The New CEO of MCI (Formerly the Scandal-Plagued WorldCom) Required

question 3

Multiple Choice

The new CEO of MCI (formerly the scandal-plagued WorldCom) required the top 300 executives to sign an ethics pledge in an attempt to restore investor confidence in the company. This was an effort to

• A) change the corporate culture.
• B) evade federal prosecution for WorldCom's actions.
• C) institutionalize managerial opportunism.
• D) institute a balanced scorecard.

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