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A 4 page paper. Using a case study, Tyco International: A Case of Corporate Malfeasance, provided by the student, the writer responds to three questions/issues: how to account for Kozlowski's behavior, how to account for the board's failure to fulfill duties, and what new CEO Breen must do to regain public confidence as well as that of other stakeholders. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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after the man was quite rich. He rose up the career ladder very quickly. He had a reputation for being smart as aggressive. He began working at Tyco in 1975,
he was on the board in 1987, Tyco president and COO in 1989 and CEO in 1992. In 2002, he was indicted for tax evasion. Wherever he was in charge,
the companys revenues and profits grew exponentially. His strategy at Tyco was to buy companies that were underperforming, replace the high-paid executives with young middle manages who were ambitious and
turn that company into a revenue-producing efficient organization. The problem may be that Kozlowski was too successful. He may have thought that he was invincible and could do nothing wrong.
He suddenly thought the rules did not apply to him or that he could get away with basically stealing from the company. Since this is a smart and clever man,
it is more likely that greed just took over all integrity as well as common sense. He had successfully acquired so many companies and turned the company into a huge
profit machine that impressed Wall Street and all the important business reviewers. Coupled with greed, Kozlowski may have also thought he was more clever than the system. He could
ship empty boxes to Maine while the actual art work was delivered to his home in the city, he could claim his home as a business expanse because thats where
he did a lot of dealing, and so on. 2. Accounting for the Boards failure A Boards failure to exercise diligent fiduciary duties is not an uncommon
event, as we have come to know too well. When a board has a CEO increases its revenue and income so much, they often do not ask for evidence of
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