The Enron Scandal Breakdown
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137A
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
What was the social architecture of the infamous Enron corporate scandal? The purpose of this presentation is to identify the main actors who pulled off one of the biggest multi-layered white-collar crimes in United States history. Sociometrics are created using several books that thoroughly chronicle the conspirators’ actions. Sociometrics offers a set of analytical tools that enable social researchers and criminal investigators to "mapout" the social action of criminal conspiracies. The findings show who the most central actors were in the conspiracy as well as other information about the social structure of this major enterprise conspiracy. The study also documents the repertoires of wrongdoing that Enron used to carry out its criminal conspiracy and the damages that Enron brought to investors and other stakeholders and communities throughout the country. Two books are being used for the data on this project, and these books are as follows: “Pipe Dreams” by Robert Brice and “The Smartest Guys in the Room” by Bethany Mclean and Peter Elkind. These two books are the premier sources of information on the Enron scandal. This presentation is expected to last approximately ten minutes.
Recommended Citation
Leatherman, Jason, "The Enron Scandal Breakdown" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 59.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/59
Additional Mentoring Department
Sociology
The Enron Scandal Breakdown
SURC 137A
What was the social architecture of the infamous Enron corporate scandal? The purpose of this presentation is to identify the main actors who pulled off one of the biggest multi-layered white-collar crimes in United States history. Sociometrics are created using several books that thoroughly chronicle the conspirators’ actions. Sociometrics offers a set of analytical tools that enable social researchers and criminal investigators to "mapout" the social action of criminal conspiracies. The findings show who the most central actors were in the conspiracy as well as other information about the social structure of this major enterprise conspiracy. The study also documents the repertoires of wrongdoing that Enron used to carry out its criminal conspiracy and the damages that Enron brought to investors and other stakeholders and communities throughout the country. Two books are being used for the data on this project, and these books are as follows: “Pipe Dreams” by Robert Brice and “The Smartest Guys in the Room” by Bethany Mclean and Peter Elkind. These two books are the premier sources of information on the Enron scandal. This presentation is expected to last approximately ten minutes.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Eric Cheney