The ACORDIA / ORION CAPITAL DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES; [Morgantown, West Virginia] / by West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics. Summary: Presentation by W. Robert Grafton, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, Andersen Worldwide SC. Topics include (chronologically) internet technology in business; rapid change in business; Arthur Andersen accounting firm; accounting vs. law; Andersen Legal et al.; global corporate finance; Asia-Pacific; Near East; Central Europe; Western Europe; domestic internet startup companies; mergers and acquisitions; Andersen Consulting; reorganization into global market units; outsourcing; internet services; first electronic bank to be launched 2000/01/01; investment in internet companies; governmental regulation; SEC litigation and penalties; Independent Standards Board; tort litigation expenses; class-action lawsuits; lobbying for tort litigation reform; President Clinton veto; Congressional veto; state-level litigation; West Virginia University; tools of change (includes Grafton presentation from 0:00:13 to 0:49:33; Q&A session from 0:49:33 to 1:01:20; Plaque from WVU College of Business and Economics awarded to Grafton from 1:01:20 to 1:01:53; Grafton biographical information presented (on-screen text) from 1:01:55 to 1:02:17). 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (63 min. 13 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. videotape / MP4 viewing copy: 3974.003, 1999 November 5

The ACORDIA / ORION CAPITAL DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES; [Morgantown, West Virginia] / by West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics. Summary: Presentation by W. Robert Grafton, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, Andersen Worldwide SC. Topics include (chronologically) internet technology in business; rapid change in business; Arthur Andersen accounting firm; accounting vs. law; Andersen Legal et al.; global corporate finance; Asia-Pacific; Near East; Central Europe; Western Europe; domestic internet startup companies; mergers and acquisitions; Andersen Consulting; reorganization into global market units; outsourcing; internet services; first electronic bank to be launched 2000/01/01; investment in internet companies; governmental regulation; SEC litigation and penalties; Independent Standards Board; tort litigation expenses; class-action lawsuits; lobbying for tort litigation reform; President Clinton veto; Congressional veto; state-level litigation; West Virginia University; tools of change (includes Grafton presentation from 0:00:13 to 0:49:33; Q&A session from 0:49:33 to 1:01:20; Plaque from WVU College of Business and Economics awarded to Grafton from 1:01:20 to 1:01:53; Grafton biographical information presented (on-screen text) from 1:01:55 to 1:02:17). 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (63 min. 13 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. videotape / MP4 viewing copy: 3974.003, 1999 November 5, Box: 900, Folder: item 003. Barnette Collection, Lawyer, Businessman, Educator, Philanthropist, and Chairman Emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, A&M 3974. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/63701 Accessed December 22, 2024.