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Learning from Enron

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  • Simon Deakin
  • Suzanne J. Konzelmann

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This essay argues that the Enron affair has been misunderstood as a failure of monitoring, with adverse consequences for the drafting of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Higgs report. Where Enron’s board failed was in underestimating the risks that were inherent in the company’s business plan and failing to implement an effective system of internal control. Enron demonstrates the limits of the monitoring board and points the way to a stewardship model in which the board takes responsibility for ensuring the sustainability of the company’s assets over time.

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  • Simon Deakin & Suzanne J. Konzelmann, 2003. "Learning from Enron," Working Papers wp274, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbr:cbrwps:wp274
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    1. Siddhartha Sankar Saha & Mitrendu Narayan Roy, 2015. "Statutory Auditors' Independence in the Backdrop of Corporate Corruption: Select Case Studies," Indian Journal of Corporate Governance, , vol. 8(1), pages 84-102, June.

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    Keywords

    Enron; corporate governance; shareholder value; internal control; non-executive directors; monitoring board; stewardship;
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    JEL classification:

    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law

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