Shaffer Directed by Marc Shaffer Correspondent Hedrick Smith ANNOUNCER: It was a meteoric rise. VOICE: We will become the world’s leading company. ANNOUNCER: And a devastating collapse. VOICE: Enron is a corporate Chernobyl. VOICE: You had the entire system playing fast and loose. VOICE: It is not just Enron‚ it’s an industry problem. LYNN TURNER‚ SEC Chief Accountant (1998-2001): It is real‚ real damage to the country. ANNOUNCER: Why didn’t anyone sound an alarm? VOICE: The watchdogs work for executives
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the King and Queen of Spain believe Columbus when he said there was a way to reach China and the Indies by sailing west? First of all‚ Columbus shared many of the same beliefs as the King and Queen. Also‚ the trip would be fairly cheap with little risks since Columbus had the reputation of an experienced traveler
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from intertwining with American affairs. However‚ the act did present some downsides‚ such as ship weren’t able to leave U.S docks with intentions of becoming imports. As a result‚ companies that had relations with imports and exports loss their business‚ this led to prices decreasing‚ and the unemployment rate increasing
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1.1 The competition with Gibson and the failure of recording guitars Epiphone had introduced the recording series of guitars at the height of banjo boom in 1928. Although the market was certainly ripe‚ the recording guitars were not successful accepted by the market because the recoding guitars was lack of celebrity endorsement and the volume of recording guitars was too small and arguably too ornate if compared to the mighty size and volume of the Gibson L-5. Epiphone took the concept of the Gibson
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of ethical issues raised in the movie “Enron-the Smartest Guys in the Room” but the four I am going to focus on are listed below. Art Anderson‚ Ken Lay and all of the other executives did a number of unethical things which ultimately brought down Enron and affected thousands of employees and their futures. The bottom line was that each and every one of them acted out of greed for the almighty dollar. 1- Encouraging employees to invest and buy stock in Enron when they knew the truth about the lack
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When you think George Washington what do you think of? The First President. War hero. Virginian. George Washington is one of‚ if not‚ the most famous people in history‚ however there is more to him than what meets the eye. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on George Washington that affected his lifetime achievements. George Washington was born February 22‚ 1732 to Augustine and Mary Bell Washington. Augustine was a “wealthy planter”(Burn 19) and owned a “plantation sometimes called
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College Professional Studies Wal-Mart Group Case Study Team A’s paper will provide an in-depth review of Wal-Mart’s ethical challenges at home and abroad along with how Wal-Mart continues to make corporate social responsibility a priority in its business across the globe. The teams review begins with the history of Wal-Mart‚ which can be traced back to the 1940s when Sam Walton began his career in retailing. In May of 1950‚ Walton purchased a store in Bentonville‚ Arkansas and opened Walton ’s 5
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Risk This assignment will critically evaluate theories of risk‚ and consider the approaches to practice for the role of a local authority social worker in the identification‚ assessment and management of risk of social work with children‚ young people and families. There will be consideration given to the impact of social work practice on service users and carers including my understanding of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice. The idiom ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’
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Working in a railroad environment provides many challenges and risks. In addition to handling very dangerous hazardous materials‚ there are some other unique challenges due to the size of the operation‚ and how many miles of railroad track and rail yards that exist to be maintained. The two main risks that my employer faces are: slips‚ trips‚ and falls‚ and data security. Slips‚ trips‚ and falls has always been one of the leading contributing factors to employee injuries. Railroad liability is
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Challenges Faced by Management Managing and supervising people are not an easy job. Every day we are facing different problems and challenges. Maybe a small or big problems that we must enhance or motivate our people‚ talk with them and even sometimes help them to solve their day to day problems. Every individual has his own characteristic to portray. Variations of people should take into consideration in managing them. Factors like timing‚ place‚ and situation would work well for the managers
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