Angelica Winton Business 100 02/17/13 Enron: One of the Largest Scandals of the Twentieth Century Would you defraud millions of people and steal billions of dollars from them? The very idea likely makes your skin crawl. And yet‚ that is exactly what Enron‚ a massive power company did for many years. We shall see how their insatiable greed and lust for power was the cause of their downfall and ultimate ruin. Enron prided themselves on being ’’the smartest guys in the room.’’ The company
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How could the ENRON scandal been avoided? The Enron scandal could have been avoided had they had an organizational culture of honesty‚ integrity and ethics 1. There should have been stronger management and better ethical oversight. Even employees should have had a sense of the expected ethical values and try to maintain a strong sense of organizational culture. 2. There should have been measures in place to oversee the activities of accounting firms (Arthur Andersen)‚ as they acted as both Enron’s
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ENRON Principles of Accounting Enron Key Players KENNETH LAY Former Enron chairman JEFFREY SKILLING Former Enron CEO DAVID DUNCAN Former Andersen partner NANCY TEMPLE Andersen lawyer THOMAS WHITE Secretary of the Army SHERRON WATKINS Enron vice president Enron started about 29 years ago in July 1985 in Houston‚ Texas.. A energy economist named Kenneth Lay became the CEO of Enron. Mr. Lay was a very optimistic
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Special Purpose Entity Enron had high levels of debt. To attract new investors‚ Enron needed to find a way to hide those debts. Andrew Fastow‚ CFO of Enron‚ turned to Special Purpose Entity (SPE). Several legal entities such as LJM and raptors were created and the poorly performing stocks were transferred to these entities. Then‚ the SPE were used to borrow large sum of money from investors with Enron’s overpriced stock as collateral. These SPEs were not reported on the financial statements. In
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Enron The collapse of Enron Corporation an American energy‚ commodities and services based Company in Houston‚ Texas reinforces why unethical business practices are not the foundation for an enduring and sustainable enterprise. Good business practices is rewarding because it builds sustainable company‚ trust‚ integrity and organizational growth. In the article Enron ethics: Culture matters more than codes‚ reminded us that before the scandal‚ Enron appeared to have the best organization
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FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION AND IMPACT TO STAKEHOLDERS INTRODUCTION Globalization can be defined as the process of social‚ political‚ economic‚ cultural and technological integration among countries around the world. However‚ globalization is frequently confused with internationalization. Internationalization increases the importance of international trade‚ international relations‚ treaties and alliance between nations (Herman E Daly‚ 1999). Internationalization works by penetrating another country
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collapse of Enron had substantial and far-reaching ramifications throughout the financial investment field‚ tax compliance professions and the accounting profession. Intense Congressional scrutiny resulted in a new era of transparency in financial reporting‚ stricter reporting standards as provided in Sarbanes-Oxley and substantial penalties for failure to comply with new financial reporting and tax compliance standards in the Internal Revenue Code (Bottiglieri et. al.‚ 2009) Enron Assignment
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STAKEHOLDERS IMPACT ANALYSIS (SIA) IDENTIFY | INTERSTS | CONCERNS | POSSIBLE CLAIMS | AIRLINES‚ such as Air Canada‚ American Airlines‚ Asiana Airlines... | Increase airspace and terminal to get more customers. | Security at airport and airspace | Rising oil price | VANCOUVER AIRPOT AUTHORITY | Airport development and service improvements | Terrorism at Airport | More Profit | RETAIL‚ such as Hudson Group‚ Definition Fragrances‚ HDS Retail | -------- | -------- | -------- | SECURITY‚ such
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1. Kodak Stakeholder Impact Analysis Shareholders The shareholders of Kodak want a good return on their investment. Kodak has been exhausting resources through acquisitions and joint ventures with other companies‚ which leads to decreased shareholder profits. Kodak lost over $1.7 billion in already manufactured cameras and a patent suit where Polaroid sued them for violations on seven of their patents which also led to decreased shareholder profits. Competition was increasing in all areas and
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issue‚ product‚ or competitive situation.” The Aftermath Affects On December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron filled for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the US banking code. This sudden collapse of one of Fortune 500 largest companies shocked the world. Once the world’s largest energy company‚ Enron’s scandal became the largest bankruptcy recognition and was attributed as the biggest audit failure in American history. The impact of this downfall was felt within the company and throughout the business world. As Enron’s
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