requirements of the case study: the assignment is an opportunity to consider the complex realities of decision making in an organizational context. the case study will be based on enron, the american energy corporation that went spectacularly bankrupt in late 2001. as part of the assessment the dvd enron: the smartest guys in the room . jennings d and wattam s (1998) decision making: an integrated approach london, (2nd edition) ft pitman checkland p and scholes j (1991) soft systems methodology in action chichester, wiley cooke s and slack n (1993) making management decisions london, prentice hall cooper d and robertson it (1995) the psychology of personnel selection london, routledge green r m (1994) the ethical manager. a new method for business ethics, oxford, macmillian ims/ipd (1994) computers in personnel: the conference book, london, ipd/ims (note - the papers within each of the annual books are often excellent.) lee d, newman p and price r (1999) decision making in organisations, london ft pitman. lucey t (1997) 8th ed. management information systems, london, letts educational mattheman j (1993) hr effectiveness, london, ipm moody pe (1984) decision making, proven methods for better decisions new york, mcgraw-hill chapter 7 morgan i (1993) the information gap: a human resource management view, sussex, ims . morgan j (1993) human resource information a strategic tool, in strategies for human resource management: a total business approach ed by armstrong m, london, kogan page. newton l (2003) wake up calls: classic cases in business ethics uk, thomson learning. patching d (1990) practical soft systems analysis london, pitman pugh d s and hickson d j (1989) (fourth edition) writers on organisations london, penguin. section 4 on ''decision making in organisations'' thomas a b (1993) ch2 what is management? a term in search of a meaning, in controversies in management, london routledge. walker a j (1993) handbook of human resource information systems: reshaping the human resource function with technology, maidenhead, mcgraw hill. useful journals personnel today human resources people management and (personnel management pre-1993) employment digest irs employment review income data service human resource management write a 1500 word essay that: 1) identifies the type of decisions that are being played out in the case study. 2) identifies the nature of the business environment in which decisions are taken and draws attention to any links between the business environment and the decision making activities that emerge. 3) consider also the influence that individual difference and group culture may have played in the decisions taken? 4) finally, critically assesses the ethical dimension of the activities that emerged within… the enron corporation. your assessment is likely to extend to key individuals involved at enron, the enron corporation and accountancy firm arthur andersen. end your essay with what you consider to be at least one implication of events at enron from a business ethics perspective. special instructions assume knowledge of the background information for the case study. this means you can proceed to address the ethical considerations without having to use up words of explanation on the operations/background information for enron. research the following documents may be useful to get you started on your research. they do not represent academic sources which should be sought where appropriate. www.info-edge.com/samples/cb-ea15free.pdf www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf20020411_6350.htm www.thesmokinggun.com/enron/enronethics1.shtml Referencing You are expected to reference your sources using the Harvard system of referencing and cite a balance of academic as well as trade or practitioner sources. We have put some guidance on Harvard Referencing below for you. You are strongly advised to read it. View attachment: