Leaders have not only promoted a mistaken sense of security for employees by paying high wages to keep workers dependent on the system through golden handcuffs, but they may also allow employees to adopt unethical behavior. This repressive and lawless society would eventually cause the society to lose credibility, or cause it to collapse. iii. Accountants must maintain reliable professional judgment. In the Enron case, none of the executives or high-level managers report that the real problem occurred within the company. It doesn't matter if they are employees or managers, they tend to be silent or continually hide information from the company. Illegal activities are always shown eventually and the people involved would be responsible for such illegal activities. For example, Jeffrey Skilling was sued for conspiracy, securities fraud, false representation and insider trading in the high court, and was ultimately sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in prison. iv. Managers