The corporate code of conduct has been thrust into prominence by its role as the platform from which many prominent corporate leaders have been terminated because of allegations of egregious personal ...

We are all probably aware of companies that crossed an ethical line by cheating customers, knowingly manufacturing shoddy products, or deceiving stockholders by falsifying financial statements. While ...

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A business code of ethics is a series of established principles an organization uses when operating in business or society. Organizations often develop these codes to ensure that all individuals ...

In the first few days of October, the Market Research Society (MRS) and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) both decided to change their codes of ethics, but for two very ...

[Scroll down for a video from Jim on the topic!] Since humans are capable of abstract thought and sophisticated language, our behavior often blurs the lines between black and white into what is known ...

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Complacency in compliance is a cancer on a company’s culture. Woody Allen said it best in Annie Hall: A [compliance program] relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move ...

The 2014 General Motors recall is a tragic example of ethical misconduct. GM allegedly knew about faulty ignition switches linked to at least 124 deaths and 274 injuries for more than a decade. Yet it ...