The impact of dishonesty on the fortunes of companies and [[individual]] employees is also clear. Employees are most likely to be dismissed and companies are most likely to be embroiled in scandal when they attempt to deceive supervisors, the public, shareholders, or regulators about a problem. In one recent example, the chief executive at Hewlett-Packard was obliged to step down after it was discovered that the company had attempted to plug [[information]] leaks by pretexting or using false pretenses to obtain personal information about reporters and members of the company's own board of directors. | The impact of dishonesty on the fortunes of companies and [[individual]] employees is also clear. Employees are most likely to be dismissed and companies are most likely to be embroiled in scandal when they attempt to deceive supervisors, the public, shareholders, or regulators about a problem. In one recent example, the chief executive at Hewlett-Packard was obliged to step down after it was discovered that the company had attempted to plug [[information]] leaks by pretexting or using false pretenses to obtain personal information about reporters and members of the company's own board of directors. |