Assignment task: Using the case study: The Panic of 2001 1.
Q1. What caused the internet boom of the late 1990's? Why did the boom end?
Q2. Why did Enron collapse? What effect did it have on public opinion and Congress?
Q3. What issues had to be settled between Senator Sarbanes and Representative Oxley?
Q4. What was the reconciliation draft?
Q5. Has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been effective in your opinion? Discuss three specific cases where this Act was cited and why include pertinent facts).
Q6. What was the outcome for the key people at Enron and at MCI Worldcom - what were the sentences for numerous people involved (note what their role was in the crime) in each company.