Wachovia Bank executive to another executive upon her realization, through 4,500 customer complaints, that telemarketers that paid Wachovia for access to its customers were defrauding Wachovia customers.
“We’re making a ton of money from them.”
Response of executive to “YIKES” e-mail. Wachovia took no action at that time, and has since settled a federal investigation for $144 million.
“I can tell you Lexus has one of the best services and is one of the most reliable cars I know.”
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, (D-NY) on why he leases a Lexus LS 460 for $998 per month at government expense.
“I offer constituents rides so that they can discuss their concerns.”
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) on why he leases a 2004 Cadillac Deville for $777.54 per month at government expense.
“There are so many ethical issues people can raise.”
Rep. Peter T. King, (R-NY) on why he stopped leasing a car at government expense.
“It was brought to our attention that the date we carry for Tejada, the year of birth, is incorrect. We told Miguel we were going to go ahead and make the appropriate changes and all the information was put forward. But the fact of the matter is he’s playing like he was 25.”
Oakland Athletic General Manager Earl Wade upon learning that player Miguel Tejada was 33, per his birth certificate uncovered by ESPN, not 31, as reflected in Oakland’s records.
“When you’re having dinner with customers, it’s normal to have a drink.”
U.S. Postal Service spokesman Gerry McKiernan in response to a Government Accountability Office Report that found the Postal Service spent $13,500 on a Ruth’s Chris dinner in Orlando, including $3,000 on wine and Johnny Walker.
“What makes people think that six people chosen at random would have more ethics, more intelligence, more judgment than we have?”
Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), objecting to the Pelosi ethics panel recommendation that some outsiders be brought in to evaluate the ethical lapses of House members, who drives a 2007 Buick Lucerne at a cost of $808 per month at government expense.
About mmjdiary
Professor Marianne Jennings is an emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, retiring in 2011 after 35 years of teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in ethics and the legal environment of business. During her tenure at ASU, she served as director of the Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from 1995-1999. In 2006, she was appointed faculty director for the W.P. Carey Executive MBA Program. She has done consulting work for businesses and professional groups including AICPA, Boeing, Dial Corporation, Edward Jones, Mattel, Motorola, CFA Institute, Southern California Edison, the Institute of Internal Auditors, AIMR, DuPont, AES, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Motorola, Hy-Vee Foods, IBM, Bell Helicopter, Amgen, Raytheon, and VIAD.
The sixth edition of her textbook, Case Studies in Business Ethics, was published in February 2011. The ninth edition of her textbook, Business: lts Legal, Ethical and Global Environment was published in January 2011. The 23rd edition of her book, Business Law: Principles and Cases, will be published in January 2013. The tenth edition of her book, Real Estate Law, will also be published in January 2013. Her book, A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics, Choices, Success, and a Very Large Rabbit, a fable about business ethics, was chosen by Library Journal in 2004 as its business book of the year. A Business Tale was also a finalist for two other literary awards for 2004. In 2000 her book on corporate governance was published by the New York Times MBA Pocket Series. Her book on long-term success, Building a Business Through Good Times and Bad: Lessons from Fifteen Companies, Each With a Century of Dividends, was published in October 2002 and has been used by Booz, Allen, Hamilton for its work on business longevity. Her latest book, The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse was published by St. Martin’s Press in July 2006 and has been a finalist for two book awards.
Her weekly columns are syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Reader's Digest. A collection of her essays, Nobody Fixes Real Carrot Sticks Anymore, first published in 1994 is still being published. She has been a commentator on business issues on All Things Considered for National Public Radio.
She has served on four boards of directors, including Arizona Public Service (1987-2000), Zealous Capital Corporation, and the Center for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability at the University of Minnesota. She was appointed to the board of advisors for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators in 2004 and served on the board of trustees for Think Arizona, a public policy think tank. She has appeared on CNBC, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, and CBS Evening News.
In 2010 she was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Business Ethics by Trust Across America. Her books have been translated into four different languages. She received the British Emerald award for authoring one of their top 50 articles in management publications, chosen from over 15,000 articles.
Personal: Married since 1976 to Terry H. Jennings, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Deputy County Attorney; five children: Sarah, Sam, and John, and the late Claire and Hannah Jennings.
