ACCOUNTABILITY
WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY?
That may seem like an odd question, but in today’s world—all of it, not just the business part—accountability seems to be something most people duck. When Hostess Brands shut down its factories and went bankrupt in November 2012, an event that became known as “The Day the Twinkie Died” in popular culture and song parodies, executives blamed rising costs and their bakers’ union. But the bakers pointed out that they’d already accepted two wage cuts and given other concessions, and couldn’t afford any more. The ...
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