Discuss the Lay, Skilling, and Watkins Case Offered at the End

question 22

Essay

Discuss the Lay, Skilling, and Watkins case offered at the end of the chapter in terms of recent developments in the Enron case. If Watkins could have seen the future-Lay and Skilling facing years in prison-would she still have acted the way she did? Discuss the dangers of whistle-blowing. How does one balance the harms with the benefits? Or is that the right question to ask?

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