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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brand equity from its original name‚ Andersen Consulting‚ to the new company name? To find a name that represents their company in a new face‚ the company put it as its top priority. Through marketing campaign‚ internet search‚ consulting outside firms‚ and employees’ participation worldwide‚ the company finally found its name‚ which is Accenture. During the process‚ the company was worry of how to transfer the brand equity from its original name‚ Andersen Consulting to the new name that customers
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Professional values‚ ethics‚ and attitudes. (AC 423) Group Assignment QUESTION: With the advantage of hindsight‚ what advice would you have given the Enron Board to avoid the 2001 disaster? GROUP MEMBERS 1. Augustine Kupara R082559R 2. Tonderai Nyamadzawo R082987G 3. Simbarashe Chaka R089613J 4 Brighton Nzvuvu R089824H 5. Walter Danger R082990X 6. Simon Chigwanda R075968L 7. Ashley Murisa R082991Y 8. Frank Garatsa R082988H 9. Presely Nheweyembwa R076037L 10
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1) Deregulation Deregulation of the U.S. energy industry made possible Enron’s emergence as a major corporation‚ but also ultimately may have contributed to its collapse. The company successfully seized the opportunity created by deregulation to create a new business as a market maker in natural gas and other commodities. Enron successfully influenced policymakers to exempt the company from various regulatory rules‚ for example in the field of energy derivatives. This allowed Enron to enter various
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significant contributor to the lack of transparency is the role of Arthur Andersen as Enron’s auditor. The auditing firm was also involved in consulting services for Enron‚ leading to very high conflicts of interest. The auditor of Enron‚ should have been more independent in order to provide objective assessment‚ and the aforementioned parties should have been wary enough to investigate the close relationships between Enron and Arthur Andersen. Furthermore‚ the regulations in place at the time‚ which allowed
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Waste Management The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against the founder and five other former top officers of Waste Management Inc. for massive fraud. The complaint charges the defendants with inflating profits to meet earnings targets. The officers named in the complaint include the following: * The CEO‚ who set earnings targets‚ fostered a culture of fraudulent accounting‚ personally directed certain of the accounting changes to make the targeted earnings‚ and was the
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Running head: Marketing Spotlight - Accenture Marketing Spotlight - Accenture What have been the key success factors for Accenture? One large success factor for Accenture has been its timing. "Accenture started life as the consulting arm of accounting firm Arthur Anderson In 1989‚ Anderson Consulting separated from Arthur Anderson in order to position itself against its IT services competitors" (Keller & Kotler‚ 1994/2006‚ 366). Accenture was able to take advantage of its large parent company
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Enron is what made the researcher very interested in the topic. The Enron scandal‚ revealed in October 2001‚ eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation‚ an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas‚ and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen‚ which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time‚ Enron undoubtedly is the biggest audit failure. Young as I am‚ I
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Sean Russi The Case of Phar-Mor Inc ACCT-525 October 31‚ 2012 Case Summary The case of Phar-Mor Inc was one of the biggest pre-Enron frauds that have been uncovered. Phar-Mor Inc established in 1982 Phar-Mor was a small little known discount drugstore. Phar-Mor became well known for offering medications at a 25-40% discount rate compared to your normal pharmacy store prices. Phar-Mor’s first six years of existence seemingly were
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Table of Contents IntroductionPage 3 Ethics Corruption in the United StatesPage 3 Corruption and the OlympicsPage 6 Corruption AbroadPage 7 Affects of CorruptionPage 8 Anti-Corruption Strategies Page 10 ConclusionPage 11 Back Up Materials Transparency International‚ Global Corruption Report 2001Tab 1 Time Trail Article: Italy‚ The Mani Pulite ScandalTab 2 Economic Perspectives 1998‚ View from Stuart EizenstatTab 3 Promoting the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption in a Globalized Economy
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