Accounting/Finance Lessons of Enron

A Case Study

Business & Finance, Economics, International Economics, Finance & Investing, Finance
Cover of the book Accounting/Finance Lessons of Enron by Harold Bierman <b>Jr</b>, World Scientific Publishing Company
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Author: Harold Bierman Jr ISBN: 9789814338318
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Harold Bierman Jr
ISBN: 9789814338318
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

There is a great deal of confusion regarding the factors that led to Enron's collapse. This important book addresses this problem by providing a coherent explanation of the accounting and finance problems associated with the collapse. The Skilling-Lay trial, as it is related to accounting or finance issues, is critically described as well. Through its well-balanced take on events surrounding the trial, the book therefore enables readers to analyze the validity of the arguments offered by the U.S. attorneys.

Contents:

  • The Enron Success and Failure
  • Enron as of 31 December 2000
  • First Six Months of 2001: Before the Storm
  • Sherron Watkins' Letter to Kenneth L Lay
  • The Clouds Burst
  • The 100-Year Flood
  • JEDI and Chewco: Not the Movie
  • LJM1 and Rhythms
  • LJM2 and Raptors I and III
  • LJM2 and Raptors II and IV
  • Other Transactions
  • The Collapse
  • The Indictment of Lay and Skilling
  • The Trial
  • A Slice of the Skilling–Lay Trial
  • The Skilling–Lay Trial: Fair or Foul?
  • Mark to Market Accounting: Feeding the Growth Requirement
  • Concluding Observations

Readership: Students and academics in accounting, finance, law and banking; accountants, lawyers, board members and finance people; and general public.
Key Features:

  • Argues that Skilling was not the cause of the Enron collapse and that the moral outrage of the U.S. attorneys led to inappropriate tactics in the Skilling-Lay trial
  • Argues that the collapse was facilitated by the loss of millions on real assets, including the large returns offered by Fastow to his co-investors in his special purpose entities
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There is a great deal of confusion regarding the factors that led to Enron's collapse. This important book addresses this problem by providing a coherent explanation of the accounting and finance problems associated with the collapse. The Skilling-Lay trial, as it is related to accounting or finance issues, is critically described as well. Through its well-balanced take on events surrounding the trial, the book therefore enables readers to analyze the validity of the arguments offered by the U.S. attorneys.

Contents:

Readership: Students and academics in accounting, finance, law and banking; accountants, lawyers, board members and finance people; and general public.
Key Features:

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