Compliance Communications Blog

 

"Bullies in the Workplace


12/2/15: We hear the misery of teenagers and even younger children being bullied in school, online and even on playgrounds. Now, according to a study by OfficeTeam, we learn that bullying continues into the workplace where, among other things, it’s a serious and growing compliance...

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"Walking the Walk of Ethics and Compliance"


11/17/15: There’s something particularly disheartening about the public exposure of misconduct in a company with a reputation for ethics and quality. These highly visible companies have spent millions of dollars on compliance programs with carefully crafted Codes...

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"What Makes an Organization Corrupt?"

 

7/15/15: The characteristics of an ethical organization have been covered in many different formats but only occasionally is there an article about the characteristics of a corrupt corporate culture. On the Global Anticorruption Blog, guest poster Alison Taylor, Director of Advisory Services for the global non-profit BSR offers...

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"FCPA Enforcement as US Foreign Policy"

 

6/16/15: In an essay on the CFO website, former federal and NYS prosecutor Daniel R. Alonso takes an unexpected look at recent US anti-corruption enforcement.  “Increasingly,” he writes, “the U.S. government is wielding the FCPA as a tool to change corrupt cultures in other countries. If the government...

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"Aiming Higher than the Basics"

 

5/13/2015: In a recent post on his Conflict of Interest blog, Jeff Kaplan challenges corporate CEOs to “… aim for something higher …” than the basics of a good tone at the top. He points to personal honesty and regular reinforcement about the importance of ethical, law-abiding behaviors. But then, he writes, “An ‘advanced tone...

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