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How Managers Should Respond When Bribes Are Business as Usual

Harvard Business Review

Yet, according to the World Bank , roughly one-third of firms around the world use kickbacks, paying an estimated total of $400 billion a year. At that point, everybody will lean in together to fix that problem in an ethical and compliant manner, even if it takes considerably longer,” Bistrong says.

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Do Commodities Speculators Make Things Cost More?

Harvard Business Review

The involvement of banks such as Goldman and J.P. Markets that existed mainly for the convenience of industry have become dominated by exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, and investment banks. Ethics Finance Global business' cent per aluminum can. The article is less clear about what brought this on. Morgan in the metals trade?

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Winning Support for Flexible Work

Harvard Business Review

It just means the onus is on you to propose a plan that works for you, your boss and your company. Before you make a proposal, be sure to understand the impact your wished-for schedule will have on your boss, your team and your performance. If your company doesn't have a formal policy, you'll need to create a proposal yourself.

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Monitor, Libya, and the Perils of a Blurred-Line World

Harvard Business Review

Yet look through the 22-page " Proposal for Expanding the Dialogue around the Ideas of Muammar Qadhafi " that Monitor prepared in 2007, and it sure sounds like public relations: As is the case of many individuals who are prominent actors in the world, Qadhafi is well known but is poorly understood, particularly in the West. brokers?

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What Companies Have Learned from Losing Billions in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

One energy company, building a pipeline in Bangladesh, opened employment offices along the proposed route to help displaced farmers find jobs — often with the company itself. The case is now languishing in the World Bank’s investment dispute court.

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When Competition Between Coworkers Leads to Unethical Behavior

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, the need to win can blind us to ethical considerations. In one study, we asked 164 MBA students to read a hypothetical scenario (based on a true story) about an investment banker facing an ethical dilemma, and to estimate the likelihood that this banker would indulge in unethical behavior.

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The Big Picture of Business: Been There, Done That

Strategy Driven

Ask a true business strategist to help you to determine which consultants are needed, draft the requests for proposals, evaluate credentials and recommend contracting options. Pro-bono community involvement is a factor because it indicates character, ethics and integrity. Understand what your company really needs and why.