Why Did Enron Collapse?

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Enron was one of the world's largest electricity, natural gas, and broadband trading companies, with revenues of over $100 billion until its crash in the fall of 2001. Enron's strategic intent was to become the blue-chip energy and communication company of the 21st century through its business efforts in four core areas: Enron Wholesale Services, Enron Broadband Services, Enron Energy Services, and Enron Transportation Services. Enron management claimed that each of these business units supported the company's …

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…the corporation's image but also destroyed a large number of employee's lives because they had placed their trust in management that did not have their best interest in mind when making decisions. All because of GREED. Works Cited: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/enron/1624822 Fowler, Tom. "Enron adds up 4 years of errors" Houston Chronicle. Jan 17, 2002 Thompson| Strickland, Strategic Management Concepts and Cases. 13th Ed., New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003, pp.65-66