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How to Use the Latest Methods to Benefit All Stakeholders of The Company

Joseph Lalonde

Finally, investing in employees helps promote an ethical workplace culture within a company. When employees are given opportunities for personal growth, they are more likely to adhere to ethical standards of behavior such as honesty, fairness, respectfulness towards colleagues and customers alike, etc.

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New Research Explores The Commercial Consequences Of Collective Layoffs

The Horizons Tracker

Obviously the very act of laying off large numbers of people suggests the firm involved is not in good shape, but the researchers wanted to test how the impact of layoffs differs from other forms of organizational crisis, such as poor publicity or breaches of ethical norms. Unique crises.

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Soft Corporate Cultures

Coaching Tip

Bob Lutz former Vice Chairman of General Motors, president of Chrysler, as well as an executive at both Ford and BMW, conceived the Chevy Volt as his last automotive project. In The New York Times of April 22, 2012, a former executive described how Wal-Mart de Mexico had orchestrated a campaign of bribery to win market dominance.

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Gender is Affecting Today’s Top Companies

Chart Your Course

More than half of all Americans are female, yet this gender split is not reflected in today’s job market, especially in more executive-level roles. There is a large body of research indicating the organizational, marketing and financial benefits of an equitable gender mix in management and worker-team groups.

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

Lead on Purpose

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? Wells Fargo. Volkswagen. and the U.K.,

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Automotive. Automotive. Whole Foods Market. Automotive. There is a direct link between empathy and commercial success.