## Abstract The authors find that when a company's corporate governance rating is worse than its competitors, fee disclosure preparers are more likely to classify nonaudit services as audit services. This creates a perception of higher financial quality. __Β© 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.__
Enron, corporate governance and deterrence
β Scribed by Antony W. Dnes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0143-6570
- DOI
- 10.1002/mde.1255
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this paper, I investigate the lessons from the financial scandals surrounding companies like Enron and WorldCom. These companies have generated concerns leading to the legal reform of corporate governance in America, and to the revision of voluntary, selfβregulatory codes in Europe. The passage of time since the Enron debacle shows that critics were too quick to criticize, since the required adjustments have more the nature of minor adjustments to regulations. Copyright Β© 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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## Abstract Is there life after Enron? The answer is obviously yes. But the business worldβand corporate governanceβwill never be the same. And what will this brave new world look like? The authors explain what you need to know, and how to stay out of trouble. __Β© 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.__