Unethical Practices of Arthur Andersen - Week 2 - CheckPoint: 1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron Disaster? Arthur Andersen contributed a lot to the Enron Disaster. Arthur Andersen approved the structure of man Special Purpose Entities (SPE) that were used to generate false profits‚ hide losses‚ and to keep financing off Enron’s consolidated financial statements. Also‚ AA failed to abide by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP). In addition‚ AA did not
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Arthur Andersen The name Arthur Andersen is a very well known name among households in the world today. At one time‚ the reputation of Arthur Andersen was very positive. However‚ the risky and unethical decisions that were made over the ending years by top management‚ gave Arthur Andersen a famous name with not such a positive reputation. Arthur Andersen became involved in many scandals with the largest being that of Enron Incorporated. Poor decision making by upper management and issues with
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Task 1 Conduct desk research Consider the air travel industry’s environment‚ conduct research on the main forces in the macro environment facing air travel industry companies. Based on your research prepare a report. Your report should cover the following information a)Background of the research Industry Specific Metrics Aircraft Utilization: The most basic metric for an airline is aircraft utilization. This is a measure of the average number of hours that each aircraft is flying in each 24
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Travels of a t-shirt in the global economy In the United States‚ consumers are constantly purchasing items from foreign countries without acknowledging where‚ how‚ and when it is produced. In my reading‚ the book “Travels of a t-shirt in the global economy: An economist examines the markets‚ power and politics of world trade” author Pietra Rivoli explains many difficulties in the production of her t-shirt. The production has conflicts such as the global tensions from states‚ markets and social actors
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different places and meet new people.As we all know‚ travelling can be tricky when you have to determine where you want to go and why. Furthermore‚ planning a trip is harder then it seems because you need to narrow down the reasons you would want to travel to that specific location. These reasons can be divided in 6 different categories: to celebrate a romance‚ to discover your dream destination and to create family memories. One of the reasons you go on vacation is to celebrate a romance but there
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green Assignment Schedule: DATE ASSIGNMENT February 2‚ 2015 READ Book One‚ chapters 12‚ pages 1749 February 3‚ 2015 Post on Group Blog and Post Chapter Questions in Google Assignment Folder February 4/5‚ 2015 READ Book One‚ chapters 34‚ pages 5077 February 6‚ 2015 Post on Group Blog and Post Chapter Questions in Google Assignment Folder February 9‚ 2015 READ Book Two‚ chapters 12‚ pages 81116 February 10
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travel agents aand its effectiveness CONCEPT OF TOURISM INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TOURISM Tourism‚ as an industry has emerged as an instrument for employment generation‚ poverty alleviation and sustainable human development. Tourism promotes international understanding and gives support to local handicrafts and cultural activities. It is an important segment of the country’s economy‚ especially in terms of its contribution towards foreign exchange earnings‚ generation of additional income
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King Arthur‚ legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries‚ who‚ according to medieval histories‚ led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century‚ Myth or not Historically and through time he has managed to have an incredible impact on Britain and Europe in general and is often considered to be a mythical person that may have not existed and‚ he managed to have an incredible impact on British history making many accomplishments‚ or he could just be
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and 4 1. Arthur Anderson’s audit partners’ sole concern was how much revenue could be generated‚ so the employees of Arthur Anderson paid little mind to the quality of the audits they did as long as they were making money. They turned their heads when generally accepted accounting principles were not being followed and hid the fact that Enron’s policies and internal controls were not good enough to protect its shareholders. 3. The prime motivation behind the decisions of Arthur Andersen’s
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter considers Arthur Dimmesdale‚ reverend of the Puritanical town‚ a saint by the town‚ yet the readers know who he truly is‚ however that hypocritical view is not necessarily awful‚ it can actually do good because the town needs a leader who can lead them and take care of them‚ and Dimmesdale has done just that. In the novel‚ several characters had developed a public facade to make sure they were respected and hid their true personality‚ only to be shown
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