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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 in an era where governance and risk agendas are driving board conservatism, there is real risk that these data sets will be used to drive conformity, not evaluate strategy.

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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. It’s Tax Planning Time.

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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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Thought Leadership Traits

Chad Barr

Have strong work ethics. Show intellectual curiosity and openness. Develop intellectual property constantly. It focuses on innovative ideas by maximizing your life and business while leveraging strategy, content, technology and the web, to help you transform the success. Are passionate about their work.

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How the CFO and General Counsel Can Partner More Effectively

Harvard Business

These issues include legislation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, investigations, geopolitical risk, demands for ethical actions, and public criticism, affecting all the functions of the corporation in their interaction with all levels of global governments (central, regional, local).

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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

For the legal industry, IT policies are not only a component of operational maturity, but also a matter of ethics. Law firms handle sensitive and confidential information on a daily basis, such as client data, case details, financial records, and intellectual property.

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Proposals, Part 2: The Potential Solutions

The Consultants Peer Group

The consultant, subsequently, spent hours of (unpaid) time writing the proposal, which they emailed, and, in the process of creating ‘credibility’ gave away their time and their intellectual property with no expectation of reciprocity, i.e., paying consulting engagement, from the possible client. your skills and knowledge.

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