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A 7 page research essay that discusses how the book and documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room indicates the inner cultural workings of this corporation. The writer argues that collapse of Enron Corporation, which occurred in 2001, was largely due to unbridled greed and accounting practices of questionable morality and legality, which were justified by the masculine ethos established by CEO Jeff Skilling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Elkind, who wrote the screenplay for this film, along with Gibney ("Enron," 2010). This documentary examines the collapse of Enron Corporation, which occurred in 2001. This award-winning film offers considerable
insight into how and why this monumental business disaster occurred, locating the reasons largely in unbridled greed and accounting practices of questionable morality and legality. The following examination of the
film focuses specifically on the masculine culture established at Enron by CEO Jeff Skilling, discussing how this culture facilitated the unethical behavior that characterized this organizations downfall. The segment
of the film entitled "Guys with Spikes" focuses on Skillings philosophy for business management. Skilling wanted to create an intellectual meritocracy, that is, an environment where "raw brain and creativity
mattered more than management skills and real-world experience" (McLean and Elkind, 2003, p. 55). Skilling want to create an environment in which young, new graduated MBAs could pursue a "pipe
dream with company millions (even behind the their bosss back," a place where generating profit was rewarded not just well, but "fabulously," but also a place where those "who failed
to measure up would be quickly cut from the herd" (McLean and Elkind, 2003, p. 55). This Darwinian approach to management is
the epitome of stereotypical masculinity almost to the point of caricature. Skilling once said that he had thought about it a lot and "all that matters is money" (McLean and
Elkind, 2003, p. 55). Terry Thorn, an Enron managing director, relates that Skilling once told him, "You buy loyalty with money. This touchy-feely stuff isnt as important as cash. Thats
what drives performance" (McLean and Elkind, 2003, p. 55). As this indicates, Skilling expressed definitive idea of management, which included his preference for "guys with spikes," that is, executives who
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