this paper is consider three possible rationales for why Enron collapsed—that key individuals were flawed‚ that the organization was flawed‚ and that some factors larger than the organization (e.g.‚ a trend toward deregulation) led to Enron’s collapse. In viewing “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” it was clear that all three of these flaws contributed to the demise of Enron‚ but it was the synergy of their combination that truly let Enron to its ultimate path of destruction. As in any organization
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In October of 2001 the Enron scandal was revealed‚ which led to their bankruptcy. It was the biggest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time. In the movie Jeff Skilling suggest that money is the only thing that motivates people‚ and I agree with him. Money might not directly motivate everybody but it plays a part in everybody’s motivation. Money is the reason people stay in school longer than required‚ the reason people work‚ and the reason why people get out of bed in the morning
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Case 1.1 - Enron Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Discussion 1 The parties we believe to be most at fault for the crisis in this case are a) the Audit Firm engaged in the Enron audit (Arthur Andersen); b) Enron Management (Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow; and c) the SEC. The Public Accounting Firm: Arthur Andersen The auditor has the responsibility to evaluate the risk of material fraud‚ including: * Incentives and motives for fraud : Enron was a fast
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of the Enron Scandal The Enron scandal is one that left a deep and ugly scar on the face of modern business. As a result of the scandal‚ thousands of people lost their jobs‚ some people lost their entire pensions‚ and all of the shareholders lost the money that they had invested in the corporation after it went bankrupt. I believe that Kenneth Lay‚ former Enron CEO‚ and Jeffrey Skilling behaved in an unethical manner without any form of justification‚ but the whistleblower‚ former Enron vice president
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of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose entities Enron was trading with were created by Enron and
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Problem: What can Enron do to salvage the Dabhol project and its ties to India? After nine years of an obvious debacle‚ it seems that Enron and the Indian government have reached a state of impasse‚ where a sustainable long term relationship cannot be achieved. Enron has chosen to terminate the agreement by offering to the Indian Prime Minister Enron’s 65% equity in DPC for US$1.2 billion and offshore debt for US$1.1 billion. o Various political parties have consistently used Enron as an issue to
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Effects of the Enron Scandal (Kassie) The Enron scandal had a great effect on the United States‚ with an impact on individuals from the consumer level to those running the company as well as the stock market and investors. Throughout the scandal‚ 4‚500 employees lost their jobs and investors lost approximately $60 billion dollars within a few days. The loss of such a large sum of money meant the loss of old-age and retirement security for many of the investors who put their money and faith in the
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Arthur Anderson & Co. was also to blame as they were the accountants for Enron. They were the ones with the expertise who should have known better and looked to fully explain and disclose what they knew. Anderson’s commitment is to the shareholders‚ not to their client and they needed to act in a way and present the statements fairly so that a user could make an informed decision and that the statements presented fairly. Enron is also to blame. They were focused on profits – which is not necessarily
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Enron The affect of the unethical behavior of the profitability of Enron was that the third party “outside” independent auditors was not able to backup and have accounting financial statements‚ some of those auditors and financial institutions may have been misled by the corporation’s net income. If I was an accountant for this company I would have followed regulated federal security laws‚ and if failed to provide prove of documents or financial statements‚ I would admit to my mistakes but also
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CASE 4-1: Bessrawl Corporation Reconciliation of net income from U.S. GAAP to IFRS 2011 Net Income according to U.S. GAAP attributable to equity holders of Bessrawl Corporation ………… $1‚000‚000.00 IFRS adjustments: Add: Reversal of inventory cost written down to replacement cost….. 10‚000.00 Less: Additional depreciation of building after 2011 revaluation……..
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