There were several internal control issues with Arthur Andersen (AA) that contributed to the Enron disaster. Firstly‚ AA gave Enron nonaudit services as well as audit services‚ meaning that AA could advise the structuring of transactions for desired disclosure outcomes and other work and later give an audit opinion on these transactions. This resulted in a blatant conflict of interest issue that many audit professionals did not recognize. Secondly‚ the “tone at the top” of AA did not encourage ethics
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This could be it. That was the only thought in my head as I chased a plastic Frisbee in the end zone. The game was tied at 10-10 — whoever scored the next point would win the game and continue on to nationals. My team had been playing with only one substitute all day; our current opponent had over seven subs. My team had worked so hard to get this far‚ but we were tired and injured. I saw the disc flying over my head but also saw a girl on the other team rapidly approaching behind me‚ hoping to thwart
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."This quote by Martin Luther King Jr. is a great description of what Beowulf is;his determination and willingness to fight makes him a hero.In the world there is and will always be two different kinds of people good and evil.In the story of Beowulf all evil are descendants of Cain;evilness might be very strong but in the world of good their stands a
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were there three Opium Wars in China during the 19th century? The Opium Wars were a series of three wars between the Chinese and the British; primarily fought in regard to the illegal trade of opium in China during the 19th century. They manifested the conflicting natures of both nations and demonstrated China’s misconceptions of its own superiority. The Opium Wars resulted in the humiliating defeat of the Chinese to a country they considered to be "barbarians". There were many problems with
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the Pygmalion effect where the attitudes of the supervisors‚ which is instilled through the learning organization‚ and the Harvard publisher‚ to remain fresh with ideas of the expectations of them as well as the employees‚ thus to better understand the concept of how the employees are treated has a direct correlation on their performance. 3. What determinants of job satisfaction are addressed by Mr. Kent in his description of the firm? That Coca-Cola company is committed to living their values
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This Case study was made by Joshua D. Margolis and Amy Gallo. The article talks about one of the founders of a company called GlobalScope. Gil Lehner was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was a non smoker‚ which is very unlikely to find that out in a lung cancer patient. These types of cases are rare. He had eight-teen percent of surviving the cancer. Lehner was a very positive person and did not let the cancer intervene with his work. From the four founders‚ Gil was the scientific expert. He had a
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Gupta 10/BBS/0177 Abhinav Goel 10/BBS/0179 Jai Singh Gambhir 10/BBS/0157 Declaration We student of Bachelor of Business Studies (1st semester)‚ in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College‚ University of Delhi‚ hereby declare that I have made this academic project titled ‘Corporate Governance’ as a part of the internal assessment for the subject ‘Fundamentals of Management’‚ for academic year 2009-10. The project is submitted for the first time and here only and the information submitted therein
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Running Head: ENRON ETHICAL ANALYSIS Enron Ethical Analysis Gordon C. Shaw III Grand Canyon University Abstract This is a survey of business policies and procedures implemented by the Enron corporate policy committee headed by the chairman Ken Lay. The enigma of corporate responsibilities and ethics of the Houston based energy giant Enron are mapped out in a simple easy to read memorandum circulated throughout the several levels of management and to all employees
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CHAPTER 3 The Competitive Environment Learning Objectives Upon completing this chapter‚ you should be able to: Identify the structural characteristics of the environment faced by the firm and how these drivers influence both competition and value creation Choose the appropriate level of specificity in environmental analysis‚ depending on the locus of the decision-making group Predict how changes occurring in the environment might influence future competition and value creation Incorporate understanding
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the German Government did in fact push for the war with Hewitson blaming the Army and suggesting that Germany was looking for an opportunity to start war however he does not fully support the view that German leaders were responsible.Porter and Armour (Source 2) strongly supports this view by again pointing to the millitary and prime minister Bethmann Hollweg looking for an opportunity to wage war but again not fully placing the blame on Germany but looking at the threating actions of Russia and Britain
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