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GOVERNANCE
FAILURE
How it Started 07
Pressure 09
Content
Audit Failure 15
Whistleblower 18
Company Culture 20
Stakeholder Implication 24
Conclusion 26
Japanese Multinational
Conglomerate
Founded in 1875
About
the
Company
9 9th Largest Semi
Conductor Manufacturer
Medical
Semiconductor
Equipment
Industry
Etc.. IT
TOSHIBA TROUBLES
Timeline
2015 2016
Toshiba reveals use of President and CEO Hisao Toshiba sells entire stake in Toshiba announces Westinghouse Electric Toshiba announces sale of
inappropriate accounting Tanaka, Vice Chairman Norio Topcon for 49.1 billion yen estimated net loss of 550 announces acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems to
practices in relation to Sasaki, adviser Atsutoshi ($435 million). billion yen, its largest ever, CB&I Stone & Webster Canon for 665.5 billion yen
infrastructure project; Nishida resign for year through March 2016 completed on Dec. 31
establishes special
Investigative committee
2017
Toshiba announces 712.5 Toshiba officially announces Toshiba confirms media Toshiba announces possibility Toshiba announces nomination of
billion yen impairment charge spinoff, nuclear business reports that it plans to spin goodwill impairment for U.S. Satoshi Tsunakawa as president,
on its nuclear operations. dropped as area of focus. off memory business nuclear business will reach CEO, former WH President
hundreds of billions of yen. Shigenori Shiga as chairman
01
How it Started
Overview
On July 2015, Toshiba CEO Investigators found direct This accounting misconduct
Hisao Tanaka announced his evidence of inappropriate began under CEO Atsutoshi
accounting practices and
resignation in the face of an overstated profits in multiple Nishida in 2008 amid a GFC
accounting scandal tied to Toshiba business units, out deeply into Toshiba
about $1.2 Billion in overstated including the visual products profitability. continued also
operating profits. unit, the PCC unit and under Norio Sasaki and ended
semiconductor unit. under Tanaka.
02
Pressure
CEO/President Pressure
03
Ethical
Responsibilities
Where do Ethical
Responsibilities Lie ?
Ethical Standards being
compromised ?
Underlying Moral Values
04
Audit
Failure
Failures
Failures
05
Whitsleblower
System
Whistleblower
06
Company
Culture
Company Culture
Company Culture
Company Culture
07
Stakeholder
Implication
Implications
Shareholders Employees
Lack of trust Loss of jobs
Stock Price decreased by 40% Headcount from 2,17,000 to 1,83,000
Removed from Japan Stock Index Cut 30% jobs from customer
Lawsuits electronic.
08
Conclusion
Conclusion
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