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An owner with little or no participation in design reviews is less likely to become aware of any breakdowns in the process; the owner mayfind out toolate toremedy the problem or tosave the project schedule, and this may result in cost overruns.
The last 2 years witnessed major accountability breakdowns at Enron and WorldCom leading to significant restatements of financial statements and bankruptcy adversely affecting thousands of shareholders and employees.
Some government officials were concerned that terrorists would take advantage of such breakdowns.
Recent accountability breakdowns in the private sector have come in a variety of forms and bear many names, including Enron, WorldCom, Qwest, Tyco, Adelphia, Global Crossing, Waste Management, Micro Strategy, Superior Federal Savings Bank and Xerox, just to name a few.
"Yes, people were telling me things about nervous breakdowns and hospitalizations," I said.