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When Transparency Backfires, and How to Prevent It

Harvard Business Review

A paper by Daylian Cain, George Loewenstein, and Don Moore, published in the Journal of Legal Studies, demonstrates that when salespeople disclose conflicts of interest, destructive behavior can emerge down the line. Too much transparency can spark resistance.

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The Enemies of Data Security: Convenience and Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Even sophisticated technology companies are not immune as their youthful cultures tend to resist information technology restrictions. The good news is that measurements can be made that will yield meaningful if coarse data about the security culture and how resistance to basic security controls is changing over time.

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Narrowing the Chasm Between PR Professionals and Wikipedia

Harvard Business Review

Many of the more venial sins are the result of a widespread lack of understanding and education about Wikipedia’s standards about conflicts of interest. Not all of these are acts of bad faith (although some of them certainly are).

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Ethics Allegations Will Hurt White House Staffers Even If They Turn Out to Be False

Harvard Business Review

In recent weeks, we have seen almost daily reports surface of potential ethical conflicts in the White House, whether it’s possible conflicts of interest between the Trump family’s business ties and government priorities or allegations of collusion between campaign allies and Russian intelligence. these days.

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If Democrats Want to Challenge Trump, They Need a New Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Thus any resistance to Trump must concentrate on draining his reservoir of popularity. Attacks on Trump’s conflicts of interest have also failed, and will keep failing until or unless they are tied to particular actions that are seen to harm his supporters.