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Power Dynamics and the Formation of False Memories in the Workplace

CO2

Ethical Compass : Ground the organization’s approach in principles that stand the test of time. An ethical compass can guide actions and decisions, reducing the chances of manipulative power dynamics. Source : Kassin, S. M., & Gudjonsson, G. The psychology of confessions: A review of the literature and issues.

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More of Us Are Working in Big Bureaucratic Organizations than Ever Before

Harvard Business Review

While the companies comprising the S&P 500 reduced their average cost of goods sold by 500 basis points between 2004 and 2014, they made no progress at all in trimming SG&A expenses, which include executive salaries and corporate overhead. It would seem that managerial enthusiasm for all things “lean” has its limits.

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010. To the general public, it has come to epitomize the dysfunction of Wall Street—the greed, risk and lack of ethics that drove profits over the last twenty years, but went relatively ignored until the recent collapse.

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Do Commodities Speculators Make Things Cost More?

Harvard Business Review

Louis Fed found that speculative forces began to drive oil prices in 2004, "which is when significant investment started to flow into commodity markets.". Commodities-trading rules and customs that date back to the pre-financial era may not fit the more aggressive tactics of hedge funds and investment banks.

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