Enron ethics (or: Culture matters more than codes) [Book Review]
Journal of Business Ethics 45 (3):243 - 256 (2003)
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This paper describes and discusses the Enron Corporation debacle. The paper presents the business ethics background and leadership mechanisms affecting Enron''s collapse and eventual bankruptcy. Through a systematic analysis of the organizational culture at Enron (following Schein''s frame of reference) the paper demonstrates how the company''s culture had profound effects on the ethics of its employees.
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| Keywords | Philosophy Ethics Business Education Economic Growth Management |
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| Reprint years | 2004 |
| DOI | 10.1023/A:1024194519384 |
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"I Didn't Know" and "I Was Only Doing My Job": Has Corporate Governance Careened Out of Control? A Case Study of Enron's Information Myopia. [REVIEW]John Alan Cohan - 2002 - Journal of Business Ethics 40 (3):275 - 299.
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