and 4 1. Arthur Anderson’s audit partners’ sole concern was how much revenue could be generated‚ so the employees of Arthur Anderson paid little mind to the quality of the audits they did as long as they were making money. They turned their heads when generally accepted accounting principles were not being followed and hid the fact that Enron’s policies and internal controls were not good enough to protect its shareholders. 3. The prime motivation behind the decisions of Arthur Andersen’s
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AND ITS ROLE IN THE DOWNFALL Corporate Culture and its Role in the Downfall Of Arthur Anderson LLC and Sunbeam Corporation Darrell V. Davis Grand Canyon University Bus 604 Business Ethics July 5‚ 2009 Abstract Corporate culture plays an extremely important role in the development of a company. Whether explicitly stated or not‚ the culture of a company reveals its attitude‚ motivation‚ and intentions. Arthur Andersen’s and Sunbeam’s cultures revealed that they were on the hunt for huge profits
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Arthur Andersen was one of the ’Big 5 ’ accounting firms‚ the others being PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)‚ Deloitte Touche‚ Ernst and Young‚ and KPMG. Throughout the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s‚ these five companies provided auditing and tax services to most of the west ’s major companies. However‚ in 2002 Arthur Andersen ’s licences to practice as Certified Public Accountants (CPA ’s) in the US were voluntarily surrendered by the company in the wake of criminal charges relating to the Enron scandal. Although
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if outdated. At the organization‚ new trends of the market and new competitors were not going to change any of the company. "Don’t question it. That’s the way it’s always been done". They had no desire to change their archaic practices. When Anderson realized that they could not survive with the current‚ traditional business approach and their competitive edge was dwindling‚ they switched from a "pillar of integrity" company to one that focused solely on keeping clients at any cost. Andersen
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management within Arthur Andersen. Specifically‚ the paper will discuss at least one legal‚ ethical‚ and social responsibility issue that impacts Arthur Andersen. Additionally‚ this paper will analyze the impact these factors have on Arthur Andersen’s management planning. Finally‚ this paper will analyze at least three factors that influence Arthur Andersen’s strategic‚ tactical‚ operational‚ and contingency planning. The firm of Arthur Andersen LLP was founded in 1913 by Arthur Andersen and
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Unethical Practices of Arthur Anderson: Week 2 Checkpoint ACC/260 – Accounting Ethics: Keeping It Clean September 26‚ 2013 Thomas Scholz What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Assistance! Arthur Andersen assisted Enron in deceiving stakeholders by revealing ways to generate false profits and hide losses through the development of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). Enron’s consolidated financial statements did not depict or clearly
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Planning on the Demise of Arthur Andersen The planning function of management is critical to the success of any organization. Innovative ideas‚ perfect products‚ and highly skilled employees fail to become assets if no plans are in place for how these assets will be used to achieve the organization’s goals. In the case of the once‚ highly successful accounting firm‚ Arthur Andersen‚ management’s failure to plan effectively for crises led to its demise. Management Planning at Arthur Andersen In today’s
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"What happened at Arthur Anderson" and "Why?" Arthur Andersen‚ who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States‚ strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals‚ finally closed its doors after 90 years of business. The firm’s name was synonymous with trust‚ integrity and ethics during a long period of time‚ however‚ Andersen failed to withstand the pressure from the competition of consulting service. Thus‚ it leaded
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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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Department of Politics Course Descriptions 201 3 - 1 4 Autumn term courses PO71016A Art & Politics 1: Theory History Event Numbers of this course are limited and are on a first come first served basis . Students wishing to take this course not enrolled on the MA Art and Politics must contact the course co - ordinator (b.buckley@gold.ac.uk) for permission to join. Lecturer: Dr Bernadette Buckley 30 CATS Autumn Monday 13.00 - 17.00 This is a core module for MAAP‚ meaning that
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