How did pressures for financial performance contribute
to an organizational culture that tried to manipulate
quarterly sales and to influence investors?
What were Al Dunlap’s contributions to financial and
public relations embarrassment at Sunbeam that caused
investors and the public to question Sunbeam’s
integrity?
Identify ethical issues that Al Dunlap’s management
team may have created by using a short-run focus on
financial performance. What lessons could be learned from
the outcome?