Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal: How I Went from CEO to Whistleblower - Softcover

Woodford, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591846889 ISBN 13: 9781591846888

Verlag: PORTFOLIO, 2014

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"A gripping chronicle by a corporate whistle-blower who achieved a stunning victory."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Exposure treats readers to a fascinating inside look at bare-knuckled corporate governance...[it] should be compulsory reading for company directors and MBA students."
--The Economist

"Woodford has written a brilliantly gripping book, with a great hero at its heart. His story is all the more frightening for being true."
--Rosamund Urwin, The Evening Standard (UK)

"Michael Woodford took a considerable risk in exposing wrongdoing. He was a study of boldness in action."

--Lionel Barber, editor, Financial Times

"Woodford's reaction to the corporate malfeasance and corruption he discov-ered once he reached the top is even more noteworthy, though perhaps not surprising. Throughout his life he had demonstrated a willingness to speak out against what he perceived as treachery, even when it could result in financial harm or personal danger."

--Bloomberg BusinessWeek

"Michael Woodford could have spent years turning a blind eye to the shady dealings of corporate executives at Olympus. Instead . . . he dove headfirst into allegations of corporate misconduct."

--Time, in naming him a 2011 Person Who Mattered

"Michael Woodford is a man who did not stand by and do nothing. He stood his ground and he spoke the truth. It's people like him who keep our soci-ety from falling into total darkness. Japan could use more people like him."

--Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice, from the Afterword

"He's the most celebrated international whistleblower of recent times. His story is filled with mystery, suspense, and betrayal."

--Management Today

"Michael Woodford lost his job for his integrity."

--The Economist

Reseña del editor:

When Michael Woodford was made president of Olympus, he became the first Westerner ever to climb to the top of one of Japan’s corporate giants. Unfortunately, soon a fter, his dream job turned into a nightmare. Woodford learned about a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totaling $1.7 billion?a scandal that threatened to bring down the entire company if exposed.

Just weeks later, he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked Japan and the business world. Woodford fled the country in fear for his life and went straight to the press?making him the first CEO of a global multinational to blow the whistle on his own company.

Now Woodford recounts his almost unbelievable true story and paints a devastating portrait of corporate Japan.

?His story is filled with mystery, suspense, and betrayal.” ?Management Today

?A gripping chronicle.” ?Kirkus Reviews

?I had walked into a John Grisham novel.” ?Michael Woodford

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• Verlag: PORTFOLIO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1591846889
• ISBN 13: 9781591846888
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 258