1. What did Arthur Andersen 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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CASE STUDY. my personal point of view.. 3. IF ALL PUBLICLY TRADED FIRMS ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE SAME BASIC CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM AS "ENRON"‚ WHY WOULD SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT‚ AND NOT AN EXAMPLE OF MANY FAILURES TO COME? The answer to this question lies within the minds of the Enron Managers rather than with the business environment. Most likely‚ these managers are well-educated and may have come from rich families. If this is so‚ then the logical thing
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Macbeth‚ and the ending of the story. The initial description of Macbeth completely contrasts with how Shakespeare portrays him throughout the novel. At the beginning the captain returns from the battle and reports to Duncan about Macbeth’s accomplishments in the battle‚ and Duncan bless Macbeth for his courageousness. "For Brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name- Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valor’s minion carved out his passage till he
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Introduction Erikson’s Developmental Stages and My Life Erikson’s first stage of development is that of infancy which focuses on the child’s first 18 months of life. During this time a child is supposed to develop optimism‚ trust‚ confidence‚ and security. These key elements are developed through the love and care of a parent or primary care giver. If these elements are not nurtured then a child is more likely to develop mistrust‚ insecurities‚ and the feeling of worthlessness (Erikson 1968)
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1. Describe the situation at Lehman Brothers from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here? To attribute Lehman’s failure to “unprecedented adverse events in the financial markets” completely overlooks the irresponsible ethical behavior of employees and managers. Students should mention the culture of corruption that existed at Lehman’s and the lack of controls that ultimately resulted in their downfall. An interesting finding was the acceptance of a rule‚ Repo 105‚ that
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husband to kill King Duncan. Although the witches had planted a seed in Macbeth‚ he had changed his mind on killing King Duncan. In Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth tells his wife that they will proceed no further in murdering King Duncan: We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me... At this comment‚ Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill King Duncan: Are you afraid To
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Parmalat It has been named as “Europe’s Enron” – the legend that took down Italy’s milk selling company Parmalat and its controlling executives‚ American banks‚ audit firms‚ even politicians and 130‚000 of its helpless small shareholders after the discovery in the year 2003 of the $14 Billion black hole in the company’s finances. The company’s fraud was uncovered when the company failed to pay the cash to the bondholders. Summary: This discovery led to eight years of court cases in Europe
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The Forsete‚ a ship that set sail from Norway’s northern coast‚ was hit with an outbreak of the Spanish Flu on September 21‚ 1918. Within the next two weeks‚ seven people died‚ and were buried in Longyearbyen‚ the arrival site of the Forsete. Kristy Duncan‚ a Canadian Geographer‚ set up an expedition to go to the grave site of these seven men in Longyearbyen. These men may very well be intact‚ cryogenically preserved‚ and may still be carrying
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The book I chose is Ransom by Lois Duncan. This is a story about five teenagers‚ Dexter‚ Jesse‚ Bruce‚ Glenn‚ and Marianne‚ that get kidnapped and their parents are contacted to pay a ransom to get them back. The teenagers are from very different backgrounds and have different social statuses at school. They all live in a “rich” known neighborhood called Valley Gardens which is how the kidnappers chose them. Ransom is a crime thriller and the mystery of not knowing what’s going to happen next keeps
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What happened in Enron and Arthur Andersen? United States ’ seventh largest company Enron‚ with the slogan "Ask Why" was admired for its innovation‚ but it all ended up in bankruptcy and criminal matters. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2001. This was one of the world ’s biggest corporate scandals in history. USA ’s seventh largest firm had in over sixteen years increased its assets from 10 billion to 70 billion U.S. dollars‚ and was by the stock market analysts from Wall Street
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