http://www.nydailynews.com/money/toplists/top_25_most_memorable_business_moments_of_the_decade/top_25_most_memorable_business_moments_of_the_decade.html Tyco/Dennis Kozlowski are ensnared in scandal Published: 12/23/2009 12:49:45 In yet another corporate scandal‚ former Tyco International CEO Dennis Kozlowski was convicted in 2005 of misappropriation of corporate funds. He used Tyco’s money for a $2 million birthday party on the island of Sardinia for his wife (the ice sculpture urinated Stolichnaya
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University The Case Study 20‚ Tyco: "I ’m Sure That It ’s a Really Nice Shower Curtain" (Stanwick & Stanwick‚ 2009‚ pp.389-402)‚ expresses the viewpoint the authors have about the former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski ’s lack of demonstrated ethical behaviors. Kozlowski ’s actions professed the opinion that he was exempt from the very rules he established. Ethical guidelines for the very company he was tasked with leading. "If a corporation ’s mission is to simply maximize profits
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(CEO) that wanted to achieve success. But at some point that success turned into greed. Dennis Kozlowski began working for Tyco in 1975 and was named the CEO in 1992. Kozlowski had a reputation for being aggressive in his field and during his tenure at Tyco was named one of the “Top 25 Managers of the Year” and became one of the highest-paid CEOs (Kaplan‚ 2009‚ p. 14). Along his rise to the top‚ Kozlowski became subjected to a lavish lifestyle of extravagant vacations‚ company jets and cars‚ and
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TYCO International Ltd. -- Officials & employees Ticker: TYC People: KOZLOWSKI‚ Dennis‚ 1946- -- Trials‚ litigation‚ etc. Abstract: The author offers observations on Dennis Kozlowski‚ the former chief executive officer of industrial conglomerate Tyco‚ who is serving up to 24 years in prison. The author argues that if greed alone were grounds for imprisonment‚ much of Wall Street would be in jail. He questions whether Kozlowski was unfairly demonized as opposed to the corporate leaders who nearly
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The Rise and Fall of Dennis KozlowskI The Dennis Kozlowski story could be titled‚ “The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly”. The good: As CEO of Tyco International‚ Kozlowski oversaw the growth of a corporate giant. At its peak‚ Tyco was gobbling up 200 companies a year. Under his leadership‚ the value of Tyco increased 70-fold. IN 2001‚ Kozlowski proclaimed his desire to be remembered as the world’s greatest business executive. The bad: Things turned sour when Kozlowski and his former chief financial
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Unethical Behavior and its Cost 1 The Fall of Dennis Kozlowski Many leaders work hard and strive diligently to lead companies to success and wealth in an ethical manner. In doing so‚ the reputation of the company is enhanced as are the benefits to the shareholders and the public. That notwithstanding‚ some leaders have been identified with exhibiting poor judgement and gross unethical behavior
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Lessons of Tyco: Just Say No OCTOBER 6‚ 2008 FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL TO REAGAN‚ TYCO DISCUSSES ETHICS AT VLS [pic] William B. Lytton speaking in the Chase Center at Vermont Law School. William B. Lytton remembers the aura of working in the White House in 1987‚ amidst the power and the personalities that surrounded President Ronald Reagan. Lytton had taken leave from his Philadelphia law firm for six months to act as Deputy Special Counselor for Reagan during the Iran-Contra investigation
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would have been led by the CEO‚ Dennis Kozlowski. Since Kozlowski enjoyed the more extravagant luxuries in life he incorporated that into his leadership of the company. By doing so he set the cultural foundation of the company. The leader of any company has control of the corporate cultural. If a leader values his own income and lifestyle above what is best for all others than that is going to have a negative impact on the company as a whole not just him. Had Kozlowski been more concerned with the positive
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convictions of former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and CFO Mark Swartz: March 13‚ 2001: Tyco announces $9.2 billion cash and stock deal to purchase the CIT Group‚ a commercial finance company. Tyco director Frank Walsh helps arrange the deal. Dec. 5‚ 2001: Tyco shares close at a high of $59.76 on the New York Stock Exchange. Jan. 14‚ 2002: Business Week magazine lists Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski as one of the top 25 corporate managers of 2001. Jan. 22‚ 2002: Kozlowski announces plans to split Tyco
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billion cash and stock deal to purchase the CIT Group‚ a commercial finance company. Tyco director Frank Walsh helps arrange the deal. Tyco shares close at a high of $59.76 on the New York Stock Exchange. Business Week magazine lists Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski
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