Marianne Jennings, author of "Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse", proposes seven characteristics of companies that have experienced a moral meltdown:

1. Pressure to maintain numbers
2. Fear and silence
3. Young ‘uns and a bigger-than-life CEO
4. Weak board of directors
5. Conflicts of interest overlooked or unaddressed
6. Innovation like no other company
7. Goodness in some areas atones for evil in others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILWxK6Z ... K_7k6Qo%3D

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/fo ... signs.html

Do you agree with this list? Would you add other attributes of companies that have lost their ethical compass?

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I agree with Marianne Jennings, author of "Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse". I have seen some of this in my own company but I am still looking forward of investigating it on my own.

Yes I agree and support Marianne Jennings"Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse".