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We Studied 38 Incidents of CEO Bad Behavior and Measured Their Consequences

Harvard Business

For example, news stories today continue to reference former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney’s odd behavior of walking around the company’s offices in his underwear, even though it was first reported over 10 years ago. years after initial occurrence. Boards should not expect allegations of misbehavior to disappear quickly.

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