Duty Of Loyalty

  

The duty of loyalty falls upon the head honchos of companies; it’s their responsibility to act in the company’s best interest.

It’s the duty of the directors of a company to put the company’s interests above their own, just like soldiers on the battlefield. No selling out company secrets to competitors, no buying in and then getting out with a wad of cash, and no trying to dissolve the company just to get the leftovers...or else a director could face a court order, fines, or other unpleasantries.

What goes around comes around.

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