Question

Dennis Kozlowski, John Thain, and Raj Rajaratnam are former CEOs mentioned in the text that have been involved in corporate governance problems to one degree or another. What did Dennis Kozlowski do that was considered inappropriate behavior? Multiple Choice He provided insider information to the Goldman Sachs' board. He sold 500,000 shares of his personal stock right before a negative quarterly earnings report was released. He spent $2 million of company funds for his own birthday party. He created a Ponzi scheme that grew to $65 billion dollars before the SEC shut it down. He spent $1.2 million of company funds redecorating his office while demanding cost cutting from employees.

Answer 1

Answer: He spent $2 million of company funds for his own birthday party.

Explanation:

The article in question relates to the Agency problem which is a problem that arises as a result of management acting in such a way as to benefit themselves instead of the shareholders that they are supposed to be maximizing wealth for.

Dennis Kozlowski was the former CEO of Tyco. In this position, he committed several financial crimes such as throwing a $2 million birthday party that was funded by the company. He eventually went to prison for this and the other crimes.