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Enron

In: Enterprise Risk Management in Finance

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  • Desheng Dash Wu

    (Stockholm University
    University of Toronto)

  • David L. Olson

    (University of Nebraska)

Abstract

One of the primary reasons for the current emphasis on ethical business practice has been the history of the Enron Corporation. Enron was founded in 1985 to manage a natural gas pipeline. It expanded operations to include trading not only natural gas but also other energy commodities, including gas and electricity. This trading included derivatives on the price of gas, to hedge risk. Enron participated in a joint venture creating an online trading operation offering options and other derivatives to traders in the gas industry. By 2000 it was well known as a trading pioneer in that field, and this led to its stock doing well on Wall Street; in 2001 it was rated as 7th on the Fortune 500.

Suggested Citation

  • Desheng Dash Wu & David L. Olson, 2015. "Enron," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Enterprise Risk Management in Finance, chapter 2, pages 11-14, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-46629-7_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137466297_2
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