Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:50:02 +0200 (Reuters) - A man walks past a logo of Japanese camera and endoscope maker Olympus Corp at the company's headquarters in Tokyo in this May 17, 2011 file photo. - Shares in Olympus Corp plunged 22 percent on October 17, 2011 after media reports quoted its ousted chief executive as accusing the board of firing him for probing allegations of improper payments related to prior acquisitions overseen by his predecessor. The drop in the share price follows an 18 percent plunge on Friday after the precision instrument and camera maker fired Woodford, blaming the Briton in unusually blunt terms for trying to shake up 92 years of the firm's management culture. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/Files (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS LOGO)
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