“United States vs. Enron” Enron Corporation was one of the largest global energy‚ services and commodities company. Before it was filed bankruptcy under chapter 11‚ it sold natural gas and electricity‚ delivered energy and other commodities such as bandwidth internet connection‚ and provided risk management and financial services to the clients around the world. Enron was established in 1930 as Northern Natural Gas Company and joined with three other companies to undertake this industry. The four
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The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical
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All-Share Index Ranking as at close on Tue‚ 4 December 2012. This essay explores how specific resources have influenced its strategies‚ and how M&S possess its resources and capabilities to establish competitive advantage. Also included a very brief analysis of its failure to enter the global market Methodology The research resources focused primarily on M&S news releases‚ media articles and relevant academic papers. The analysis is based on Porter’s Generic Value Chain (see Figure 1) to describe
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Professor Wheeler English 105.48 23 October 2007 A True American Icon Throughout the years America has had many symbolic icons that have influenced its change. In the late 20th century one man by the name of Hunter S. Thompson made a big impact on American society. Hunter S. Thompson with his writings‚ satirical humor‚ and his strong political beliefs caused changes in our society. Through his journalism he criticized society on topics from consumerism to politics. He fought desperately for
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International Financial Management Homework 4 Chapter 16 Mini Case Enron Versus Bombay Politicians On August 3‚1995‚ the Maharashtra state government of India‚ dominated by the nationalist right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)‚ abruptly canceled Enron’s $2.9 billion power project in Dabhol‚ located south of Bombay‚ the industrial heartland of India. This came as a huge blow to Rebecca P. Mark‚ the chairman and chief executive of Enron’s international power unit‚ who spearheaded the Houston-based
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John Winthrop‚ an early Puritan leader‚ delivered his famous ‘City Upon a Hill’ speech on sight at the Puritan established‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony; as seen in document A. The speech was Winthrop’s outline for the colony that emphasized the colony would serve as an example of the model society the Puritans desired to create. In hopes to create this ideal society‚ New England fell under the Puritan law‚ which were sternly and primarily based on the teachings of the Catholic Bible. This law also delegated
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The Roaring Twenties is traditionally viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new consumer goods. The North American economy‚ particularly the economy of the US‚ transitioned from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy; the economy subsequently boomed. The United States augmented its standing as the richest country in the world‚ its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. In Europe‚ the economy did not
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the same. Today more than ever the cause of women is the cause of all humanity." Secretary General Boutros BoutrosGhali Iraq continues to show discrimination against women’s rights and gender bias by creating a bill that would lower the age of marriage for girls from age thirteen to age nine. They have also lowered the age of marriage for boys to fifteen. The new bill is called the Jaafari Personal Status Law. It allows men to easily have multiple wives and
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………………………………………………………………………………2 2.1 The Principal-Agent-Theory 2 2.2 Application of Principal-Agent logics to Bureaucracies 3 2.3 Hypotheses 4 2.3.1 Efficiency 4 2.3.2 Depoliticization 5 2.3.3 Shifting responsibilities 6 2.3.4 Decreased likelihood of policy adoption 6 2.3.3 Control variables 6 3. Methods and data 7 3.1 Data 7 3.2. Operationalization of dependent variable 7 3.3 Operationalization of independent and control variables 8 3.4 Method 8 4. Analysis and results 9 4.1
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Enron and World Finance A Case Study in Ethics Edited by Paul H. Dembinski‚ Carole Lager‚ Andrew Cornford and Jean-Michel Bonvin Enron and World Finance Also by Observatoire de la Finance From Bretton Woods to Basel Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 21‚ Spring 2005 Ethics of Taxation and Banking Secrecy Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 12‚ Autumn 2002 Will the Euro Shape Europe? Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun‚ no. 9‚ Winter 2001–2 Dommen‚ E. (ed.) Debt Beyond
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