sanluisobispo.com | 10/14/08 | Julie Lynem
Big-money, fast-paced careers on Wall Street are not what most MBA students at Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business dream about. But as the trouble in the nation’s financial capital continues, some Cal Poly business students and educators have given close attention to the drama unfolding 3,000 miles away.
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investors.com | 10/3/08 | Steve Watkins
The financial flop has caused an erosion of trust in the industry. That makes leadership ethics more vital than ever. Keys to building trust:
investors.com | 9/9/08 | Steve Watkins
If you don't care how things are done in your organization, neither will the people under you. Run the operation in an ethical and moral way, or expect diminished results.
investors.com | 8/22/08 | Gary Stern
You're eating lunch at a restaurant when you overhear two colleagues loudly discussing privileged, confidential information about a client. In response to this action, do you: a) do nothing, b) confront them and explain why it's wrong to publicly disclose it, or c) notify HR? Tacks differ. But most experts advise that doing nothing is unacceptable.
journalrecord.com | 8/22/08 | Staff Writer
Walter Pavlo lived a life of crime. He just doesn’t look like a criminal. Wearing a long-sleeve, button-down shirt and neatly pressed tie, Pavlo on Thursday described life in prison. In 2001, Pavlo was convicted of embezzling $6 million from his employer and sentenced two years in prison.
Walter Pavlo lived a life of crime. He just doesn’t look like a criminal. Wearing a long-sleeve, button-down shirt and neatly pressed tie, Pavlo on Thursday described life in prison. In 2001, Pavlo was convicted of embezzling $6 million from his employer and sentenced two years in prison.Continue reading "Ex-con speaks about high price of white-collar crime" »
marketwatch.com | 8/21/08 | Press Release
The Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance Initiative ("CIECI"), founded in late April 2008 by the CEOs of thirteen of the leading U.S. construction industry contractors, will hold its first Forum on October 16/17 at the Marriott Metro Center Hotel, in Washington, D.C.
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hr.blr.com | 8/8/08 | Staff Writer
Many HR pros may hesitate to try building an ethics program in their companies, fearing the process is complex and difficult and will be a tough sell to management. Consultants at Allegiance have created a guide to establishing a good program, and they say it's not tough at all.
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fool.com | 7/29/08 |Bill Mann and Tim Hanson
We consider Mark Cuban a friend of the Fool. He's a passionate businessman and basketball team owner, a fiery commentator, and a generally interesting guy. But he's also prone to making bad decisions (see the Mavericks late-season trade for Jason Kidd) and even engaging in some questionable behavior. July 23 provided an example of that latter point. His investigative financial blog Sharesleuth.com -- one that's dedicated to "exposing securities fraud and corporate chicanery" -- perhaps revealed that it's engaged in some chicanery of its own.
We consider Mark Cuban a friend of the Fool. He's a passionate businessman and basketball team owner, a fiery commentator, and a generally interesting guy. But he's also prone to making bad decisions (see the Mavericks late-season trade for Jason Kidd) and even engaging in some questionable behavior. July 23 provided an example of that latter point. His investigative financial blog Sharesleuth.com -- one that's dedicated to "exposing securities fraud and corporate chicanery" -- perhaps revealed that it's engaged in some chicanery of its own.investors.com | 07/11/08 | Steve Watkins
It’s not easy to do the right thing all the time. Do you tell the client a product is being discontinued or do you make the sale anyway? Set up your own ethical framework, and choices become clear.
investors.com | 7/03/08 | Morey Stettner
Hans Gieskes ran a $1.3 billion company. But for nearly a decade he has rued a $180 business decision.
Continue reading "Don't Ride A High Horse In Policing Work Ethics" »
chron.com | 6/21/08 | Erik Larson and Carlyn Kolker
Messages allegedly sent by two former Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund managers indicted for fraud show even sophisticated professionals disregard the dangers of putting sensitive information in e-mails, ex-prosecutors said.
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forbes.com | 6/20/08 | Tara Weiss
Two Bear Stearns executives learned a hard lesson this week: If you're going to say something inappropriate, don't write it in an e-mail.
philly.com | 6/4/08 | Jane M. Von Bergen
Energy entrepreneur and Villanova resident Harry Halloran Jr. has donated $10 million to further the study of business ethics at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn.
money.cnn.com | 6/1/08 | Roger Parloff
Legal professor William Simon aims to shame colleagues who sell their opinions for the right price.
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blog.wired.com | 5/27/08 | Kim Zelter
LifeLock, the ID theft protection service whose CEO regularly provides his Social Security number in advertisements (at right), is being sued by customers who claim the service doesn't work as promoted. The proof, they say, lies in the fact that the CEO's own identity has been stolen numerous times.
cfo.com | 5/14/08 | Shahid Ansari and Richard Block
Here's how finance executives abuse the most-useful of computer programs — and how to do better.
cfo.com | 5/8/08 | Marie Leone
Accountants may not be the big men on campus yet, but they're getting there. A new survey on the supply of accounting graduates — and the demand for public accounting recruits — says that more than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's or master's degrees in accounting during the 2006-2007 school year. That's a 19 percent increase since the 2003-2004 school year, the last for which the survey was produced.
investors.com | 5/2/08 | Steve Watkins
Fraud can plague companies. In many cases, few people see it coming. Marianne Jennings, a business ethics professor at Arizona State University and author of “The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse,” says problems can be rooted out before they go too far. What to watch out for:
smartpros.com | 4/29/08 | Staff Writer
April 29, 2008 (SmartPros) — Skills-based volunteerism is a powerful and cost-effective professional development tool, yet very few companies are leveraging volunteer programs for this purpose, according to a survey by Deloitte.
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latimes.com | 4/27/08 | Stuart Glascock
Help wanted: public servants willing to disclose major sources of income, business interests, real estate holdings and the names of their adult relatives. Sayonara and good luck with that, said some 150 elected and appointed Oregon officeholders who walked away from their public service gigs this month rather than disclose personal data. Many said they were particularly disturbed by the new requirement -- apparently unique to Oregon -- that they name so many family members. Resignations struck dozens of cities.
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wharton.upenn.edu.com | 2/20/08 | Knowledge@wharton
The day after former Senator George Mitchell released his damning report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball last December, President George Bush, a former baseball-team owner himself, seemed to speak for many disgusted fans when he pronounced, "Steroids have sullied the game."
businessweek.com | 2/12/08 | Bill George
In business school, we used to debate whether your business ethics should adapt to the local environment or be the same around the world. Many of my classmates argued, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." In other words, follow local practices. Those were the days when leading ethicists like Joseph Fletcher and James Adams at Harvard were promoting "situation ethics," based on flexible, pragmatic approaches to complex dilemmas.
laloyolan.com | 2/14/08 | Nahreen Tarzi
LMU alumni and The Ryland Group CEO R. Chad Dreier gave a speech about business ethics Tuesday night in Hilton 100 as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance and the Public Interest.