Book Review - Best Business Crime Writing Of The Year by James Surowiecki
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Although it's a bit dated (the stories are from 2002), I decided to read Best Business Crime Writing Of The Year edited By James Surowiecki. Definitely a good read for those looking to make sense of an ugly period of corporate America.
The book is a compilation of various columns and articles from publications over the year 2002, and they all deal with the criminal aspect of businesses like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and others. As most of the articles are "feature length", there's a solid level of coverage on each story, so you don't feel like you're just getting a taste of the real story. The chapters are grouped by section, so you get stories about the main players, the accountants and auditors who were supposed to be watching the store, and some analysis about how the companies imploded.
Even though the material is a couple years old, it doesn't suffer much with the lag time. In fact, it's sort of interesting to see how things have progressed since the story was written. I think the parts that are most valuable and will continue to be are the biographies of the CEOs who led the companies to their demise. Definitely worth reading, especially if you were involved in any way with these fiascoes.
Although it's a bit dated (the stories are from 2002), I decided to read Best Business Crime Writing Of The Year edited By James Surowiecki. Definitely a good read for those looking to make sense of an ugly period of corporate America.
The book is a compilation of various columns and articles from publications over the year 2002, and they all deal with the criminal aspect of businesses like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and others. As most of the articles are "feature length", there's a solid level of coverage on each story, so you don't feel like you're just getting a taste of the real story. The chapters are grouped by section, so you get stories about the main players, the accountants and auditors who were supposed to be watching the store, and some analysis about how the companies imploded.
Even though the material is a couple years old, it doesn't suffer much with the lag time. In fact, it's sort of interesting to see how things have progressed since the story was written. I think the parts that are most valuable and will continue to be are the biographies of the CEOs who led the companies to their demise. Definitely worth reading, especially if you were involved in any way with these fiascoes.
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