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    Enron James

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    Mr. Red Feliciano Enron Corporation’s Case Analysis Reference: Auditing and Assurance Principles by Jose Ireneo‚ Shirley Ireneo and George James 1. A. Fastow is one of the most responsible because being the Chief Financial Officer or CFO of the Enron corporation‚ he had a major influence. He was guilty of fraud‚ money laundering‚ inside trading‚ and conspiracy‚ among other crimes. Due to his acts such as misleading Enrons board of directors and audit committee on

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    Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1) What are the pressures that lead executives and managers to “cook the books?” After the rapid evolution of the telecommunication industry in the 1990s‚ WorldCom shifted its strategy to focus on building revenues and acquiring capacity sufficient to handle expected growth. Their biggest goal was to be the No. 1 stock on Wall Street rather than capturing the market share. As a result‚ their Expense-to-Revenue (E/R) Ratio was their measurement for their main objective

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    The Enron Scandal

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    Trip Winkel Finance 303 May‚ 27 2005 Dr. Namorato The Enron Scandal Enron was established in 1930 as Northern Natural Gas Company and joined with three other companies to undertake this industry. The four companies eventually began to break apart between 1941 and 1947 as a result of a public stock offering. In 1979‚ Northern Natural Gas was placed under new management when it was bought by InterNorth Inc. In 1985‚ Kenneth Lay‚ CEO of Houston Natural Gas Company devised a transaction

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    case ENRON

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    AUD610 SUMMARY OF CASE “ENRON” Prepared for: DR NOOR MARINI Prepared by: AFNANIN BT ABD AZIZ 2012212966 NOR IDAYU BT ISA 2012485132 SITI NORFAZILAH BT HAMIRUDDIN 2012670652 NOOR PARIHA AMIN NUDIN 2012660688 NURFARAHANIM BT MOHD SABRI 2009449842 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Without the assistance‚ cooperation and guidance of several parties‚ this assignment would not be achievable. We

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    Enron Culture

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    The atmosphere at Enron was highly competitive. Enron rewarded cleverness and pushing the envelope. Enron’s former president and CEO Jeffery Skilling encouraged employees to be "independent‚ innovative‚ and aggressive.") The aggressiveness of the culture at Enron was increased by a rigorous and threatening evaluation process for all employees that became known as "rank and yank." "Enron’s employees annually ranked their fellow employees on a 1 (best) to 5 (worst) scale. Each of the company’s divisions

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    Worldcom was the second largest long distance phone company in the United States. The former CEO Bernard Ebbers was sentenced to twenty five years in prison due to increasing revenue the wrong way to increase earnings. This company had the largest bankruptcy filing in the United States. Today‚ the Worldcom accounting scandal is known as one of the worst corporate white collar crimes in history. What were some psychological factors that led to this crime? Financial Pressures from competitors

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    Enron Argument

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    Development for Enron. 1. Sharron Watkins ignored the first signs of fraud in a selfish pursuit to develop her own career. When first warning signs of fraud happened in 1996 Watkins protested against them to higher management however got no response. Instead of alerting the public or taking legal actions she simply accepted defeat and switched divisions in the company‚ ultimately allowing her to become Vice President. Had Watkins taken action early on the scandal would have not been able to

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    Enron Ethics Case

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    Overview Enron Corporation‚ once the 7th largest company in US and a global leader of electricity and natural gas industries‚ filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2001. It was revealed that the company had been hiding investment losses and created fictitious revenue through several complicated accounting gimmicks. Besides Enron’s senior management who created the whole fiasco‚ many people believed that several other parties‚ such as the Board of Directors and the external auditors should also

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    conscience-focused business world. WorldCom became one of the world’s largest long-distance telephone services. With Bernard Ebbers at the helm‚ the corporate giant went from Wall Street Darling to Wall Street Pariah because of unethical decisions. Ebber denied involvement and was rightfully sentenced to 25 years in jail. The need for ethical decision making has become increasingly evident in today’s fast-paced business environment. In the case of WorldCom‚ a national company that would provide

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    Enron Background

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    ENRON Background and Overview: Enron was famous in the business world. Known as the innovator‚ technology powerhouse and a corporation. It was named the America’s most innovative company for six years by Fortune’s Most Admired Companies survey. The fall of Enron in 2001 shattered not just the business world‚ but also the lives of the employees and the people who believed that their soar to greatness was genuine. It turns out to be the America’s biggest corporate bankruptcy. Before the

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