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    Question 1 Answer saved Marked out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Who were the two authors of the book who also appeared in the film  ENRON The Smartest Guys in the Room? Select one: a. McLean and McCarthy b. McLean and Elkind c. McCarthy and Elkind d. Shapiro and Mc Lean Question 2 Answer saved Marked out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ENRON executives pushed up their stock prices and then cashed in their multi-million dollar options in a process called  Select one: a. mark to market

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    "Enron the smartest man in the room" was a very intense story on how a fortune five hundred company CEO’S can get very greedy and turn on there employees. This story is very true and teaches you how to be true to your employees and also other business investors. This story tells you how wrong humanity morals can end up in greed and even death due to guilt. This story takes place with many business and financial advisors and writers who looked into the story and explained it the best they can to

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    Rise and Fall of Enron

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    The rise and fall of Enron is a company that was lead to its own demise by it’s own leadership and ill business decisions. The motivational theories explained from the readings of Organization Behavior can correlate with the failure of Enron’s internal organization. Even though a company may appear to display successful business practices‚ the influence of leadership through management can ultimately lead the company to fail. Enron’s code of ethics prided itself on four key values; respect‚ integrity

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    Income Manipulation: Enron’s rise and fall General Introduction “Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud1.” The importance of values and ethics has always shaped the very fabric of human society. This was evident from the era in which the author of this quote‚ the famous Greek poet Sophocles‚ lived until modern times. In my opinion‚ the famous sayings “honesty is the best policy” and “the truth shall set you free” are invaluable and should be followed by everyone. This pertains

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    Natural Gas‚became CEO‚ and the next year wonthe 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 for trading commodities‚ which soon became the largest business site in the world. About 90 per cent of its income eventually came from trades over Enron Online. Growth for Enron was rapid.In 2000‚ the company’s annual revenue reached$100 billion US. Itranked as the seventh-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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    deregulation led to schemes of market manipulation in 2000 and 2001 by major energy companies‚ including Enron Corporation. The philosophy of egoism emphasizes that decisions on what is right or wrong are based on the choice which best serves the self-interest of the decision maker. This approach says that individuals make choices based on the benefits they gain from them. In the documentary‚ “Enron: The

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    The Fall of Enron The History Enron began as a pipeline company in Houston in 1985. It profited by promising to deliver so many cubic feet to a particular utility or business on a particular day at a market price. That change with the deregulation of electrical power markets‚ a change due in part to lobbying from senior Enron officials. Under the direction of former Chairman Kenneth L. Lay‚ Enron expanded into an energy broker‚ trading electricity and other commodities. The Business of Enron Enron

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    Austin Winsett Dr. Frances L. Ayers Accounting 5252-920 27 March 2013 The Fall of Enron: Mini-Case Analysis Summary: Enron was founded in 1985 as a natural gas pipeline company. In the 1990s‚ Enron emerged as one of the leading pioneers in the energy market by building its business around energy trading and international energy-asset construction. Their emergence in the energy-trading sector all started when Enron recognized that they could take advantage their position as the largest interstate

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    auditors and Enron and the existence of conflicts of interest. From 1993‚ Enron started to outsource its internal audit functions to Anderson. Besides‚ conflicts of interest gets aggravated when the cross-selling of consulting services by auditors increases a lot. And consulting fees to auditors are much lucrative than the audit fees. As a result‚ Enron could easily threaten Anderson to give a favorable opinions to the public and otherwise Anderson couldn’t maintain a good relationship with Enron. Most

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