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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Skilling: How Enron's Public Image Morphed from the Most Innovative Company in the Fortune 500 to the Most Notorious Company Ever

Jeffrey D. Van Niel
Independent

Nancy B. Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV

ENRON: CORPORATE FIASCOS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, Foundation Press 2004

Abstract:
In this article, we explore the hypothesis that Enron's financial releases were so complex and misleading that no one could have predicted its rapid downfall, and we find that, contrary to our hypothesis, a number of people were contradicting Enron's own rosy view of itself long before the middle of 2001. We then talk about the ways in which Enron became part of the public consciousness, far beyond what it had done merely as a business entity.

Keywords: Enron, Corporate Law, Accounting, Media, Culture

JEL Classifications: D73, G10, G14, G30, K22, K42, L2, L32, M14, M4

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Date posted: February 24, 2004 ; Last revised: February 25, 2004

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Van Niel, Jeffrey D. and Rapoport, Nancy B., Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Skilling: How Enron's Public Image Morphed from the Most Innovative Company in the Fortune 500 to the Most Notorious Company Ever. ENRON: CORPORATE FIASCOS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, Foundation Press 2004. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=505662

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Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author) William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV ( email ) 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Box 451003 Las Vegas, NV 89154 United States 702-895-5831 (Phone) 702-895-2482 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.law.unlv.edu
Jeffrey D. Van Niel Independent ( email ) 530 Farrington Court Las Vegas, NV 89123-0622 United States 832-541-4888 (Phone) 702-895-0459 (Fax)

Abstract

Date posted: February 24, 2004 ; Last revised: February 25, 2004

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Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author)

Jeffrey D. Van Niel