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1、Chapter1SurvivingaSeriesofUnfortunateEventssweleftthetwentiethcenturyandwelcomedthebeginningofthetwenty-first,theworldeconomyappearedtobeinAgreatershapethaneverbefore.Thingswereprobablygoingwellforyou,too.Youhadanenjoyablejob,workingforafirst-ratecom-pany.Everyday
2、youlookedforwardtoyourcommute.Onanygivenmorning,youwouldmakeyourwaydownstairstoyourfrontdoortobethefirsttotakethemorning’snewspaper.Openingthepaper,youwouldreadtheheadlines.Let’stakealookatthefollowingnewsheadlinesandconsiderhowmuchyouoryourcompany’sboardmembersw
3、ouldliketoseeheadlinesliketheseaboutthefirst-ratecompanyforwhichyouworked:ExxonTakesaSpillinAlaskaNewsdayApril2,1989HeadsRollatShowaShellTheIndependent–LondonFebruary26,1993KidderScandalRocksWallStreetThePlainDealerApril19,19943c01.indd310/24/083:22:37PM4wherewea
4、renowNASDAQ:AnEmbarrassmentofEmbarrassmentsBusinessWeekNovember7,1994ABigBankGoesBellyUpLosAngelesTimesFebruary28,1995HowManyOtherBaringsAreThere?WallStreetJournalFebruary28,1995BossResignsasMoreDaiwaLossesEmergeSouthChinaMorningPostOctober10,1995EnronFallsWitha
5、WhimperMiamiHeraldJanuary16,2002Andersen,EnronGetFederalReviewWashingtonPostJanuary26,2002AlliedIrishPlungesafterSuspectedFraudReutersNewsFebruary2,2002MCIExpectedtoPayMassiveFineinSECDealWallStreetJournalMay19,2003CitigroupPrivateBanksKickedOutofJapanNewYorkTim
6、esSeptember20,2004PrudentialtoPayRestitutionandFinesof$600MillionDeseretMorningNewsAugust29,2006Notethattheseheadlinesnotonlypointtothefinancialimpactoncompanies,butalsohaveconsequencesbeyondtheirearnings—fromthepersonaltothegreatercommunity.Manypeople,especially
7、thoseneverinvolvedinanywrongdoing,havebeenhurtandevenruined.Asidefromresultinginheadlinenewsandadverselyaffectingavarietyofindustriesandthousandsofpeople,theseobviouslyindependentandunfortunateeventshavesomethingelseincommon.Letusexamineoneofthemorefamouscasesto
8、helpusbetterunderstandthisuniquecommonality.CrimeoftheCenturyOnFebruary26,1995,BaringsBank,theoldestbankinGreatBritain,wasunabletomeetitsfundingrequirementsandwasdecl
