Behaving Badly: Ethical Lessons from Enron

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Behaving Badly: Ethical Lessons from Enron puts the reader in the shoes of Enron executives through the journey of the once prominent and now infamous company. Enron began as a newly merged firm in 1985 with too much debt, rose on Wall Street during the 1990s, and collapsed in December 2001. This is the first book to treat Enron's financial problems as complex ethical issues managers may face daily - often without recognizing them as such. Key decisions are presented in real-time from several perspectives, including those of Lay, Skilling, Fastow, board members, auditors, lawyers, and investment bankers. The seemingly simple question readers are asked to consider is: What would you have done, had you been employed by, or doing business with, Enron? Readers can debate their answers with colleagues.Award winning business ethics professor Denis Collins also provides advice on creating and sustaining an ethical culture in any company, offering a decision-making tool and framework that managers can use to intentionally steer their company away from the road Enron traveled.

Readers may share answers to decision points at: http://business.edgewood.edu/behavingbadly

About The Author:

Denis Collins is Professor of Business at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, where he teaches classes in management and business ethics and is a Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Collins has published numerous books and articles in the areas of business ethics, participatory management, organizational change, and service learning. He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Academic Ethics and has served on the Board of Governance for the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management and the International Association for Business and Society.

Three times Professor Collins was voted the outstanding MBA faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Business Week’s survey of alumni. He was a finalist for the Academy of Management’s Distinguished Educator Award. His teachings, writings, and workshops challenge people to practically follow their ideals. He can be reached at dcollins@edgewood.edu, http://business.edgewood.edu/dcollins,
and (608) 663-2878.