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Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?

Harvard Business Review

Supreme Court, once said , “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do.” While the benefits are clearly far-reaching and potentially game changing, there are ethical questions to consider. For sales and business development, this is an invaluable tool.

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

Harvard Business Review

External standards can also be a powerful tool in support of those efforts, helping companies strengthen ethics and compliance practices by offering a clear framework for action. This can be done by relying on certification or by asking third parties to demonstrate compliance with the standard.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business Review

In 2013 we embedded ourselves in a women’s professional development program at a large nonprofit organization in the U.S. Most decided to join the professional development program for its networking and educational opportunities, but many participants cited the chance to contribute to research as an added perk. to find out.

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Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies

Harvard Business Review

Using an index developed by Lucian Bebchuk, Alma Cohen, and Allen Ferrell in 2009, we found that firms with more powerful management—e.g., In our discussions with compliance officers at firms, many executive leadership teams stated a “goal” to have zero reports. What this means.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business Review

In 2013 we embedded ourselves in a women’s professional development program at a large nonprofit organization in the U.S. Most decided to join the professional development program for its networking and educational opportunities, but many participants cited the chance to contribute to research as an added perk. to find out.