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Compliance & Ethics Risk Assessment – 6 Key Points
Risk assessment is not alone about measuring corporate culture; an effective assessment process will also examine closely “substantive” areas of law/policy, and this, in turn, necessitates having an analytic framework for each such area,
Read More »Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don’t
Statistically, more reports about fraud and potential compliance & ethics deviations are made through the management chain of command than through a “hotline.” While chain-of-command reporting is, in my opinion, the better path, it
Read More »Business won’t be ethical until it shares society’s values again
Have we got the picture now? In banking it seems it's entirely fine to twist an entire system to secure a commercial advantage, turn a blind eye to moving large amounts of dubious money
Read More »Bad Ethics: Four Temptations That Can Wreck Your Businesses
Even the best-intentioned business owner can fall prey to the temptations of unethical conduct. How? By giving in to four seductive pressures
Read More »Why a code of ethics – not a code of conduct – could work for your business
A code of conduct will not make a person behave ethically, but a code of ethics might, an ethics expert with over 20 years' experience says
Read More »Making a Name for Yourself in the Ethics Business
Yes, it is true that Pfizer has a rap sheet filled with felonies; yes, the company exploited Nigerian children in one of the deadliest research scandals in recent memory; and yes, in 2009
Read More »How Can External Social Pressure Influence Business Ethics?
External social pressure has become a major driver in business ethics. This is especially true for small businesses in smaller communities. Companies need to give strong consideration to social expectations in the areas of
Read More »Plausibility of business ethics
Those two words might seem like an oxymoron in the wake of housing bubbles, credit crunches, robosigners and whistle-blowers. But to the 145 companies that made this year's list of World's Most Ethical Companies,
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