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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AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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Title: The problem of high staff turnover in a small Thai design company Length: 2‚563 words Submitted by: Date of sub mission: Executive Summary Box Exhibit Co.‚ Ltd. is a small design company in Thailand. The company provides their clients a design service in a number of types such as corporate identity design‚ exhibition design‚ concert design and other types of design. The company has many clients and it seems relatively successful. However‚ It has been experiencing a problem of high staff
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Does a Mission Statement Define Your Business? There are approximately 18.5 million companies in North America ‚ with 83% of companies using a mission statement . But according to Chris K. Bart‚ a professor of strategy and governance at McMaster University‚ he estimates that only 10% of mission statements say something meaningful . Does this mean that there are only approximately 185‚000 companies in North America that are competitive‚ forward thinking with strong corporate cultures while
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here are numerous examples of Brand Extension Failures. They are: 1. Coke’s launch of Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke failure miserable 2. Pepsi’s Cafechino looks like a disaster in India as very people have actually gone for it 3. Virgin: The company was able to stretch its considerable brand equities from the entertainment to the travel industry. Virgin Airlines is a success. But does anyone remember Virgin cola? Virgin vodka? Virgin jeans? 4. Ready-to-eat
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Paper The Failed Organization‚ Summary‚ Mission‚ Values‚ Objectives --The role of leadership‚ structure and culture -Indicators of failure -Specific Organization behavior theories that explained its failure. approx 500 Blockbuster Video Blockbuster used to be the behemoth of video stores with people roaming the aisles in search of a favorite movie the entire family could enjoy. It was also convenient because customers could get their favorite movie along with a wide selection of
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WorldCom Failure in relation to its Organizational Behavior LDR/531 - Organizational Leadership October 7‚ 2010 WorldCom Failure in relation to its Organizational Behavior INTRODUCTION Year 2002 saw an unprecedented number of corporate scandals: Enron‚ Tyco‚ Global Crossing‚ etc. In many ways‚ WorldCom is just another case of failed corporate governance‚ accounting abuses‚ and outright greed. Many people may question if there is a secret to operating a successful business in modern times.
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Market failure happens – a situation in which economic efficiency has not been achieved because of imperfections in the market mechanism. These market failures consists of ; Externalities‚ public goods‚ merit goods‚ business fluctuations‚ legal system‚ re distribution of income..as clearly explained below. Business fluctuations are the ups and downs in overall business activity as evidenced by changes in national income‚ employment and prices. It is normal that a country passes through a recession
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DIAMOND FROM SIERRA LEONE CONTENTS 1. GENERAL 2. INITIAL REQUIREMENTS GENERAL For the last 2 years our company has been closely following the Sierra Leanean diamond “Industry” if we can call it that. Sierra Leone is a small country in West Africa mainly known because of the bloody and vicious civill war which ended about 3 years ago. I have visited this country a few times – each time for a period of 1 month or more. During those vistts I tried to familiarize myself
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Digestion In Small Intestine While digestion continues in the small intestine‚ it also becomes a major site for the process of absorption‚ that is‚ the passage of digested food into the bloodstream‚ and its transport to the rest of the body. - The small intestine is a long‚ narrow tube‚ about 20 ft (6 m) long‚ running from the stomach to the large intestine. - The small intestine occupies the area of the abdomen between the diaphragm and hips‚ and is greatly coiled and twisted. - The small intestine
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