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Inside Arthur Andersen: shifting values, unexpected consequences
Publisher
FT Prentice Hall
Publication Date
c2003
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Preface
ch. 1. Beginning of the end
All-night shredding
Growing storm
Enron
Arthur Andersen
Andersen on trial
In search of an explanation : culture of greed or culture change
References
ch. 2. Honest beginnings
Founding father, founding values
Think straight, talk straight
Ensuring a quality workforce
The Andersen partnership
The making of a myth
Arthur E. Andersen's legacies
References
ch. 3. Growth before the storm
Growth
Leonard Paul Spacek
Expansion
Consulting
Balancing flexibility with control
References
ch. 4. Losing control
Control by division
Division allegiance and individual success
Balancing unity and division
Outside threat
Consulting to the rescue
References
ch. 5. Consulting revolution
Consulting challenge
Shifting values
Consulting revolt - consulting coup
Conflict of interest
References
ch. 6. Sales culture
The partner purge of 1992
Building a power base
Building external power - building client relationships
The second consulting revolution
Shifting values
References
ch. 7. Mistakes in judgment
Conflicts of interest and the SEC
Baptist Foundation of Arizona
Sunbeam Corporation
Waste Management, Inc.
Risk management
Errors in judgment at Enron
Indictment and trial
References
ch. 8. Unraveling
Other side of the world - an "inside" perspective from Asia
Offices began slipping away - an "inside" perspective from Europe
Unraveling - an "inside" perspective from the midwestern U.S.
Closing up shop
References
ch. 9. Will anything really change?
Regulating the accounting industry
Securities and Exchange Commission
Highlights of the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Reform Act of 2002
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
New Financial Accounting Standards Board rules
Establishing the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Backsliding
References
ch. 10. Conclusions : Andersen and conflicts in the public accounting system - The first twists - partner independence
Another turn - the effects of growth
Impact of consulting services
Andersen adopts a sales culture
Culture change
Wake-up call
References
Index.
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9780131408968
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