Essays about: "enron"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word enron.

1. 1. Sorry, I apologize! : The difference between men’s and women’s usage of apologies in emails

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Gustav Lindroth; Rebecca Ucar; [2022]
   Keywords : Email; Enron Corpus; apologetic expressions; politeness; gender;

   Abstract : This essay aims to discover differences and similarities in the linguistic behavior ofpoliteness in apologetic expressions between men and women in emails. Material wastaken from the Enron Corpus. This Corpus includes information about the senders andrecipients of the chosen email, the context, and an email thread. READ MORE

3. 2. Do Swedish Firms Pay Their Boards Excessive Compensation? - A study on the economic determinants and effects of excessive board compensation among Swedish firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Karin Bengtsson; Erica Wollin Björk; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Determinants of Board Compensation; Excessive; Chairman; Member; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Ownership; Performance; Risk;

   Abstract : Corporate governance and board issues have not only gained interest due to well-known governance failures such as the 2001 Enron scandal, rather, the field has been of interest at least since 1776 and the development of Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Due to corporations’ immense contribution to economic activity, their agency problems and costs remain substantial. READ MORE

4. 3. Commercialization and Audit quality : Evidence from Chinese audit market

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

   Author : Tang Shihao; Shen Shen; [2019]
   Keywords : Commercialization; Audit quality; Market orientation; Customer orientation; Process orientation; Auditor independence; Auditor competence;

   Abstract : In recent years, the commercialization of the audit market has become more and more apparent, which is an inevitable trend. After the Enron scandal broke out, researches about commercialization and audit professions, audit quality have arisen. Most of these studies are focus on western audit firms. READ MORE

5. 4. The impact of auditor rotation on audit quality : A qualitative study conducted with audit companies and public listed companies located in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sonja Oberleitner Oberleitner; [2017]
   Keywords : auditor rotation;

   Abstract : The collapse of Enron and several other companies, such as Global Crossing and the more recent scandal of Tesco, raised concerns worldwide about auditor independence and audit quality. The scandals have proven that particularly the joint-provision of auditing and nonaudit services (NAS) along with a long-term auditor-client relationship tend to adversely impact auditor independence thus audit quality, triggering the need for a new regulation. READ MORE

6. 5. Board Composition and Financial Distress : An Empirical evidence from Sweden and Denmark

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Amira Akhmetova; Yulia Batomunkueva; [2014]
   Keywords : board composition; financial distress; board independence; board size; board ownership; CEO duality; COB ownership; employee representatives; Altman’s Z- score; market capitalization; Sweden; Denmark.;

   Abstract : Recent failure of such companies as Enron, Worldcom and Parmala showed that there are internal reasons contributing to company’s financial distress. Financial distress is a condition when a company fails to meet its debt obligations. READ MORE