CAN YOU

ACCOUNT ON IT?
MY KEY TAKEAWAYS ON THE ENRON SCANDAL

HOW DID THEY DID IT?

A HOUSTON-BASED
COMMODITIES, ENERGY AND
SERVICE CORPORATION OFF THE
BALANCE SHEETS

SHAREHOLDERS
LOST

BECAUSE OF
CEO JEFF ARTHUR FORMER CEO THE ENRON
SKILLING ANDERSEN KENNETH LAY SCANDAL

any time a
money is stolen
or hidden by an
employee

Educate Segregate
management on accounting
indicators of
over-recording fraud. functions.
sales revenue
or under-
recording
expenses

avoiding
disclosure of Initiate annual
creative Establish a examinations
accounting strong of financial
practices control statements by
environment an outside
party.

IT IS AN IT DRIVES IT IS VITAL FOR

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE ETHICAL DECISION-
SKILL. BEHAVIOR MAKING

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