Ethics is a system of moral principles. The society depends on ethics from people‚ companies and the government in order for a civilized world. What happens when an unethical behavior is done? What if it is done by a large corporation‚ large enough to hurt the economy? The Enron scandal is an example of a historical exposure of unethical behaviors within a company and it is also one of the largest corporate scandals in America. Enron started as a gas pipeline company. It soon expanded into the
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (CG 601) LECTURER NAME; MR G.A.W KACHALI CANDIDATE REGISTRATION NUMBER: 22 GGM 10895 Student Name; GEOFREY SHUMA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2 2. Overview 2 3. Corporate Governance definition 2 4. Good Corporate Governance 3 5. Historical Background of Corporate Governance 4 6. Impact of Corporate Governance 5 7. Parties to Corporate Governance 5
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STUDENT:0705080/1 QUESTION 1 (B) Evaluate the auditor’s role in the certification of the financial statements and conclude whether its work is effective in preventing major scandals on the lines of Enron and Worldcom. 1.0 ABSTRACT 2.0 ENRON-CORPORATE FIASCOS 3.0 HOW DID THE AUDITORS FAIL TO CATCH PROBLEMS AT ENRON? 4.0 HOW TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF ENRON? 5.0 NEW RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDITORS ACCORDING TO SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 6.0 CONCLUSION 7.0 REFERENCES 1.0 ABSTRACT The responsibility
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Interests in corporate governance‚ specifically in business accountability‚ emerged in 2001-2002 in response to the financial collapses that large companies faced such as Enron in the United States‚ Parmalat in Italy‚ Ahold in Netherlands etc... . Governments and agencies‚ tried to prevent these scandals by issuing laws and regulations such as the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002‚ United States federal law‚ however‚ shortly the interests in good corporate governance was renewed and emphasized after the
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1.What are the main reasons that Enron collapsed? I think the reasons for the collapse are three fold. Firstly Enron’s accounting practices(mark to market accounting- companies estimate how much revenue a deal is going to bring in and state that number in their earnings the moment the contract is signed) Its managements goal was to maintain the appearance of value by always having rising stock prices rather than focus on creating real value for the company. Secondly its reliance on Special
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Business Failed Business failure is when a company is forced to close because it is unable to generate enough income to cover its expenses. If business owners predict that business failure is evident‚ some will cease operating immediately; others operate until they run out of cash. Established businesses tend to fail because of economic conditions‚ political changes‚ or management decisions. New business failure is mostly the result of poor planning or decision-making. The following companies
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What is Corporate Governance? Corporate Governance is a generic concept‚ and in most cases it is defined by its objectives. Corporate Governance can be defined and analyzed by two terms. The first was introduced by the Organization of economic Corporation and Development (OECD 1999). OECD defined “Corporate Governance as a system in which business corporations are directed and controlled. The Corporate Governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among the
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Trip Winkel Finance 303 May‚ 27 2005 Dr. Namorato The Enron Scandal Enron was established in 1930 as Northern Natural Gas Company and joined with three other companies to undertake this industry. The four companies eventually began to break apart between 1941 and 1947 as a result of a public stock offering. In 1979‚ Northern Natural Gas was placed under new management when it was bought by InterNorth Inc. In 1985‚ Kenneth Lay‚ CEO of Houston Natural Gas Company devised a transaction
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What are some of the reasons that becker gives us for the loss of heroism? Do you agree or disagree? Support your opinions with good reasons and page references. Mankind’s common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theater for heroism.” (William James) Heroism is a way to give a person’s life meaning‚ it is what separates us from all other animals that live and die without any significance. It provides us with worth for roaming the earth and gives man a sense of
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Failed Amendments The Amendments were proposed in 1789. There were 17 articles of amendment but they were reduced to 12 and others were rejected. Today‚ there are 27 amendments in the constitution. Most people know the first 10‚ which are known as The Bill of Rights. Through the years‚ the amendments have been tried to be changed or improved by the government. Some amendments are accepted and some are still pending. The failed amendments are either rejected by the congress or didn’t get enough
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