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    The Enron Disaster

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    1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when AA consulting became its own separate entity‚ named Accenture. Revenues from consulting services surpassed revenue from auditing services. A natural competitiveness grew between the two rivals and this is where the problems began to start. Management held maximinizing revenues as their primary focus of success and promotions/bonuses were based on this factor. The CEO of AA‚ Joe

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    Enron Case

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    Enron Case The internal controls that were ignored when LJM1 was created were one‚ LJM’s books were kept separate from Enron’s. LJM1 ignored some of Enron’s entries in the books that were missing. Outsiders owned less than 3% of the Special Purpose Entities equities. There was an error made by Arthur Andersen to let LJM’s financial statement to remain unconsolidated. If the financial statements had been consolidated‚ some of the errors could have been found. They may have even had some time to correct

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    Do some research on the Internet about what has happened with Enron. Now apply the three questions used to test the merits of a winning strategy (text p13) to Enron. Describe the strategic management failure in Enron that led it into its demise? Enron was formed in 1986 from the merger of natural gas pipeline companies Houston Natural Gas and Internorth. At the time of filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in December 2001‚ Enron had a portfolio of diversified activities ranging from the

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    enron scandal

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    The Enron scandal A brief on Enron’s history  Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth.  In the early 1990s‚ he helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices‚ The resulting markets made it possible for traders such as Enron to sell energy at higher prices‚ thereby significantly increasing its revenue.  As Enron became the largest seller of natural gas in North America by 1992‚ Enron pursued a diversification strategy

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    Enron Case

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    MINI CASE: THE FILURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT ENRON 1.Which parts of the corporate governance system‚ internal and external‚ do you believe failed Enron the most? In the evaluation of the Enron’s case; by trying to see the very big picture‚ it is not only about that the internal part of the corporate governance system was failed or but also the external part of the corporate governance system was also failed. As noted on the last paragraph of the mini case‚ many people from different positions

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    report‚ it will show how Enron was involved in improper accounting practices that led to over $70 billion of losses and also Enron’s method that was used to able them in covering their losses. Enron’s fall and bankruptcy had affected not only the employees‚ but also the shareholders‚ U.S Citizens and also the impact that it had on other countries that Enron was affiliated with. The focus of this paper is on the creation of Enron’s business model that resulted in the fall of Enron. Also‚ how the SPEs

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    Enron scandal Enron shocked the world from being “America’s most innovative company” to America’s biggest corporate bankruptcy at its time. At its peak‚ Enron was America’s seventh largest corporation.From the 1990’s until the fall of 2001‚ Enron was famous throughout the business world and was known as an innovator‚ technology powerhouse‚ and a corporation with no fear. The sudden fall of Enron in the end of 2001 shattered not just the business world but also the lives of their employees. Enron

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    Enron Case

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    1. The Enron debacle created what one public official reported was a “crisis of confidence” on the part of the public in the accounting profession. List the parties who you believe are most responsible for that crisis. Briefly justify each of your choices. a) With Enron‚ the responsibility and blame started with Enron’s executives‚ Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ and Andrew Fastow. Their goal was to make Enron into the world’s greatest company. To make this goal a reality‚ they created a company

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    “Something was very rotten in the state of Enron.” This quote by Michigan Senator Carl Levin is a twist of words from a famous playwright‚ Shakespeare’s Hamlet; “Something was very rotten in the state of Denmark.” From the play‚ this was recited because there was a lot of corruption in Denmark from the betrayal in royalty. In comparison to Levin’s quote‚ there was betrayal of Enron leaders to their employees‚ as well as the company itself. Between the years of 1979 and 2001‚ Enron was known for

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    1. The Enron debacle created what one public official reported was a “crisis of confidence” on the part of the public in the accounting profession. List the parties who you believe are most responsible for that crisis. Briefly justify each of your choices. a. Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ and Andrew Fastow. A common theme of the allegations leveled at the three executives was that they had created a corporate culture that fostered‚ if not encouraged‚ “rule breaking”. b. Andersen

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