To Russia with love
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Don Hanson witnessed the steady growth of Arthur Andersen around the world while working for the company. He spent five years as managing partner in the UK and seven years as global managing partner, partner affairs and communications. During his tenure, he worked side by side with CEO Larry Weinbach, with whom he orchestrated the division of the company into separate consulting (Andersen Consulting) and accounting units (Arthur Andersen). The duo stayed with Arthur Andersen. Together, they were able to transform its culture into one that values consensus building and democratic management. He has now retired at the age of 62 although he still takes on consulting jobs and non-executive directorships and plans to travel Russia.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1997
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Who cares what people think?
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Although the collapse of Arthur Anderson led people in the business world to realize the importance of reputation, companies fail to understand that it is closely associated with the culture of keeping their secrets that no longer exists, as information is easily available to the public. The Merck and KPMG cases in the U.S. depict this fact where they were found guilty owing to their faulty understanding about secrecy of inside information.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 2005
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A change for the better?
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Management change programmes, where a business adopts a different style of management, are discussed, with focus on the success of changes made to the management structure of accounting firm KPMG by its chairman, Colin Sharman.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 2001
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