Countrywide mortgage scandal brought up other issues, including that of executive compensation. Should executives receive hefty compensation packages and severance pay when their companies flounder? Countrywide mortgage scandal brought up other issues, including that of executive compensation. Should these executives be called into account for not exercising due care?

Discuss what caused the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to come into existence, and evaluate the attitudes and behaviors that created the failure of Enron.