{"product_id":"final-accounting-ambition-greed-and-the-fall-of-arthur-andersen-9780767913836","title":"Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen","description":"A withering exposé of the unethical practices that triggered the indictment and collapse of the legendary accounting firm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur Andersen's conviction on obstruction of justice charges related to the Enron debacle spelled the abrupt end of the 88-year-old accounting firm. Until recently, the venerable firm had been regarded as the accounting profession's conscience. In \u003ci\u003eFinal Accounting\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Ley Toffler, former Andersen partner-in-charge of Andersen's Ethics \u0026amp; Responsible Business Practices consulting services, reveals that the symptoms of Andersen's fatal disease were evident long before Enron. Drawing on her expertise as a social scientist and her experience as an Andersen insider, Toffler chronicles how a culture of arrogance and greed infected her company and led to enormous lapses in judgment among her peers. \u003ci\u003eFinal Accounting\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the slow deterioration of values that led not only to Enron but also to the earlier financial scandals of other Andersen clients, including Sunbeam and Waste Management, and illustrates the practices that paved the way for the accounting fiascos at WorldCom and other major companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronicling the inner workings of Andersen at the height of its success, Toffler reveals \"the making of an Android,\" the peculiar process of employee indoctrination into the Andersen culture; how Androids--both accountants and consultants--lived the mantra \"keep the client happy\"; and how internal infighting and \"billing your brains out\" rather than quality work became the all-important goals. Toffler was in a position to know when something was wrong. In her earlier role as ethics consultant, she worked with over 60 major companies and was an internationally renowned expert at spotting and correcting ethical lapses. Toffler traces the roots of Andersen's ethical missteps, and shows the gradual decay of a once-proud culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUniquely qualified to discuss the personalities and principles behind one of the greatest shake-ups in United States history, Toffler delivers a chilling report with important ramifications for CEOs and individual investors alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Ley Toffler,Jennifer Reingold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Currency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767913836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormerly the Partner-in-Charge of Ethics and Responsible Business Practices consulting services for Arthur Andersen, \u003cb\u003eBARBARA LEY TOFFLER \u003c\/b\u003ewas on the faculty of the Harvard Business School and now teaches at Columbia University's Business School. She is considered one of the nation's leading experts on management ethics, and has written extensively on the subject and has consulted to over sixty Fortune 500 companies. She lives in the New York area. Winner of a Deadline Club award for Best Business Reporting, \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER REINGOLD\u003c\/b\u003e has served as management editor at \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e and senior writer at \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes for national publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Inc \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Worth\u003c\/i\u003e and co-authored the \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Best Business Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw-Hill, 1999).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Currency","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44037124161651,"sku":"9.78077E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_39beadba-916c-43e0-887d-31e72b76edd7.jpg?v=1761651563","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/final-accounting-ambition-greed-and-the-fall-of-arthur-andersen-9780767913836","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}