Nothing like the Enron affair could happen in France (!)
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This article reviews the reactions of the French accounting profession and academia following the collapse of both Enron and Andersen. It considers the general impact on University accounting education programmes and the value of using corporate scandals in the teaching process.Download Info
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Paper provided by HEC Paris in its series Les Cahiers de Recherche with number 815.Length: 25 pages
Date of creation: 11 Mar 2005
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Handle: RePEc:ebg:heccah:0815
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Keywords: Enron; accounting eductation; ethics; France;Other versions of this item:
- Herve Stolowy, 2005. "Nothing like the Enron affair could happen in France (!)," European Accounting Review, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 14(2), pages 405-415.
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Accounting - - - Accounting
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2006-01-29 (All new papers)
- NEP-EDU-2006-01-29 (Education)
- NEP-FMK-2006-01-29 (Financial Markets)
- NEP-HRM-2006-01-29 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-LAW-2006-01-29 (Law & Economics)
- NEP-REG-2006-01-29 (Regulation)
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- Benston, George J. & Hartgraves, Al L., 2002. "Enron: what happened and what we can learn from it," Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 105-127.
- Baskerville, Rachel F., 2003. "Hofstede never studied culture," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 1-14, January.
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- Gilles David & Nadia Mhirsi, 2011. "Etude exploratoire de la structuration du Co-commissariat aux comptes en France," Post-Print halshs-00586218, HAL.
- Gilles David & Nadia Mhirsi, 2011. "Etude exploratoire de la structuration du Co-commissariat aux comptes en France," Post-Print hal-00647593, HAL.
- Nihel Chabrak, 2006. "Perception de l'affaire Enron par des étudiants français : vers une réflexion sur l'enseignement de la comptabilité pour les futurs managers ?," Post-Print halshs-00558432, HAL.
- Gilles David & Nadia Mhirsi, 2011. "Etude exploratoire de la structuration du Co-commissariat aux comptes en France," Post-Print halshs-00596547, HAL.
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