Enron : The Rise and Fall

by Fox, Loren

• ISBN13: 9780471237600
• ISBN10: 0471237604
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-08
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The speed of Enron?s rise and fall is truly astonishing and perhaps the single most important story of corporate failure in the 21st century. In Enron, investigative journalistLoren Fox promises readers nothing short of the most compelling and insightful investigation into Enron?s meteoric ascent ? regarded by Wall Street and the media as the epitome of innovation ? and its spectacular fall from grace. The story of Enron is one that will reverberate in global financial and energy markets as well as in criminal and civil courts for years to come. Rife with all the elements of a classic thriller ? scandal, dishonest accounting, personal greed, questionable campaign contributions, suicide ? Enron captures the essence of a company that went too far too fast.

Author Biography

<b>LOREN FOX</b> is a former senior editor at Business 2.0, the award-winning business magazine, and a leading authority on business strategy. Previously, Fox was finance editor of Upside magazine. He also spent five and one-half years as editor and reporter for Dow Jones News Service, where he covered the energy industry and Enron. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Salon.com, and other media.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Time Line.

1 Pipeline to Profit.

2 Where the Money Is.

3 Major Ambition.

4 Electrifying Opportunity.

5 Culture of Creativity?

6 The Energy Buffet.

7 Taking the Plunge.

8 Enron Gets Wired.

9 Power and Glory.

10 California DreaminÆ.

11 Power Overload.

12 Downward Spiral.

13 Racing the Clock.

14 Endgame.

Epilogue.

AuthorÆs Note.

Notes.

Index.