Losses as Profits: Review of Enron; The Smartest Guys in the Room (tags)
The firm's business idea consisted in showing future profits on the books as real profits.. In this "Darwinian tragedy," the Enron cadres ennobled their corrupt business practices by referring to "The Selfish Gene."
You can trust corporations to Cheat, Lie and Steal (tags)
There's a negative correlation between executive pay and common sense -- the higher the compensation, the greater the temptation to think you're the smartest guy in the room.