The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer In his translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: the Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer‚ Jesse L. Byock compiles many versions of this famous Norse epic and creates a very important scholarly work. Of special importance is the introduction‚ which provides a central working background to base readings upon. There are several themes echoed throughout the translation that reflect accurately on this portion of history. Byock
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Business Ethics is described as a form of applied ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in the current business environment. In the ever-increasingly focused marketplace the demand for more-ethical business actions‚ dealings and procedures are becoming more evident and required. The need for “Business Ethics” has taken on several different disciplines within the marketplace in light of many corporate dealings that have left the public stranded in the wake
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one corporation‚ Enron‚ took risks their company could not withstand without taking some rather extreme measures in its accounting to hide the risk. Tyco International went down a different path in that the CEO used corporate accounts as his personal bank account. He placed certain business associates on the Board of Directors to ensure his behavior would not be found out nor questioned. As corporate ethics goes‚ Enron and Tyco International are prime examples of bad business ethics run amok. The
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The two main characters in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ are Macbeth himself and his wife Lady Macbeth. Their marriage seems to be mainly one of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is clearly more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that for her own gain. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and for not being able to give her a child‚ as is suggested by her words‚ "I have given suck and know how tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me". She
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In the dim twilight of dawn‚ before sunrise and in his half-conscious state‚ having just awoken from a deep sleep‚ Murdock imagines that he sees a great hairy bear trying to enter the cabin through the open window. With the rifle in his hand‚ quaking with fear‚ his one thought being to protect his wife’s body‚ he aims and delivers a single thunderous shot. The shot ricochets off the window frame and is followed by a sound of expending air. Rushing over to the table‚ Murlock finds it bare and his
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ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5‚ No. 10; October 2010 The Case Analysis of the Scandal of Enron Yuhao Li Huntsman School of Business‚ Utah State University‚ Logan city‚ U.S.A E-mail: wyl_2001_ren@126.com‚ carolee1989@gmail.com Abstract The Enron scandal‚ revealed in October 2001‚ eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation‚ an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas‚ and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen‚ which was one of the five largest
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level – why auditing? • Enron Auditing • Why do we have auditing? • Lemonade Stand Example Did ANYONE Do ANYTHING WRONG? CONCLUSION Did Anyone Do Anything Wrong? YES!! ENRON’S RISE 1985 – Internorth‚ based in Omaha‚ acquired Houston Natural Gas. 1986 – Changed name to Enron and moved to Houston. OLD ENERGY SYSTEM • Electricity • State-regulated monopolies. • Stable‚ but inefficient. • Natural Gas • Pipelines transported on fixed delivery routes with set prices. Enron Producers Pipeline
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Enron Corporation was an energy‚ commodities‚ and service company out of Houston‚ Texas founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985. Lay built natural gas power energy in East Texas which helped Enron’s stock rise. Louis Borget‚ Andrew Fastow‚ and Jeffery Skilling were the top management executives from 1985 until 2001. Each helped to bring about the demise of the company in multiple ways. One of the first scandals in Enron involved President Louis Borget and two traders
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Martirosyan Case 1.1 Qt.1 Several parties were responsible for Enron crisis‚ including independent auditor‚ key executive officers‚ internal auditors‚ SEC and FASB. The hypocrisy‚ dishonorable actions and unethical behavior of Kenney Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow led to bankruptcy. This and many other problems‚ such as loss in transactions involving the swaps stocks‚ SPE related issues and est.‚ finally contributed to crisis. As Enron executives‚ all of their concerns should have been focused
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work breakdown structure A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) IS A DECOMPOSITION OF ALL THE WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A PROJECT. A WBS IS ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHY AND CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW FOR CLEAR AND LOGICAL GROUPINGS‚ EITHER BY ACTIVITIES OR DELIVERABLES. THE WBS SHOULD REPRESENT THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT AND SERVES AS AN EARLY FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT AND COST ESTIMATING. PROJECT MANAGERS TYPICALLY WILL DEVELOP A WBS AS A PRECURSOR TO A
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