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    The accounting scandal at Enron which occurred early during the last decade involved the manipulation of accounting rules in order to enrich the company’s executive leadership. Hence‚ while accounting techniques facilitated the Enron scandal it is more of a tale that is related to the hubris of the firm’s top executives and their deep-seated greed. Evidence that hubris and greed was more of the driving force than the actual manipulation of accounting rules for the Enron scandal is evident in the

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    Enron Corporation Question 1‚ In my point of view‚ the parties are most responsible for the “crisis of confidence” on the part of the public in the accounting profession as following. • The parties who create these auditing standard rules‚ such as SEC‚ Auditing Standard Board. They should publish the Sarbanes-Oxley Act earlier. They should be considered the non-auditing services for auditing clients is a serious issue earlier. • The auditors of the Andersen firm. They didn’t do their

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    humans have learned to fish it has become a hobby‚ sport‚ and business. In 2009 alone‚ Americans have consumed 4.8 billion pounds of seafood‚ and this number increases more and more each year. We already know that because of our over-population problem that fish is becoming more finite everyday. Luckily‚ we have many fishing regulations to help try to combat this problem. In 1871 the United States government took the first step to trying to combat the dwindling fish population. The U.S. Comission

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    While I enjoyed reading the Enron Case Study by Sims and Brinkmann and found it to be extremely informative‚ the movie‚ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‚ provided additional information‚ details‚ and context regarding the individuals‚ decisions‚ and factors that contributed to Enron’s downfall (McLean & Elkind‚ 2003). To begin with‚ the movie delved into Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling’s personal‚ educational‚ and professional background and provided context regarding how their backgrounds influenced

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    Nuclear energy has a significant role in the economy. The nuclear energy industry leads to job creation and economic growth. 400 to 700 permanent jobs are required by the operation of one nuclear power plant (Nuclear Energy Institute‚ 2014). There are more than 63‚000 highly skilled workers involved in the civil nuclear industry throughout the UK. In addition‚ there over 80‚000 jobs linked to the industry directly or indirectly (Nuclear Industry Association‚ n.d.). Nevertheless‚ a large amount of

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    PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR CORPORATE / COMMERCIAL BANKING (Updated on January 31‚ 2011) BANKING POLICY & REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN Disclaimer: State Bank of Pakistan compiles a booklet of Prudential Regulations from time to time for convenience of users. Updated version of such a booklet containing amendments in the regulations made through circulars/Circular letters to date is being issued. Due care has been taken while incorporating amendments‚ however‚ errors and

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    Protostar This is the stage in which the star begins to form after the collapse of the interstellar cloud. It happens in small molecular clouds that can be referred to as dense cores. In the beginning the dense core has a level of balance between its own gravitational forces (self-gravity)‚ and both the magnetic pressure‚ and gas pressure. The self-gravity acts to compress the dense core‚ while the gas‚ and magnetic pressures act to inflate it. The core’s self-gravity will eventually overwhelm it

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    classification of social regulations In the course of the recent 50 years the decrease of economic regulations is quite noticeable while the social ones present an increasing tendency and have been gaining significance after the Second World War. New government institutions have been established and keep preparing an increasing number of regulations referring to social issues. This trend is present both in USA and in the EU countries. As opposed to economic regulations‚ which refer to market and

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    Enron Corporation: THE RISE AND FALL; ACCOUNTING SCANDAL Submitted To: Professor Bill Bristol Submitted By: Kenneth Rhodes‚ Jr. Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................2 II. purpose and service....................................................................................................3 III. HistorY.............

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    Advertising Regulation Abstract This paper argues for regulation of advertising. It focuses on deceptive‚ unfair‚ and misleading advertisements. It rejects the argument that self-regulation or social regulation is sufficient. The paper points out that in fields of health related products and advertising to children there is need for strong government regulation. The laws and regulations that stipulate the ways in which products can be advertised in a country are referred to as Advertising

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