个人简介
DR.LEONARD R.SAYLES is Professor Emeritus of Management，Columbia University Graduate School of Business，and is a noted authority on the topics of management and leadership.Dr.Sayles has received two major Ford Foundation Grants and two McKinsey Foundation awards.He received his.
Ph.D.from MIT in industrial economics.Dr.Sayles has served as Senior Scientist for the Center for Creative Leadership，and consulted for a number of major corporations，the Administrator of NASA，and the National Academy of Sciences.His books have sold more than a million copies.His many company field-based studies have won national awards as best books of the year，and have been reprinted in eight languages.In 1999，Leadership Quarterly honored him by devoting an entire issue to his work.
内容简介
“Sayles and Smith have covered all the bases with a comprehensive，yet fascinating，analysis of what has been ailing our capital market system.A system that has given us such high standards of living.A recommended read for those who not only want to understand what is going on in the corporate world，but why it is going on.Congratulations.”
“This book confronts，head-on，the problems that have beset American，and world，business over the last decade.The authors boldly go to the heart of the problem；to a business culture that has lost sight of fundamentals in pursuit of the illusions of rapid growth and personal gain.This is a call for action，by CEOs，boards of directors，investors，regulators，and the public at large，everyone with a stake in our business system.Anyone worried about the future of American business and American corporate culture should read this book.”
“The authors have provided a‘must read’autopsy of just about all that's wrong with American business today.It is a‘must read’for investors interested in why we are where we are.”
“Sayles and Smith make a compelling case that rogue business executives received a lot of help from others: economists，business schools，apologists，a compliant Congress，under funded regulatory agencies，a gullible press，as well as sleazy professional auditors and accountants—all of which contributed to the great market crash of 2000 and the persistent corporate scandals.Seeking unprecedented individual gains，many members of the business community forgot their commitment to personal integrity，which maintains an essential trust among strangers，which binds all members in the larger society.”
“We can pretend that we live in a progressive society and are protected as citizens and investors，or we can read the evidence in Sayles’and Smith's book and start to face reality.This book is a strong reminder of the breadth and depth of white collar crime and greed's piercing and pervasive impact on all of us.”