What Plato Knew About Enron

This paper applies Plato’s cave allegory to Enron’s success and downfall. Plato’s famous tale of cave dwellers illustrates the different levels of truth and understanding. These levels include images, the sources of images, and the ultimate reality behind both. The paper first describes these levels...

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Authors: Henderson, Michele C. (Author) ; Gregory Oakes, M. (Author) ; Smith, Marilyn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 86, Issue: 4, Pages: 463-471
Further subjects:B Kenneth Lay
B Ethics
B Corporate image
B Enron
B Plato
B Accounting fraud
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