Monique Myerson, an HR employee at a bank in the United States, developed an internship program to encourage diversity in the workplace. The program became popular, and when a reporter visited the bank to interview Monique, the HR director of the bank took credit for the internship program and presented it as her own brainchild.
Originally Published in: Johnson, C. E. (2011). Taking Credit When Credit's Not Due. In Organizational ethics: A practical approach (2nd ed., pp. 134-135). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN: 9781412987967.