the Demise of Arthur Andersen The planning function of management is critical to the success of any organization. Innovative ideas‚ perfect products‚ and highly skilled employees fail to become assets if no plans are in place for how these assets will be used to achieve the organization’s goals. In the case of the once‚ highly successful accounting firm‚ Arthur Andersen‚ management’s failure to plan effectively for crises led to its demise. Management Planning at Arthur Andersen In today’s business
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In 1897 John K. Stewart and Thomas Clark incorporated their Chicago Flexible Shaft Company‚ which made horse trimming and sheep shearing machinery.[4] In 1910 the company produced its first Sunbeam branded household appliance‚ the Princess Electric Iron. The company did not officially change its name to Sunbeam until 1946.[5] In 1928‚ the company’s head designer‚ Swedish immigrant Ivar Jepson‚ invented the Mixmaster mixer. Introduced in 1930‚ it was the first mechanical mixer with two detachable
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Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States The parties: In Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States‚ the plaintiff was the United States. The United States was also the Appellee. Arthur Andersen is the defendant as well as the appellant. The history: Arthur Andersen was found guilty at the jury trial. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit also affirmed him guilty. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Andersen’s convictions due to “flawed jury instructions.” The facts: Arthur Anderson formed a crisis-response
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Examining the Failure of Arthur Andersen Hester Rall LDR 531 November‚ 28 2011 Tom Melpolder Examining the Failure of Arthur Andersen Introduction Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study of an organizations individuals‚ groups and structures and its impact on workplace behavior (Yukl‚ 2010). In reviewing the failure of the storied Arthur Andersen (AA) accounting firm we see the influence of individuals’ decisions‚ particularly that of its leaders‚ but also the lack of individual accountability
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Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices Arthur Andersen‚ one of the largest accounting firms in the United States‚ “a name that was synonymous with trust‚ integrity‚ and ethics” (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2011‚ p. 348)‚ through a loss of its founder Arthur Andersen‚ and change in its corporate culture resulting in many unethical business transactions that affected multitudes of primary stakeholders had to close its doors in 2002 after 90 years of business. In this report I
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corporations in financial crisis and Albert so-called turnover the companies back to financially strong terms. Moreover‚ the ethical issues raised quickly while Albert Dunlap was in full control of Sunbeam Corporation establishment. Albert Dunlap actions were from consequential ethics perspective that leads Sunbeam Corporation to inflated the organization for only one year. Therefore‚ it has taken one year or several more years either or the spam was about to be exposed‚ or the explanation rise of the impossible
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1) What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when it has failed to the management by failing to have Enron establish and enforce its own internal control. There has been flaws to AA‘s internal control. There has been assumption that AA partners were too motivated by revenue recognition thus‚ overlooking several criteria when providing their services to Enron. Additionally‚ AA also recognised the retention of audit clients
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perspective using cases such as: Accounting Irregularities at WorldCom and Arthur Andersen…No More: What Went Wrong? (Business Ethics 4th Ed: Cases 5 & 6 pg.101-109)‚ both clearly present various moral and ethical problems that arise that are real life business scenarios as well as question the impact of certain ‘special’ duties/obligations that apply to particular individuals and employees who choose to engage in these activities in the organization leading to their downfall. The WorldCom case and scandal
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U.S. CORP CASE STUDY 1. In your opinion‚ what two key changes in the financial statements have occurred? Why did you think the two items that you picked are important? The main things that has changed in the financial statement are cash in current assets and notes payable in current liabilities. Cash increasing to from 104 to 160 and notes payable decreasing to 196 from 123. Expenses decreased and the income compared to 2001 have increased. 2. What can be seen by the change in the
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Analysis of case 1.4 Sunbeam: The Revenue Recognition Principle 1. Company history ← In April 1996‚ Sunbeam appointed Albert Dunlap as its CEO and chairman. ← Immediately‚ the CEO began replacing nearly all of the upper management team and led the company into aggressive corporate restructuring. ← As at end of March 1997‚ the company arranged special sales contract with the wholesaler provided that the wholesaler could return all of the merchandise‚ with Sunbeam paying
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