Assignment 2

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Assignment 2 \”The Downfall of Enron\”

Background of the Enron Case: During the downfall of the Enron Corporation, Arthur Anderson, and Enrons accounting firm, instructed its employees to destroy financial documents relating to Enron. On May 6, 2002 a charge of obstructing an official proceeding of The Securities Exchange Commission was filed against Arthur Andersen LLP. Hence, the term, Whistle-blower, was formed as well as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which monitors the ethical and financial affairs of all business corporations.

Using the Internet or the Strayer Library, locate sources of information about this landmark case. Review the contributing factors to the evolution of this situation, the legal ramifications, and the resulting effects on corporate ethical standards that occurred to prevent further malfeasance on the part of corporate executives. Refer to the Supreme Court Full Case Name: Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States. Citations: 544U.S 696; 125 S.Ct.2129; 161L.Ed.2d 1008; 2005 U.S.LEXIS 4348; 73U.S.L.W.4393.

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enrons financial practices.

2. If you had been assigned to defend Enron, justify the legality of its methods of handling its finances.

3. Differentiate the responsibilities of Arthur Andersons auditors from that of Enrons executives.

4. Analyze the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Formulate guidelines to maintain effective corporate governance in a firm and ensure compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Analyze company policies to ensure compliance with key provisions of the major federal laws related to investor protection, equal employment opportunity, consumer protection, and environmental protection.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in commercial law.
Write clearly and concisely about commercial law using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

Points: 200 Assignment 2: The Downfall of Enron
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 70% F Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Determine the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enrons financial practices.
Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely determined the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enrons financial practices. Partially determined the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enrons financial practices. Satisfactorily determined the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enrons financial practices. Thoroughly determined the primary factors that contributed to the downfall of Enron.
2. If you had been assigned to defend Enron, justify the legality of its methods of handling its finances.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely justified the legality of its methods of handling its finances. Partially justified the legality of its methods of handling its finances. Satisfactorily justified the legality of its methods of handling its finances. Thoroughly justified the legality of its methods of handling its finances.
3. Differentiate the responsibilities of Arthur Andersons auditors from that of Enrons executives.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely differentiated the responsibilities of Arthur Anderson s auditors from that of Enrons executives. Partially differentiated the responsibilities of Arthur Andersons auditors from that of Enrons executives. Satisfactorily differentiated the responsibilities of Arthur Andersons auditors from that of Enrons executives. Thoroughly differentiated the responsibilities of Arthur Andersons auditors from that of Enrons executives.
4. Analyze the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Partially analyzed the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Satisfactorily analyzed the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Thoroughly analyzed the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
1. 5. 5 references
2. Weight 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10% More than 6 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present
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