Six Executives of Tyson Foods, One of the World's Largest

Six executives of Tyson Foods, one of the world's largest poultry, beef, and pork processors, were arrested for the illegal smuggling of undocumented foreign workers into the United States to work at Tyson plants. Based on this information, one could conclude that Tyson's violations were the result of __________, one of the major reasons some company employees engage in unethical behavior.

A) a mission statement that is too broad
B) the absence of a written core values statement
C) the absence of whistle-blowers
D) top management's behavior
E) the absence of a stakeholder code of ethics