Overview In order “to offer high-quality accounting services”‚ Arthur Andersen (AA)‚ a Northwestern accounting professor started a business to offer services to clients promoting “integrity and sound audit opinions over higher short-run profits”. The company’s “four cornerstones” was good service‚ quality audits‚ well-managed staff‚ and profits for the firm. Their strategy was to focus on quality and high standards of audits rather than profits‚ a very successful strategy that led to consistent
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Abstract Architectural design of firm may vary among companies. There are most common categories are business environment‚ strategy‚ and organizational architecture. Business environment of Andersen includes technology that was used effectively; structure of its markets‚ regulations which helped Andersen to grow along with its reputation. The second category is strategy which includes Andersen’s primary goals‚ choice of business‚ and services. Finally‚ the last category is organizational architecture
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March 4‚ 2014 Rise & Fall of Arthur Andersen‚ LLP Abstract Enron was a natural gas company that was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay. By 1992‚ Enron was the largest selling company of natural gas in North America. In October 2001 a scandal involving Enron was emerging. This scandal led to the fall of the company. The Enron case and many others cases led to the collapse of other companies that did business with them which included one of the largest accounting
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Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices Arthur Andersen LLP was founded in Chicago in 1913 by Arthur Andersen and partner Clarence DeLany. After 90 years of hard work‚ this accounting firm we become known as one of the Big Five largest accounting firms in the United States. Andersen set standards for the accounting profession and advanced new initiatives on the strength of its then undeniable integrity. By the 1980s‚ standards throughout the industry fell as accountancy firms struggled
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Running head: Management Planning Paper on Arthur Andersen Management Planning Paper on Arthur Andersen In 1913‚ the company Arthur Andersen started by Arthur Andersen and Clarence Delany by the name of Andersen‚ Delany‚ & Co. In 1918‚ it was given the name Arthur Andersen & Co. The company supplied tax‚ consulting services and auditing for the large business‚ and itself had a position in the "Big Five" accounting firms. In 2002‚ this firm was found guilty for auditing an energy corporation
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Valentina Nozdrina COM 3150 Prof. S. Reynolds December 10‚ 2012 Arthur Andersen LLP case study The case “Arthur Andersen‚ LLP: An Accounting Firm in Crisis” explains the failure of Arthur Andersen‚ one of the leading auditing and consulting firms in the world‚ known for professionalism in its field‚ ethical values‚ honest accounting and the elimination of conflicts. Andersen was always focused on creating a firm with its own set of business standards. For many years‚ Andersen’s slogan was
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Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices 1. Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen ’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties. The legal issues that surrounded Andersen ’s audition were that there was conflict of interest and there was lack of independence on the part of Andersen. In this context‚ Andersen took up lucrative management consultancy projects for the clients of whom it was the auditor. From the deontological ethical perspective
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IN DEPENDENCE OF AUDITOR – ENRON AND ARTHUR ANDERSEN CASE Introduction The world economy in recent years has got some significant growth but also had quite serious scandals. They caused the shakes for many‚ both citizens and authorities. Therefore‚ it is a challenging time and it is the time for change. An absolutely necessity is to enhance the true reliable financial information because the success on the capital market depends on it. The key factor is to assure that auditors must take a completely
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Individual Project Capstone Case Study – Arthur Andersen LLP Bus 680 – Economics for Business Decisions Summer 2013 1. Discuss the environmental‚ strategic and organizational changes that occurred over the life of Andersen in the context of figure 11.1. While Andersen started off as a stable environment‚ once changes started being made to the main focus of the company many changes were expedited. While still successful in it’s auditing business‚ other opportunities arose that allowed for quicker
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