# Professor Irving Schenkler discusses Wells Fargo's company culture in the wake of its fraudulent accounts scandal

1 Faculty News September 16, 2016 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/09/16/wells-fargos-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week/) -- "[Irving Schenkler](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/irving-schenkler), a professor of management communication at New York University, said that if the finger is pointed too sharply at lower-level workers, it 'could cause unintended consequences or backlash,' sparking disgruntled employees to come forward or current workers to lose trust in leadership. 'It could breed cynicism,' he said."

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