Enron
Essays

Paper Undergraduate

Ethics in Business: Enron's Fall and Fake Sales Tactics

¶ … business in an ethical way are varied. Increased competitiveness is one such benefit. Ethical businesses enjoy an enhanced image and reputation. Villanova, Lozano and Arenas (2009) surmise that organizations…

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Paper Undergraduate

Managerial Accounting Has Long Been

Managerial accounting has long been at the forefront of discussion about business management. Indeed, Managerial Accounting is vitally important to the success of any firm. Without this type of accounting, managers…

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Paper Undergraduate

Internal Controls SOX and Corporate

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), is a law enacted as a direct result of corporate scandals such as Tyco International, Adelphia, WorldCom and Enron. The reason that SOX is an important tool to avoid further…

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Paper Undergraduate

Ethics in modern society

The exceptional lack of ethics during the first years of the 21st century immediately triggered an onslaught of global legislation that sought to enforce governance and compliance across businesses globally.

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Paper Undergraduate

Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and PCAOB on U.S. corporate governance

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was implemented in 2002, as a regulating measure to prevent companies from engaging in unethical accounting practices. Specifically, the Act requires CEOs to be financially responsible for…

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Paper Undergraduate

Waste, Abuse, Fraud and Corruption

The images of executives being led out of their offices in handcuffs are images that have become increasingly more common in our society over the past decade. Executive fraud and corruption has been seen in many…

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Paper Masters

GE\'s Growth Strategy When Jeff

When Jeff Immelt took over as CEO of GE in 1981, his approach was different than that of the previous CEO, Jack Welch. In the past, GE was used to double digit growth under Welch's leadership, but 911 happened only four…

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Paper Undergraduate

Strategic planning in organizations

The political decision-making model entails a company's relationship with its stakeholders. The aim is political rationality; a consensus that is acceptable to both stakeholders and the company involved.

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Paper Doctorate

Business law: principles and applications

In the case of Arthur Andersen v. United States, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that the company had obstructed justice. The case centered on the allegation that as Enron's financial difficulties…

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Paper Masters

GAAP Newsletter Dear Managers: In the 21st

In the 21st century, particularly after a combination of the Global Recession and issues surrounding companies like Enron and Arthur Anderson, there has been a new paradigm about accounting in the media, for…

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