Morality and economic crisis : Enron, Subprime & Co. / Christian A. Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conrad, Christian A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subprime mortgage loans--United States.

Subprime mortgage loans.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Enron Corp--Corrupt practices.

Enron Corp.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Disserta-Verl., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Considered historically, financial crises have increased significantly in recent years. This is not the result of simple coincidence, but rather much more an indication of a massive weakness in the present economic system. The point of departure for this book is the business crises and collapses that have shaken the global economy in the past few years. Starting with examples as the Enron bankruptcy and the subprime crisis in 2007, we search for explanations for the crises. Several possible causes are examined and various questions from recent discussions of ethics on topics such as manager pa

Contents:

Morality and Economic Crisis; Contents; 0. Introduction; 1. Enron, Subprime & Co. - from crisis to crisis; 2. Weaknesses of corporate control and guidance; 3. Morality and economy - is it a crisis of capitalism?; 4. Reformstrategies; Literature; About the author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

9783942109215

3942109212

OCLC:

679424180