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Consulting Ethics Challenges

The Consultants Peer Group

Where’s the lead sentence of my March 28, 2023 Blog, Consulting Ethics Concern Once Again , “Lack of consulting ethics once again. I went on to describe some recent consulting ethics lapses and proposed fixes. Peter Westlund CMC® showed a path to avoid these ethical traps through professionalism.

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Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Finance Manifesto

Steve Shu Consulting

In this post, I want to share my thoughts on design values related to behavioral economics and behavioral finance (which going-forward in this post I’ll simply refer to as behavioral science for brevity). Recognize manipulation or influence (intended- or side-effects) and act ethically. Intend to help, not manipulate.

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Navigating Behavioral Science Applications

Steve Shu Consulting

For example, it is hard to really explore management considerations of behavioral science and ethics without delving into areas like System 1 versus System 2 thinking, nudge controllability, moral psychology, and the like. To implement behavioral science more effectively, companies need grit – the ability and fortitude to succeed.

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Here’s what to think about When Creating a Forward-Looking ESG Strategy

Brimstone Consulting

Stakeholders want to know how organizations are affecting the environment, how treat and interact with their employees, clients and communities, and if they conduct their business ethically.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Dancing here refers to engaging, supporting, and communicating with employees in multiple ways. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. Even today, GM has record recalls.

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Health Economics Part III – Organ Donations

Tom Spencer

Some suggest that financial incentives for donors could increase donor rates, however this proposition leads to some ethical dilemmas about rights to health – should the wealthy be able to receive higher priority care than the poor? People are concerned with the ethics of the new law.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

One of the key SOX impacts on consulting was the mandated “ethical wall” that was enacted – a firm could not both audit and consult for the same company, because it was considered a major conflict of interest. In 2003, BearingPoint, Inc. Practice Areas. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Human Resources.