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Description: In late June 2004, a plant manager for one of Tyson Foods’ poultry processing plants in Mexico sent a memo to company headquarters in Springdale, Ark.: two women who “most definitely do not work for Tyson Foods in Mexico” each were paid 30,700 pesos, or about $2,700, a month and had been for years. Tyson is one of the world’s largest producers of poultry, pork and beef products, a ubiquitous presence in American supermarkets that has been trying to increase foreign sales. The memo set off an ethics scandal that reached into Tyson’s executive suite and raises questions about who, if anyone, is being held accountable for high-level corporate crime.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: 06/24/2011

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/business/25stewart.html?ref=business

Questions for discussion:

  • What would have done to handle this situation had you been the top decision-maker at the firm?
  • Do you think government regulatory officials have handled this issue correctly?

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