International Food Services (IFS) has a contract with the Marines to supply meals for its troops in Afghanistan and other foreign assignments. As a means of increasing profits, IFS has used substandard ingredients in these meals and has consistently lied about this practice during quality investigations by the Marines. Which of the following is ultimately responsible for the corporate climate that resulted in this wrongdoing?

a. The employees directly involved in the wrongdoing
b. The head of contract services for the Marines
c. The Board of Directors of IFS
d. The director of food service for IFS