书目

Extraordinary Circumstances[特殊环境:一个公司揭秘者之旅]

  • 作者 Cynthia Cooper
  • 出版社 Wiley
  • 出版时间 2009年4月
  • ISBN 9780470443316
  • 定价 196.00

内容简介

ThelongerWorldComChiefAuditExecutiveCynthiaCooperstaresattheentriesinfrontofher,themoresinistertheyseem.ButtheCFOisbadgeringhertodelayherteam′sauditofthecompany′sbooksanddirectingotherstoblockCooper′sefforts.Still,somethinginthepitofherstomachtellshertokeepdigging.Coopertakesreadersbehindthescenesonariveting,real–timejourneyassheandherteamworkatnightandbehindcloseddoorstoexposethelargestfraudincorporatehistory.Whomcantheytrust?Couldsheloseherjob?Shouldshefearforherphysicalsafety?InExtraordinaryCircumstances,sherecountsforthefirsttimeherjourneyfromherclosefamilyupbringinginasmallMississippitown,toworkingmotherhoodandcorporatesuccess,tothepressuresofbecomingawhistleblower,tobeingnamedoneofTime′s2002PersonsoftheYear.Shealsoprovidesarareinsider′sglimpseintothespectacularriseandfallofWorldCom,atelecomtitan,thedarlingofWallStreet,andaCinderellastoryforMississippi.Withremarkablecandor,Cooperdiscussesherstruggletoovercomethesechallenges,andhowshehasfoundhealingthroughsharingthelessonslearnedwiththenextgeneration.Thisbookremindsusallthatethicaldecision–makingisnotforgedatthecrossroadsofmajoreventsbutstartsinchildhood,"decisionbydecisionandbrickbybrick."Atatimewhencorporatedishonestyisdominatingpublicattention,ExtraordinaryCircumstancesmakesitclearthatthetonesetatthetopiscriticaltofosteringanethicalenvironmentinthework–place.Provocative,moving,andintenselypersonal,ExtraordinaryCircumstancesisawake–upcalltocorporateleadersandanintimateglimpseatascandalthatshookthebusinessworld.

作者简介

CynthiaCooperwasoneofTime′s2002PersonsoftheYear.ShewasthevicepresidentofinternalauditforWorldComandsubsequentlyMCI.Cynthiawasfeaturedasoneoftwenty–fiveinfluentialworkingmothersinWorkingMothermagazine,andearnedthedistinctionofbeingthefirstwomantoreceivetheAAAAccountingExemplarAwardandtobeinductedintotheAICPABusiness&IndustryHallofFame.SheresignedfromMCIin2004,followingthecompany′ssuccessfulemergencefrombankruptcy,andnowsharesthelessonsshehaslearnedthroughherexperienceswithprofessionalsandstudents.SheandherhusbandLanceresideinMississippiwiththeirtwodaughters.

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