Opening Enron's Books

Deck: 

No bibliography ever looked so good.

Fortnightly Magazine - February 1 2002
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There is a large body of literature in business magazines and trade newsletters examining the spectacular transformation of Enron from a gas pipeline business into a "Fortune 10" company. 

Beyond periodical press coverage, though, there exists a wealth of literature in the form of books and studies highlighting the legendary success of Enron. 

This annotated list offers a sample of the books on Enron's celebrated history. It aims to serve as a foundation for any scholar eager to develop an expanded bibliography of the available information resources on this seminal American corporation.

 

Resource: Ghemawat, Pankaj and David Lane, 2000. Enron: Entrepreneurial Energy. Cambridge: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Highlights: Harvard Business School's Ghemawat, formerly a consultant at Jeff Skilling's old employer, McKinsey & Company, and Lane provide a 24-page case study of how the "entrepreneurial" Enron capitalized on deregulation in the energy industry from 1990-1999. Strength: Faculty from Skilling's alma mater showcase how yet another alum successfully re-engineers a major American company.

 

Resource: Global Change Associates, 2001. Enron 2001: An Inside View. New York: Global Change Associates Inc.

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