When Enron First Proposed Its Off-The-Book Entities, David Duncan Clearly

question 249

Essay

When Enron first proposed its off-the-book entities, David Duncan clearly had concerns. Discuss what he did about those concerns.

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Definitions:

Ambivalent Sexism

The pairing of hostile beliefs about women with benevolent but patronizing beliefs about them.

Hostile Beliefs

Negative attitudes or assumptions about others that are characterized by suspicion, antagonism, or animosity.

Benevolent Beliefs

Positive but patronizing beliefs and attitudes that can unintentionally perpetuate inequality, often viewed as harmless or even supportive by those who hold them.

Justification Suppression Model

The idea that people endorse and freely express stereotypes in part to justify their own negative affective reactions to outgroup members.