On October 14th Olympus sacked Mr. Woodford after he raised questions about what he saw as unjustifiably large payments totaling US$1.3 billion in relation to certain corporate transactions. Olympus blamed the sacking on major differences between Michael C. Woodford and the rest of the management team.
As soon as I read the news I couldn’t help thinking of Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear. The sentiments expressed in the official statements sounded so similar. Then again I am always wary of monoliths, whether non-democratic governments or multi-national companies, which wheel out Culture as an excuse for carrying on doing what they do without accountability.
- http://sonofadud.com/2011/11/03/what-lessons-does-the-olympus-saga-hold-for-singapore-and-our-swfs/
As soon as I read the news I couldn’t help thinking of Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear. The sentiments expressed in the official statements sounded so similar. Then again I am always wary of monoliths, whether non-democratic governments or multi-national companies, which wheel out Culture as an excuse for carrying on doing what they do without accountability.
- http://sonofadud.com/2011/11/03/what-lessons-does-the-olympus-saga-hold-for-singapore-and-our-swfs/