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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? Cross-cultural differences. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. But it’s also the responsibility of the company to cultivate a culture that shuns corner-cutting and prevents it from accumulating into major scandals, ones that damage the credibility of the business, endanger jobs, and threaten the entire enterprise.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016

Harvard Business

The Empathy Index seeks to answer the question: Which companies are successfully creating empathetic cultures? We break down empathy into categories: ethics, leadership, company culture, brand perception, and public messaging through social media. How do you go about infusing your company culture with more empathy?

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

The different practices of Oliver Wyman include: Automotive. This fits hand in hand with their culture of treating new hires as potential Partners, offering them opportunities early on to engage in important projects. OLIVER WYMAN CULTURE. Oliver Wyman employees are known for their passion, work ethic, and solid team efforts.

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Wells Fargo and the Slippery Slope of Sales Incentives

Harvard Business

In the early 1990s Sears sought to restore its reputation with $46 million in coupons because some employees of its automotive repair division (who were paid a commission on sales of parts and services) had allegedly enticed customers into authorizing and paying for needless repairs. Things escalate and spread from there. .”

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

BearingPoint Interview and Culture. Read on to discover interesting nuances of culture and competence that are unique to the global consulting firm. Automotive. BEARINGPOINT CULTURE. Preparing for a BearingPoint interview? KEY STATS FOR BEARINGPOINT. BearingPoint Website: www.BearingPoint.com. International Development.

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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. Automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers will attend the event to identify potential suppliers and forge strategic partnerships.