Informational-Interview Questions for Entrepreneurs Compiled by Katharine Hansen‚ Ph.D. Informational Interviews are a wonderful networking tool‚ as well as for learning more about careers in which you are interested. What if you’re more interested in starting your own business than working for someone else? Informational interviews are terrific for finding out more about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Here are questions to consider asking entrepreneurs when you interview them:
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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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While I enjoyed reading the Enron Case Study by Sims and Brinkmann and found it to be extremely informative‚ the movie‚ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‚ provided additional information‚ details‚ and context regarding the individuals‚ decisions‚ and factors that contributed to Enron’s downfall (McLean & Elkind‚ 2003). To begin with‚ the movie delved into Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling’s personal‚ educational‚ and professional background and provided context regarding how their backgrounds influenced
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This case study is extracted mainly from two major novels titled “What went wrong at Enron” by Fusaro P.C. and Miller R.M. and “The unshredded truth from an Enron insider” by Brian Cruver. The Vision Called Enron The history of Enron goes back to the 1920’s‚ when a pair of Houston pipeline companies was incorporated to carry gas along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. In 1956 these companies merged under the name of Houston natural Gas (HNG). While these companies were working along the coast
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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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Adrian Solomon Social Studies 2015 T.L.O v New Jersey The 4th amendment states that people have a right to have privacy. If a police officer or any law enforcement comes to your house without a warrant and seized something in your possession they broke a law. Something like this happened in 1984. A teacher at a New Jersey high school discovered a 14-year-old freshman and her friend smoking cigarettes in school in violation
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L Gore & Associates A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Prepare by: Team Mosaic Date: 22nd March‚ 2013 Course: INBA 6665 – Global Strategic Management & Innovation Lecturer: Dr. Julian Ferdinand Group Members Vimala Balgobin - 811006584 Harrinand Persaud - 811006801 Amanda Persaud - 811006802 Katryn Persaud - 811006745 Kemie Williams - 811006599 Nadira Edwards Lee - 811006603 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES ANALYSIS 4 CULTURE 6 ENTRY POLICY/ RECRUITMENT
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room I. Review of the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a documentary that was produced in 2005 as a reflection of the 2003‚ bestselling book with the same name. The documentary was written by Bethany Mclean and Peter Elkind. The film‚ produced by Alex Gibney is an explicit demonstration of how reputable corporations can tumble down because of illicit financial management. The film is about the Enron Company‚ which experienced enormous financial
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Extra Credit for Accounting II By: Grace Lindley ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room is the story of one of history’s greatest business scandals‚ in which top executives of America’s seventh largest company walked away with over one billion dollars while investors and employees lost everything. Based on the best-selling book The Smartest Guys in the Room by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind‚ and featuring insider accounts and
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ENRON Enron shocked the world from being “America’s most innovative company” to America ’s biggest corporate bankruptcy at its time. At its peak‚ Enron was America ’s seventh largest corporation. Enron gave the illusion that it was a steady company with good revenue but that was not the case‚ a large part of Enron’s profits were made of paper. This was made possible by masterfully designed accounting and morally questionable acts by traders and executives. Deep debt and surfacing information about
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