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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm … on “Good Company”

The Practical Leader

” “In announcing the arrival of “the ethical consumer,” Time magazine noted: “We are starting to put our money where our ideals are.” ” If companies want to succeed in this ethical age, they had better live up to those ideals.”

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

Today Uber is no startup, with 11,000 employees, not including its drivers, and a 2017 market value at IPO that is estimated as $28–$70 billion. Such an employee base and financial resources are sufficient to justify a well-supported and mature HR organization that provides checks and balances to guard against bad behavior.