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Owning too much company stock puts workers' retirement at risk
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Congress should ban employer stock from company-sponsored retirement plans to spare workers the risk of putting too much of their nest eggs in one basket, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert says.
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Social Responsibility Does Not Mitigate Negative Market Response Due to Crisis, New Study Finds
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. ...
Study: Execs blinded by bottom line
Jan 09, 2006 |
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A researcher says corporations like Enron that overemphasize profits might make their leaders blind to ethical or moral issues.
Globe Talk: Enron's broadband debacle
Jun 02, 2006 |
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Enron was nothing if not flamboyant and eager to pursue the latest business trends. While its focus was on energy trading, it had expanded into telecommunications among other industries as executives cooked the books and ...
Sniffing out insider threats
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Feb 19, 2008 |
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A rapid way to spot insider threats from individuals within an organization such as a multinational company or military installation is reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Security and Networks. The te ...
The 12-step path to white-collar crime
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Adelphia Communications, Barings Bank, Enron, HealthSouth, HIH Insurance, Hollinger International, Tyco International, WorldCom/MCI, Xerox... the white collar crime list goes on. But, did the executives at these companies ...
Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?
Apr 14, 2008 |
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It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.
Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...
Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations
Nov 30, 2009 |
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The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter ...
What Aristotle could teach your business
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Public scandals, such as the Enron affair, the sub-prime mortgage problem, and the ensuing global credit crunch have led to dwindling confidence in the business world. A transatlantic study to be published in the International Jo ...
Year-end bonus is an incentive to cheat
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You don't have to look far these days to find examples of corporate scandals involving fraud. But Judi McLean Parks, the Reuben C. and Anne Carpenter Taylor Professor of Organizational Behavior at Olin Business ...
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