David Duncan was active in his church, a father of three young daughters, and a respected alumnus of Texas A&M. Mr. Duncan’s pastor talked with the New York Times following Enron’s collapse and Duncan’s indictment and discussed with the reporter what a truly decent human being Duncan was.627 What can we learn about the nature of those who commit these missteps?

What can you add to your credo because of Duncan’s experience? Was the multimillion-dollar compensation he received a factor in his decision-making processes?

Can you develop a decision tree on Duncan’s thought processes from the time of the first SPE until the shredding? Using the models you learned in Units 1 and 2, what can you see that he missed in his analysis?

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