Accounting Assignment Paper: Analyzing The Enron Case (Case Study Sample)

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Question 1: Enron
As a new member of Enron’s board of directors, I commence by asking how the company makes money. Arguably, this will help me understand how much money is coming into the company and how it is being utilized for the overall benefit of the company thereby fostering the company's decision-making process. Additionally, the other question that I would ask is how the company is performing in comparison to its competitors. Competition is vital in doing business and knowing the competitive nature of the company will help me assist in forging the way forward to maximize productivity and profitability. Finally, I would ask what can hurt the company and what we are doing to grow the company and as a result learn about the company’s strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities and focus on making the company more productive than it currently is.
Question 2: Employee Loyalty
The managers of a company are vested with the power to give orders, and the heart of most businesses is vested upon the power to employ the right and loyal employees. Therefore, employees are under a general mandate to follow the orders issued by managers while in their workplaces. However, despite the increasing need for employees to be loyal and follow all the instructions issued by managers, an employee should not engage in illegal activities all in the name of following instructions. Notably, an employee has the mandate to uphold utmost professionalism, integrity, and work ethics. To this extent then it is evident that an employee need not follow the instructions of a manager blindly and should embrace whistle-blowing to avoid jeopardizing the operations of the company.
Question 3: Communication Revolution
Arguably, the communication revolution within the contemporary society is an extension or a child of the industrial revolution since, without the latter, the communication revolution would be impossible to advance. Firstly, the communication revolution is an extension of the industrial revolution in terms of technological innovation. In light of this, it is evident that without the ancient technological inventions, the present technology would not be in existence and the communication revolution would also not be in existence. Further, the industrial revolution propelled increased globalization and diversity which has since advanced within the contemporary society thereby demonstrating that the communication revolution is an extension of the industrial revolution. Finally, the communication revolutio...