This article is intended to contribute to our understanding of the December 2001 collapse of Enron. The existing literature on Enron’s demise falls largely into two broad areas, involving either "micro" psychological explanations or "macro" accounts that emphasize the workplace and its environment; this paper is an exploratory study that focuses on a new interpretation which links the two areas more closely together. It is proposed that Enron’s culture was influenced by both "micro" and "macro" factors: an experience of unsuccessful paternal authority figures within the family history of Enron’s leaders, coupled with an experience of problematic government and regulatory regimes associated with the gas industry. Drawing on concepts from psychoanalysis and its application to organizational dynamics, it is argued that these "micro" and "macro" factors helped to generate an Oedipal mindset in Enron’s leaders according to which external authority was seen to be weak and not worthy of respect, and that this contributed to Enron’s demise. Implications for theory are examined.
Halina Brunning & Mario Perini
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on a Turbulent World [PDF ebook]
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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format PDF ● Halaman-halaman 256 ● ISBN 9780429903748 ● Penyunting Halina Brunning & Mario Perini ● Penerbit Taylor and Francis ● Diterbitkan 2018 ● Muat turun 3 kali ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 7106797 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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