WHAT FELLED ARTHUR ANDERSEN? IT DEPENDS …

Abstract

Arthur Andersen LLP was one of the world's five largest accounting firms and one of the world's premier professional organizations with a stellar reputation for integrity and trustworthiness. But it collapsed in 2002. Many reasons have been given for its fall, but each depends on the predilection of the inquirer. A more comprehensive explanation takes into account a complex web on interrelated factors.