International Food Services (IFS) has a contract with the Marines to supply meals for its troops in Iraq and other foreign assignments. As a means of increasing profits, IFS has used substandard ingredients in these meals and has consistently lied about this practice during quality investigations by the Marines. Who is ultimately responsible for the corporate climate that resulted in this wrongdoing?

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The board of directors is ultimately responsible for the corporate climate and policies of a company. They are responsible for setting ethical standards and ensuring that those standards are upheld throughout the organization. In this case, if IFS has a culture that prioritizes profits over ethical behavior, it is the board of directors who should be held accountable for allowing this to happen.

International Food Services (IFS) Has a Contract with the Marines