When the chief compliance officer (CCO) of a major corporation recentiy received an ethics hotline tip alleging that antitrust violations had occurred at the company's
headquarters, he immediately launched an intemal investigation to detemiine whetiier
the allegations had any merit. Witiiin hours, however, the company's investigation
stalled tecause the hotline call had teen anonymous and the allegations nonspecific,
with no employees or departments singled out for attention.