Enron entered the year 2001 as the seventh largest public company in the U.S‚ only to exit the year as the largest company to ever declare bankruptcy in U.S history. a) What were the business risks Enron faced and how did those risks increase the likelihood of material misstatements in the Enron’s financial statements? Enron faces most of the risk ordinarily faced by any energy company‚ including price instability and foreign currency risks. Enron operated in many different areas of the
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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 in our
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Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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Issue in Business: The Case of Enron [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Legal Issue in Business: The Case of Enron Introduction Business ethics is based on normative ethics ‚ standards that ethics are upheld and applied specific to distinguish what is right or wrong‚ that is to say what should be done or who should not be fact. However‚ with few exceptions‚ business ethicists are usually less interested in the foundations of ethics (meta-ethics) or by the principles of justification
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it was the "Greed Factor" which drives Enron employees to increase the profits through unethical methods‚ and ultimately causing its downfall. But could it be the opposite? I mean‚ could it be that it was Enron ’s culture and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)‚ which is to increase the profits and share price that "forced" Enron employees behave in an unethical manner? What circumstances caused them to be unethical‚ really? At first‚ the leader of Enron Finance Corp‚ Jeffrey Skilling recruited
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Reaction Paper on Enron Case September 9‚ 2013 Summary: Enron’s origins date back to 1985 when it began life as an interstate pipeline company through the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Omaha-based InterNorth. Kenneth Lay‚ the former chief executive officer of Houston Natural Gas‚ became CEO‚ and the next year won the post of chairman. From the pipeline sector‚ Enron began moving into new fields. In 1999‚ the company launched its broadband services unit and Enron Online‚ the company’s website
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CASE 1.1 Enron Corporation “Think Straight‚ Talk Straight. “ This was the motto of Arthur Edward Andersen. He was the founder of the Arthur & Company‚ which was established to provide accounting‚ auditing and related services. Throughout his professional‚ Arthur E. Andersen career‚ relied on a simple‚ four-word motto to serve as a guiding principle in making important personal and professional decisions: “Think straight‚ Talk straight.” Andersen would prefer fewer clients‚ than having more
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What were the business risks enron faced‚ and how did those risks increase the likelihood of material misstatements in enron’s financial statement Enron faces most of the risk ordinarily faced by any energy company‚ including price instability and foreign currency risks. Enron operated in many different areas of the world with different regulatory and political risks. Enron faced business risks such as a complex business model‚ extensive use of derivatives and special purpose entities‚ aggressive
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Enron History Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) were used and often abused by most large corporations in the late 1990’s. Enron was likely the corporation that abused the accounting treatment the most‚ but certainly not the only one. The Enron SPEs were not hidden from the auditors or the investing public‚ but were so extensive‚ invasive‚ and complex that no one‚ including primary architect‚ Andrew Fastow‚ was able to understand the total implications. The 2000 financial statements for Enron included
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ENRON: A FINANCIAL REPORTING FAILURE? Anthony H. Catanach Jr.1 Associate Professor 610-519-4825 anthony.catanach@villanova.edu and Shelley Rhoades-Catanach Associate Professor Both at Villanova University College of Commerce and Finance Department of Accountancy INTRODUCTION The dramatic collapse of Enron Corporation‚ following a series of disclosures of accounting improprieties‚ has led many to question the soundness of current accounting and financial reporting standards. Within Enron’s reported
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