The Collapse Of Enron Seemed To Be A Thumb In The Nose To The Efficient Markets Hypothesis And Agency Theory. Discuss.

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The issue lies in the fact that US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles “provides that the assets and liabilities of an SPE do not need to appear on the balance sheet of the vendor company which has set it up” (Deakin, Konzellman, 2004) this allowed for Enron to set up multiple companies into which it could hide debt from investors...
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A former employee states in an interview on the documentary “Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room” that “ Enron loved these deals because they produce cash but don’t have to show the debt on the balance sheet” (Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room). This evidence highlights the unethical use of SPE’s that Enron chose to adopt in the preparation of its financial statements...
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