The Unethical Behavior of Enron Enron‚ once the countries seventh-largest company according to the Fortune 500‚ is a good example of how greed and the desire for success can transform into unethical behavior. Good ethics in business would be to compete fairly and honestly‚ to communicate truthfully and to not cause harm to others. These are things that Enron did not seem to display‚ which led to Enron’s operations file for bankruptcy in 2001. Enron’s scandal has become one of the most talked
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Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001‚ Enron Corporation was one of the largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. It marketed natural gas liquids worldwide and operated one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ totaling more than 36‚000 miles. It was also one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world‚ serving both industrial and emerging markets. Timeline Enron began as Northern Natural Gas Company‚ organized
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THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATION IN MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL HARMONY Good organizations‚ government and industries provide scientific public relation development within the community and in the global industry they have learned the importance of establishing corporate image through public relations between their organizations and their customers‚ government‚ supplier and stakeholders to help their business in building a strong relationship for growth and survival. This includes
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Case Study Thirteen: The anatomy of a strike – British Airways and Unite The industrial dispute between British Airways and Unite (the UK general union with over two million members) in the spring of 2010 provides a fascinating insight into the anatomy of an industrial dispute involving not only an employer and its employees‚ but also the government‚ political parties‚ customers and the media. BA employs about 13‚500 flight attendants of whom about 12‚000 are members of Unite. In February 2010
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Natural Gas‚became CEO‚ and the next year wonthe post of chairman. From the pipeline sector‚ Enron began moving into new fields. In 1999‚ the company launched its broadband services unit and Enron Online‚ the company’s website for trading commodities‚ which soon became the largest business site in the world. About 90 per cent of its income eventually came from trades over Enron Online. Growth for Enron was rapid.In 2000‚ the company’s annual revenue reached$100 billion US. Itranked as the seventh-largest
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Running Head: ENRON ETHICAL ANALYSIS Enron Ethical Analysis Gordon C. Shaw III Grand Canyon University Abstract This is a survey of business policies and procedures implemented by the Enron corporate policy committee headed by the chairman Ken Lay. The enigma of corporate responsibilities and ethics of the Houston based energy giant Enron are mapped out in a simple easy to read memorandum circulated throughout the several levels of management and to all employees
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(honors) in business & management Offered by Cardiff metropolitan university Strategic management Assignment 02 - Enron Submitted to: Mr. Shane De Silva M.F.M.M Fazlan ICBT/ BABM/07 Executive Summary This report is provides information the Enron scandal which is revealed in 2001. The main reasons for scandal have been described. There are many individuals as well
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Current Corporate Situation Apple‚ Inc. was founded in 1976‚ formerly known as Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ the company changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. The company is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California. Apple‚ Inc. and its subsidiaries participate in the design‚ manufacture‚ and marketing of personal computers and related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions worldwide. Apple also provides a line of portable digital music players‚ as well as related accessories and
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one of the biggest companies in the world went bankrupt. Enron was a world leader in natural gas and oil‚ or so the investors thought. What seemed to be a booming company in a booming economy turned out to be one of the biggest financial scandals in the history of the world. Executives at Enron misled investors into thinking they were continuously growing‚ when the real numbers insured that they were losing money every quarter. Enron‚ founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985‚ became popular based on
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E. Boos – Week 2 – Assignment February 17‚ 2013 The Enron and WoldCom Scandals ENRON 1. The segment of Enron’s operations that got them into difficulties had several parts. They published misleading financial reports. They could not meet their bridge financing commitment with Barclay Bank because outside investors were not found. Because of this‚ they restated activities of JEDI and Chewco SPEs so they could be retroactively consolidated into Enron’s accounts. The SPEs
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