article thumbnail

Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. Ethical behavior has to be led by example, and promoting people who ignore ethics when expedient for them tells everyone that the company wants results and it does not really care how they are obtained.

Ethics 71
article thumbnail

2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

This year’s subject of the event will cover various aspects of leveraging AI in project management – e.g., emerging project competencies, ethical issues, sustainability, learning models, and more. All the accepted research papers will be published in the conference Proceedings.

Industry 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Conflict-of-Interest Rules Are Holding Back Medical Breakthroughs

Harvard Business

In some states, accepting a cup of coffee from a pharmaceutical company must be reported, so “education” over lavish meals or in resort settings has largely receded. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires posting of payment information on a publicly accessible registry.

article thumbnail

Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting - Part 2

The Consultants Peer Group

As you are likely aware, there are enumerable media articles on ethics lapses in management consulting. USD] because of, among others, ethics and conflicts of interest abuses ; When McKinsey Comes to Town argues that the legendary firm has accrued an inordinate amount of influence chasing profits at the expense of moral principle.

Ethics 98
article thumbnail

IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Obviously due to the fact that IMS Consulting Group has such a narrow focus, your exit opportunities will tend to skew towards healthcare/pharmaceuticals/biotech. Exit Opportunities . Core Values .

Groups 100
article thumbnail

Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business

Pharmaceutical company Lilly has said , “Many tragic world events have shaken our employees, making it difficult for them to bring their full selves to work. They should provide civility training along with existing programs that highlight the company’s ethics or teach workers how to prevent sexual harassment.

Survey 115
article thumbnail

Consultant Ninja: Health Care is Not a Right: Management.

Consultant Ninja

As a developed nation, ethically we should find a measure to care for those who are incapable of caring from themselves. What cost control levers are available to reign in pharmaceutical / prescription drug costs? Healthcare is tricky because it's also related to the right of equal opportunities for everyone.I Joseph Greiner.