-What are the lessons for investors?
– Enron has demonstrated how easy it is to cook a firm’s
books. Can the manipulation of financial statements be avoided? Is ethical
conduct consistent with good business sense?
– Is corporate greed (deceit) consistent with profit
maximization and/or the enlightened self interest of management and employees?
– What are the lessons from Enron for the auditing
profession – is there a need for radical audit reform?
– What is the impact of the Enron collapse on energy
deregulation in the U.S.?
– What is the impact of the new set of corporate-governance
rules (approved by the SEC under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley act) on
“boardroom excesses”?
– What were the roles of the CEO/CFO in the Enron crisis?
– Is there something in common between the Enron &
WorldCom scandals?
