Case Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction/Background information about case Parmalat Europe’s case................2-3

Description of Parmarlat.............................................................................................3

Definitions……………………………………………..…………………………….4

Overview of Corporate governance............................................................................5-7

Data Analysis................................................................................................................7-8

The role that International banks auditors have in Parmalat collapse............................8-10

Italy’s corporate governance and its role in the failure of Parmalat…………………..10-11

Measures undertaken to curb corporate governance failures…………………………..12-13

Alternatives……………………………………………………………………………..13-14

Recommendations……………………………………………………………………….14-16

Conclusions………………………………………………………………………………17-

References...........................................................................................................................19

Case Study: Parmalat Europe’s Enron

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This paper will examine corporate governance failure which was centered on giant establishments such as Enron and World cons in the United States. The corporate scandals did not only surface in the United States but occurred in other parts of the world such as Italy. Parmalat, an Italian Company was the centre of a high profile scandal which came as a surprise to many persons because of the type of system that existed in this country.

The main focus of the case dealt with the financial scandal at Parmalat as one of the biggest companies in Italy. Parmalat was among the largest food based companies in the world and had a presence in a variety of product categories. Towards the end of 2002, it was revealed that the company had been reporting to fraudulent accounting practices from...