Electronic Security in the Banking Industry
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This 6 page paper addresses security issues facing electronic banking, and banks in general. Authentication, electronic signatures and encryption along with related technologies are each discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA211bnk.rtf

Energizer; 2004 – 2006
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This 14 page paper examines the financial performance of Energizer between 2004 and 2006 using a range of ratios to analyse achievements and trends including profit, efficiency and liquidity. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEenergz.rtf

ENRON ACCOUNTING
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This 17-page paper focuses on accounting methods at Enron, and how things could have been handled somewhat differently. This is written in the style of an "advice" report, similar to something a financial consultant might offer a company. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MTenacct.rtf

Enron Accounting: Special Purpose Entities
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A 6 page paper answering 5 questions about what SPEs are, why they exist and how Enron abused the tool in its accounting. The paper reviews the FASB rules under which Enron first – and legitimately, early on – began using the SPE as an accounting and functional tool. It provides examples of Enron’s abuses and Arthur Andersen’s failure to require that Enron consolidate its SPEs on Enron’s balance sheet. The paper reviews the legitimate use of the SPE and concludes with a letter from a large business to the FASB requesting that FASB consider that SPEs constitute a class of tools useful to large businesses and beneficial to the larger economy. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSacctEnronSPE.rtf

ENRON, WORLDCOM AND ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES
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This 80-page paper goes into detailed discussion about the accounting problems that launched the bankruptcy of Enron Corp. and WorldCom, and the legislation passed to try to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. The paper also discusses overall accounting irregularities and how the system should be overhauled to prevent these in the future.
Filename: MTenwoac.rtf

Enron, WorldCom And Others
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A 8 page paper that addresses different topics beginning with the fraudulent accounting tactics of Enron and WorldCom. The writer also comments on United Airline's bankruptcy and how United has used this to their advantage. The writer also comments on: would it be better for United Airlines to liquidate, whether bankruptcy laws favor companies or individuals and suggestions for accountants in terms of detecting fraudulent financial accounting practices. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGenwlu.rtf

Enron: The Case for Auditor Independence
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An 8 page paper discussing some of the ways in which the Enron case is providing evidence for the need for greater auditor independence and corporate governance. Those encouraging internationalization of US accounting convention have suffered setbacks while those opposed to such a move are beginning to cite the case of Enron as evidence why the US system is not failsafe. The Enron case is still unfolding at the time of writing; the paper uses Rite Aid as a point of comparison in which outcome already is known. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSaudIndEnron.rtf

Enron; What Happened to the Pensions?
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This 5 page paper, written in the aftermath of the Enron collapse, investigates what has occurred with the employees pensions. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEenronp.rtf

Environmental Accounting; Positive Accounting Theory as an Explanation not a Framework
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This 5 page paper discusses the statement that positive accounting theory can explain the greening of financial accounting disclosure but that it cannot provide a framework for improving it. The paper considers the link between positive accounting theory (PAT) and how it does or does not explain the increasing disclosure of environmental reporting and whether it provides a framework for such disclosure. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEenvpat.rtf

Establishing a Credit Bureau in Bahrain:
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This 20 page paper highlights the importance of a credit bureau within an economy and specifically examines the potential benefits to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This paper outlines a proposed means of establishing such a credit union. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: GSBahran.rtf