The central text for this project is the film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room by filmmaker Alex Gibney. This film investigates‚ documents and then exposes the many moves that led to the collapse of Enron. The director focuses on the chief leaders of the corporation as his principal characters in order to develop the story as a human tragedy. Throughout the course of the film‚ each leading character is revealed. All players were found to be distinct in their strategies and methods. However
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the tension between the European powers (1900-1913)? Tension was rife between the main powers within Europe and their hold over their empires and states. Many of the alliances of the time created enemies‚ generating huge tensions‚ with Germany often feeling isolated and betrayed. Germany gravely feared an encirclement and attack upon her borders; it was evident that war was going to break out‚ it was just a matter of when and how‚ leaving many tactics
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Nakayama: What do you think are the most important lessons to be learned from the Enron scandal? Hanson: The Enron scandal is the most significant corporate collapse in the United States since the failure of many savings and loan banks during the 1980s. This scandal demonstrates the need for significant reforms in accounting and corporate governance in the United States‚ as well as for a close look at the ethical quality of the culture of business generally and of business corporations in the United
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Corporate Accounting Scandals of All Time If there is one theme to rival terrorism for defining the last decade-and-a-half‚ it would have to be corporate greed and malfeasance. Many of the biggest corporate accounting scandals in history happened during that time. Here’s a chronological look back at some of the worst examples. Waste Management Scandal (1998) Company: Houston-based publicly traded waste management company What happened: Reported $1.7 billion in fake earnings. Main players: Founder/CEO/Chairman
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Alaina Donovan A.P. Language & Composition Persuasive Essay Self confidence is the ability to posses the absolute sureness of feeling that you are equal to the task at hand. If one is self-confident‚ that trait shines through the person in everything they do‚ say‚ what they wear and how they look. People who have this desirable trait draw others around them in by their untouchable confidence. A confident person can easily combat the hurdles of life and can also influence others by their
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What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Since the beginning of history itself‚ several and numerous people‚ inventions‚ ideologies or behaviours were immediately attached to a particular and self-explanatory concept such as revolutionary. As the time goes by its outreaching characteristics and meaning remains the same. A revolutionary is an individual who either actively participates in or advocates revolution. When used as an adjective‚ the term revolutionary refers to something
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The Middle Passage was the name for the route across the Atlantic Ocean‚ where African people had been captured and were taken as slaves to the Americas in the 1500s. It lasted for more than 400 years. The slaves were taken to work in sugar‚ coffee and cotton plantations. This essay is about the living conditions that the slaves suffered on the journey‚ the food they were given‚ the punishments that were used to control them‚ and the death and diseases on the boats. There were two types of ways
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CASE 4-1: Bessrawl Corporation Reconciliation of net income from U.S. GAAP to IFRS 2011 Net Income according to U.S. GAAP attributable to equity holders of Bessrawl Corporation ………… $1‚000‚000.00 IFRS adjustments: Add: Reversal of inventory cost written down to replacement cost….. 10‚000.00 Less: Additional depreciation of building after 2011 revaluation……..
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Disney toys and games like Scrabble (Johnson‚ 2010). Summer of 2007‚ Mattel‚ a global leader in toy manufacturing was faced with a tough challenge of restoring their consumer confidence following several recalls of their toys made in China. Mattel known for possessing the gold standard of testing and safety of its products came under scrutiny for several infractions with their toys. One of which had unacceptable lead levels in the paint and another contained a magnet that could un-attach and potentially
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SPD4287 Public Relations and Crisis Management Semester One‚ 2012/13 Group Project [pic] [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS Item Content Page Executive Summary 1 Part A – Crisis Analysis 1. Crisis 2 – 3 2. Analysis 4 – 5 3. Response 6 – 8 4. Comment 9 5. Recommendation 10 Part B – Public Relations Plan 1. 5-step PR Management Process 11 – 14 2. Image Restoration 15 3. Reputation Rebuild 16 – 17 Executive Summary
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