The Unexpected Collapse of Enron Colleen Long LDR/531 April 3‚ 2010 Kemit Grafton The Unexpected Collapse of Enron Beginning in 1985‚ Enron was formed through a merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth‚ Enron Corporation. It was the first nationwide natural gas pipeline network‚ which shifted its focus from regulate transportation of natural gas to unregulated energy trading markets. Enron was a huge company that traded electricity‚ oil‚ gas‚ plastics‚ and other variables
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Question I Give definition of earning management. Discuss in what instances is earnings managementacceptable and in what instances is it not acceptable. Before defining what earnings management is‚ it is important to understand the meaningof earnings first. Earnings are the profits of a company. Investors and analysts look to earningsto determine the attractiveness of a particular share. Companies with poor earnings prospectswill typically have lower share prices than those with good prospects
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A business model of the times The Enron bubble was a prime example of the dominance of speculative finance in business. V. SRIDHAR MORE than two months after Enron‚ the seventh biggest corporation in the United States‚ filed for bankruptcy‚ the stench of scandal refuses to die. Shocking revelations about the company’s modus operandi continue to pour in. Public and media attention was initially focussed on the company’s close ties with the political establishment and the policy-making bureaucracy
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Enron case 1. What activities and practices of Enron’s management team do you believe were unethical and/ or illegal? Concealing debt By using SPEs‚ Enron’s balance sheet understated its liabilities and overstated its equity and earnings. Enron disclosed to its shareholders that it had hedged downside risk in its illiquid investments using special purpose entities which were lies. Enormous spending Extravagant expenses were rampant in the company which included enormous salary expenses
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy Arthur Anderson Auditors and Enron: What happened to their Texas CPA licenses? Daniel Edelman Texas A&M University-Commerce Ashley Nicholson Texas A&M University-Commerce ABSTRACT This article examines Arthur Andersen‚ its role with Enron‚ and what happened to some of its key players. The demise of Arthur Andersen and Enron was significant. Thousands of people lost their jobs and investments. As a result‚ new laws for publicly traded companies and auditing firms
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Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001‚ Enron Corporation was one of the largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. It marketed natural gas liquids worldwide and operated one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ totaling more than 36‚000 miles. It was also one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world‚ serving both industrial and emerging markets. Timeline Enron began as Northern Natural Gas Company‚ organized
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Enron was originally a pipeline company in Houston‚ Texas in 1985. Enron became a company that was able to profit by providing deliveries of gas to utility companies and businesses. As the deregulation of electric power rose‚ Enron diversified the business and entered into an energy broker‚ which traded electricity and other types of commodities. Enron employed several highly qualified PHDs in mathematics‚ physics‚ and economics. Enron continued to enter into contracts with customers and utilized
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management of Enron including Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow. These managers created a tone at the top of Enron that allowed and encouraged accounting that mislead investors. The audit team at Anderson and especially David Duncan the lead partner for Enron’s audit holds responsibility. Anderson was negligent in finding problematic accounting used by Enron. In addition‚ Anderson made millions on consulting services provide to Enron which makes their independence for Enron come into
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Abstract Enron became one of the largest natural gas and energy trading companies in the world. During the 90 ’s Enron was considered as an innovative company within the global business market. Enron was known for its unique innovative technologies and distinctive approach to trading in the world of e-commerce. On December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron announced the biggest bankruptcy in history and when many people hear the word‚ Enron they associate it with the one of the most important accounting scandals
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Controversial Choices and Victimless Crimes Often talked about in newspaper articles‚ radio stations and television segments‚ are the “victimless crimes” of today’s society. Victimless crimes are crimes that do not inflict harm on anyone physically‚ but are considered illegal because of certain circumstances of the situation. The fairness of this controversial matter is in question; the governmental interference should not be involved in personal affairs of its people if there is no
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