two rivals and this is where the problems began to start. Management held maximinizing revenues as their primary focus of success and promotions/bonuses were based on this factor. The CEO of AA‚ Joe
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Overview In order “to offer high-quality accounting services”‚ Arthur Andersen (AA)‚ a Northwestern accounting professor started a business to offer services to clients promoting “integrity and sound audit opinions over higher short-run profits”. The company’s “four cornerstones” was good service‚ quality audits‚ well-managed staff‚ and profits for the firm. Their strategy was to focus on quality and high standards of audits rather than profits‚ a very successful strategy that led to consistent
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“Did you steal the gold from your father young boy?” I hear coming from the woman I despise or in other words my step mother‚ I want to ignore her but father is looking at us from upstairs‚ things will get problematic if I do. “No‚ I did not” I said in an elegant voice‚ she looked at me as I was blatantly lying to her‚ she clicked her tongue as she walked back upstairs‚ I see the two maids whispering to each other while looking at me‚ I thought to myself good thing he
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An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley Character Study Arthur Birling Arthur Birling is a wealthy‚ self-made middle class factory owner of the Edwardian era. We first learn about him from the stage directions. Priestley describes him as ‘rather portentous’ suggesting he is serious and self-important. This characterises his attitude throughout the play where his sense of standing in society and the rights this affords him‚ prevent him from learning the lesson of responsibility that forms
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1.Arthur Andersen contributed to the Enron disaster by shredding documents‚ which was obstruction of justice‚ by allowing the person in charge of the Enron account to overrule the quality control partner‚ by being revenue focused and by not standing up to its clients‚ and by not changing their internal control policies. 3. The prime motivation behind the decisions of Arthur Andersen’s audit partners on the Enron audits was not for the public interest but for profit and fear of losing clients.
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Uncertainty in Arthur Frank’s Illness Experience Sandra Varghese 100975013 George Brown College Uncertainty in Arthur Frank’s Illness Experience A known fact is that life is uncertain. Many adversities such as chronic illness can increase the uncertainty in one’s life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the concept of uncertainty by applying the antecedents of Mishel’s (1990) Re-conceptualized Theory of Uncertainty to the illness experience described by Arthur Frank in “At the
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Evaluate the career of Captain Arthur Phillip in his role as the first Governor. Captain Arthur Phillip’s role as first Governor of the colony of New South Wales proved to be efficient and successful despite the difficulties. Difficulties included‚ limited supplies and the soils around Sydney were of poor quality making cultivation difficult. Tools were scarce and the Marines were unsupportive and not at all interested in instilling the discipline the convicts required. Along with these chaotic
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English 101D First Assignment Unique Nr: 826883 Dedre Immelman Student nr 5012-960-0 In Exile (Arthur Nortje) Question 1 The poem “In Exile” was written by Arthur Nortje in the 1960 – 1970 period. There could be different interpretations to the meaning of the title “In Exile”. Arthur Nortje won a scholarship to study at the Jesus College at Oxford University. Arthur became one of the privileged few “chosen” to further their education outside the borders of South Africa. Can he be seen as truly
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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two main characters in Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible. Abigail Williams was once the servant for Proctor however Elizabeth Proctor fires her after she learns about Abigail and her husband’s affair. Both women are same in some ways but they have different motives. One of the similarities they have is that both love John Proctor but in different ways. Elizabeth loves him truly and for all the right reasons. He is her husband and they share their lives
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Sir Arthur Evans Essay How has the work of Sir Arthur Evans contributed to our understanding of the past? The work of Arthur Evans in exploring Ancient Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete has significantly contributed to our understanding of the past. In examining his work‚ three observations may be made about Evans archaeological examinations. The interpretation and reconstruction of a site should not be influenced by archaeologist’s preconceived ideas‚ in investigating the past it is important
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