What defines an unethical and greed-driven culture?
A) Company managers and staff have little regard for ethical standards.
B) Companies run by executives that are driven by greed and ego gratification.
C) Executives exude the "ends-justify-the-means" mentality in pursuing overambitious operating and financial targets.
D) Companies that adopt accounting principles that make their financial performance appear better than it really is.
E) All of these.

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All of these factors contribute to defining an unethical and greed-driven culture within a company. When company managers and staff have little regard for ethical standards and are driven by greed and ego gratification, the executives may adopt an "ends-justify-the-means" mentality to pursue overambitious operating and financial targets which can lead to the adoption of accounting principles that make their financial performance appear better than it really is.

What Defines an Unethical and Greed-Driven Culture