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13 Principles for Using AI Responsibly

Harvard Business

The competitive nature of AI development poses a dilemma for organizations, as prioritizing speed may lead to neglecting ethical guidelines, bias detection, and safety measures.

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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

These policies ensure that the consultancy services are delivered in a professional, ethical, and transparent manner, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the project.

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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

STEEPLED: Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical, and Demographic. Property rights, including protection of intellectual property (trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs, trade secrets, software and circuit layouts). Prohibitions, taboos, and ethical issues.

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Ethics Lapses Rears Its Ugly Head, Yet Again…

The Consultants Peer Group

Ethics is a crucial aspect of management consulting, as it affects the trust, reputation, and value of the profession. Management consultants are expected to adhere to high ethical standards and principles, such as those set forth by the Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) in its Code of Ethics1.

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November 2018 Newsletter

IMC USA

Leverage Ethics for Professional Success. Surveys of consultants and clients confirm that ethics are the foundation of what it means to be a “trusted advisor.” Prominently displaying a copy of the IMC USA Code of Ethics in each proposal affirms that commitment. Visit the IMC USA Ethics page here.

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

Remember the public shaming – and heavy sentences — heaped on Enron and Worldcom for their accounting (and more importantly, ethical) failures? But a relatively unknown, unbranded intellectual property company – with far less to lose – might be much more aggressive in minimizing taxes.

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The Tightrope Google Has to Walk in China

Harvard Business

Any internet platform company doing business in China has to negotiate a major business and ethical dilemma: The Chinese government enforces overbearing regulations that censor speech in the name of national security and, under common conceptions of international norms, violate human rights. Intellectual property theft.

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