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Perspective

Jun. 25, 2014

When chief executives behave badly

These days it seems that more and more examples of questionable CEO and board member behavior are confronting corporate boards. By Tom French


By Tom French


These days it seems that more and more examples of questionable CEO and board member behavior are confronting corporate boards - one need look no further than the ousting of American Apparel founder and chief executive Dov Charney last week for his alleged misuse of corporate funds and other shady behavior. But what's a board to do? Let's take a walk through just a few of the recent examples.


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