If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks.

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These executives always have someone they can offer as a sacrificial lamb when something goes wrong, making it appear as though all that is needed to rectify the problem is to fire the worker and all will be well in the world.

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The consumer always assumes that the supervisor knows more than the market so the supervisor shares the blame when something goes wrong.

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