Enron ＂Lays＂ an egg： Perceptions of personality in a case of unethical decision-making  

作　　者：Cheryl Lozano- Whitten 

机构地区：[1]Department of Communication, Texas A＆M University, Texas 78653, USA

出　　处：《US-China Law Review》2010年第1期51-57,共7页美中法律评论（英文版）

摘　　要：The Chief Executive Officer （CEO） and Chairman of Enron, Kenneth Lay, was recently convicted of illegal actions that cost many Enron Employees substantial amounts of money through the loss of jobs, pensions, and other benefits. As Mr. Lay rose to the level of CEO of a major corporation （Enron）, with corresponding growing earnings; he may have begun to sacrifice ethics for the increased earnings （and corresponding power）. One hypothesis for Lay＇s behavior might be that he has a personality, which is prone towards valuing earnings （and power） more than ethical treatment of people. This may be generalizable to other people, besides Kenneth Lay, to more generally explain the social psychological factors that contribute to unethical behavior. For this research, Cheryl Lozano-Whitten used content analysis of media print to examine the Kenneth Lay-Enron incident by exploring how the media depicted Mr. Lay. Cheryl Lozano-Whitten searched newspaper and magazines for descriptions of Mr. Lay at various career （and earnings） stages to determine whether he was depicted as increasingly unethical over time, as his power and earnings increased.

关 键 词：power ETHICS PERSONALITY attribution theory 

分 类 号：F471.262[经济管理—产业经济] C913.5[社会学]