Trust Inc: A Guide for Boards & C-Suites

http://www.trustacrossamerica.com/documents/index/Chapter1Excerpt.pdf

The Golden Rule is often a good way to drive C-Suite behavior to bring out the best in a company. We were about to announce an acquisition of a competitor when the target told us about an Audit Committee investigation of alleged accounting fraud. We’d almost  completed due diligence, with two interviews left, but realized  we couldn’t proceed with the acquisition until the investigation was done.