A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to ReformRoutledge, 2015 M01 28 - 775 páginas A definitive new reference on the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the 21st century. Tracing the market boom and bust that preceded Enron's collapse, as well as the aftermath of that failure, the book chronicles the meltdown in the telecom sector that gave rise to accounting scandals globally. Featuring expert analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation that was adopted in response to these scandals, the author also investigates the remarkable market recovery that followed the scandals. An exhaustive guide to the collapse of the Enron Corporation and other financial scandals that erupted in the wake of the market downturn of 2000, this book is an essential resource for students, teachers and professionals in corporate governance, finance, and law. |
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... Global Crossing 320 • Accounting Manipulations 321 • Bankruptcy 323 • Accounting Failures 324 • Reorganization 324 • Adelphia 325 • Internal Investigation 327 • Criminal Charges 328 WorldCom 330 • The Company 330 • MCI 332 • WorldCom ...
... Global Crossing, Adelphia, and WorldCom. Other accounting scandals at AOL Time Warner, Vivendi, HealthSouth, Hollinger, and others are included in this part. Part III examines the financial scandals that appeared on Wall Street in the ...
... Global Crossing, a fiber-optic long network operator, saw the valuation of its stock reach $50 billion before it filed for bankruptcy, amidst controversy over its accounting practices. It was the fourth-largest bankruptcy on record in ...
... Global Crossing) were paid about $3.3 billion, mostly in options. Executives at some companies received “reload” options that granted new options each time an option was exercised. “Reset” options were also popular. These options ...
... Global Crossing, which filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Microsoft's stock dropped from $120 per share to below $40 at the end of 2000. The head of Microsoft, Bill Gates, saw his fortune drop $6 billion in value in 2001, but he remained the ...
Contenido
II Full Disclosure and the Accountants | 141 |
Photographs follow page 302 | 302 |
III Full Disclosure Fails | 309 |
IV Recovery and Reform | 519 |
Conclusion | 661 |
Notes | 665 |
Selected Bibliography | 677 |
Name Index | 693 |
Subject Index | 733 |
About the Author | 743 |
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A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform Jerry W Markham Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform Jerry W. Markham Vista previa limitada - 2006 |