Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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A fixation with 'toxic leaders' ignores wider truth behind corporate scandals

A new study, published in the British Journal of Management, examines the high-profile cases of Theranos, Purdue Pharma, Enron, and Wirecard, and claims that the desire to pin the blame on individuals has allowed the systemic environment enabling each collapse to be overlooked.

A fixation with 'toxic leaders' ignores wider truth behind corporate scandals
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A new study, published in the British Journal of Management, examines the high-profile cases of Theranos, Purdue Pharma, Enron, and Wirecard, and claims that the desire to pin the blame on individuals has allowed the systemic environment enabling each collapse to be overlooked.

Originally published at Phys.org

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