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Successive scandals in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan have rocked the reputation of business and those CEOs responsible. For those in control, sorry seems to be the hardest word, and the lack of real accountability for those at the top has fuelled real mistrust amongst employees and customers alike. One country, Iceland, went a different way and held the bankers to account, with surprising results, for the economy, the population and the national football team.
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Cox, M. (2020). Leadership in the Dock. In: The Business Case for Love. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36426-7_2
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