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The Smartest Guys in the Room Summary Audiobook

Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

The amazing rise and scandalous fall of Enron

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Author: Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

Narrator: Brian

Format: MP3

IBSN: 9781591840534

Language: English

Publish Date: 01/01/2003

Audiobook length: 31min

Contents

Chapter 1Overview
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Chapter 2The rise of Enron
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Chapter 3Tradition encounters speculation. Enron loses itself in huge profits
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Chapter 4Profit-oriented Enron drops from its peak and declines
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Chapter 5Financial and audit departments collectively keep silent. Financial loopholes grow larger, leading to bankruptcy
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Chapter 6Summary & Review
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Who should listen The Smartest Guys in the Room

"The Smartest Guys in the Room" is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding corporate ethics, the complexities of financial markets, and the rise and fall of Enron. Business students, finance professionals, and anyone intrigued by the dynamics of power and greed in corporate America will particularly benefit from this insightful summary audiobook. Additionally, those who enjoy true stories of ambition and betrayal will find it a captivating exploration of human behavior in high-stakes environments.

3 quotes from The Smartest Guys in the Room

  • "It wasn't until they started to make a lot of money that they stopped being smart."
  • "Enron was not a company. It was an idea made real by people."
  • "The truth is only the truth if enough people think it is."

Author : Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind

This book has two authors, Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, who are both senior editors at Fortune. McLean was an analyst at Goldman Sachs. In 2001, she published the article “Is Enron Overpriced”, which was the first article to openly question Enron's transactions. It was also this article that triggered the final exposure of Enron's series of scandals. Elkind is a writer who previously worked for The Washington Post.

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