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Whitepapers
Smarter Products: The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet
Jan 2010
Businesses are delivering a new generation of smarter products that are increasingly instrumented, interconnected and intelligent - enabled through software.
Provided by IBM Corp.
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White Papers
Duplicate of Patch
Jan 2010
Deployment procedures provide flexibility to incorporate the changes rising out of environmental conditions and technical requirements in one's environment. This unique ability provides the user...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling
Apr 2009
Gartner has positioned BMC CONTROL-M in the Leaders Quadrant of their "2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling." The report assesses the ability to execute and completeness of vision of key vendors...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Financial Management Solutions - Preparing U.S. Companies for the Transition to IFRS
Jan 2010
Transitioning to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) offers U.S. businesses the benefits of global standards and controls. But there are also tremendous challenges: capturing...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Your Solaris Alternative
Dec 2009
Review key features and benefits of Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Learn why Red Hat Enterprise Linux is an ideal solution for enterprises facing Sun and SPARC's uncertain future. Whether...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Quick Start Guide: Moving from Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Dec 2009
Learn the differences between Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux to help application developers port code. This paper will cover differences in the shell environment, using the RPM package...
Provided by Red Hat
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Related Offers
SUSE LInux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support Exclusive Offer
Feb 2010
Many of you want to move between platforms, but business realities slow you down. You may be dealing with IT resource limitations or application migration challenges. Even training costs can keep...
Provided by Novell
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White Papers
EMA Radar Report: Which Workload Automation Vendors are Best?
Jan 2009
Read how Enterprise Management Associates evaluates the workload automation offerings of BMC, CA, IBM, ASG, and several others. Hint: the report concludes, "BMC has the strongest product overall,...
Provided by BMC Software
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Case Studies
BT Financial Group Adopts Business Service Management from BMC
Jan 2009
BT Financial Group's first experience with BMC solutions was with BMC Performance Manager. From there BT adopted a blend of event and service impact management systems in BMC Event Manager and BMC...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Interaction With the Environment: Sensor Data Visualization in Outdoor Augmented Reality
Sep 2009
Proliferating sensor systems provide a rich source of data for understanding the dynamic characteristics of the environment. Visualization of, and interaction with, such data in outdoor augmented...
Provided by Columbia University
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Webcasts
Stephen R. Covey: The 8th Habit Live Webinar
May 2010
This live webinar will occur on May 27, 2010 at 1pm EST. Registration and a fee of $149 are required to attend. The Challenge: Rekindling Your Inner Spirit and Growing as a Leader Tens of...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Entrepreneurs: What To Do When You Are Out On A Long, Thin Limb
Feb 2009
How are entrepreneurs weathering the financial storm? Panelists in a recent Master Class on Innovation and the Economy discussed some of the ways entrepreneurs can stay competitive in a down...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
The Art Of Choosing
Mar 2010
This story covers professor Sheena Iyengar's views on strategies for managing choices in an era of seemingly boundless options. Sheena Iyengar is the S. T. Lee Professor of Business in the...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
The Information Future Of The Corporate Board
Apr 2008
Corporate governance is in the news again. Following the high-profile reversals in the financial-services industry, pressure on boards from shareholder activists and regulators to somehow prevent...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Maximizing The Triple Bottom Line Through Spiritual Leadership
Feb 2008
One of the greatest challenges facing leaders today is the need to develop new business models that accentuate ethical leadership, employee well-being, sustainability and social responsibility...
Provided by Elsevier
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Case Studies
Business Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility
Jul 2008
Anglo American is one of the world's leading mining companies. Mining operations can have a big impact on the environment and on the societies where they work. Since most mineral resources belong...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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White Papers
Wharton On Corporate Ethics
Mar 2010
The global financial meltdown has placed business behavior under the microscope, resulting in no shortage of guilty parties charged with responsibility for the fiasco. But which groups deserve...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Fighting For Ethical Leadership
Oct 2009
A year ago, business failures began erupting across our economy. And in the ensuing months, thousands lost jobs and their hopes for a stable future. Homes were foreclosed, factories shut down. And...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
CSR Managers In Front Of The Mirror
Jan 2008
According to the European Commission, "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Supply Chain Strategies For Sustainable Companies
Apr 2008
Companies can make money while operating in socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways. It just takes what supply chain expert Hau Lee calls the Triple-A approach - having agility,...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
Should Corporations Have A Soul?
May 2008
Ross School of Business researchers pondered the question of whether or not corporations should be "soulful." Should corporations be responsible to shareholders, employers, customers, and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Common Good Of The Company And The Theory Of Organization
Jan 2009
The concept of common good occupies a prominent place in political and social philosophy, yet it has had little impact on the theory of the firm. This is despite some recent attempts to resituate...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
A Moral Crisis?
Jan 2009
The dimensions of the current economic and financial crisis have placed it at the center of today's political, scientific and media agenda. Many analyses have been carried out as to the causes,...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Call Me Anything Except Junior
Jan 2010
There is a powerful scene in the film that captures the emotional challenges that next generation family members, especially eldest sons, face under the shadow of their powerful and successful...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Why Boycotts Succeed? And Fail: Corporate Vulnerability And Damaged Reputations
Apr 2009
What factors determine whether a boycott will succeed in changing the behavior of its corporate target? And how can activists attack the weak points of their adversaries most effectively?...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Work Ethic, Employment Contracts, And Firm Value
Oct 2007
The paper analyzes how the work ethic of managers impacts a firm's employment contracts, riskiness, growth potential, and organizational structure. Flat contracts are optimal for diligent managers...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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White Papers
Dean Carolyn Woo: Globetrotting In The Name Of Business Ethics
Jun 2010
"When one sees the recent cases of corporate malfeasance, one can easily agree that ethics and values are sorely needed as driving leadership principles," says the author. "But there's a bigger...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
ND Expert: Truth Will Serve BP Better Than Paid Ads
Jun 2010
The first rule of crisis communication management is for the company to get the facts fast so that it is dealing from an informed position and becomes the source of reliable information, says...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Who's Doing The Right Thing In Business?
Jan 2010
Women; older employees; those with a professional qualification or with a religious faith; those working in the caring professions or the charity/not-for-profit sector; all scored highly in the...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
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White Papers
Don't Blame The System: Why Capitalism Must Be Saved From The Capitalists
Jan 2010
Capitalism has always been seen as an instrument for the rich to get richer. A new book turns this view upside down: Capitalism is instead a system that fundamentally benefits everyone, especially...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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White Papers
Beyond The Protestant Work Ethic: Religion And Economic Attitudes
Jan 2010
New research suggests a link between religion and attitudes that are conducive to economic growth. Economists, sociologists, and political scientists have long been interested in explaining the...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
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White Papers
Economic Crisis Adds Urgency To Fight Against Corruption
Mar 2009
This paper highlight that companies sailing into choppy waters during the economic crisis could be tempted to relax their ethical standards. "Corruption thrives when there is poverty and the...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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White Papers
Annual Ethics Conference: Fresh Takes On Right And Wrong
May 2010
Business ethics has moved to the center stage of public scrutiny, even as regulators and the U.S. Congress call on Goldman Sachs and other investment banks to explain their involvement in the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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Case Studies
Itour for SAP Business Objects - Flash Capabilities Commercial
Jul 2010
In today's complex business environment, even the smallest decisions can lead to big opportunities. How do you proactively ensure that your decisions are smart, strategic, and timely? Watch this...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Commercializing Social Interaction: The Ethics Of Stealth Marketing
Feb 2008
Firms striving to reach consumers through today's swell of marketing clutter frequently are employing novel marketing practices. Although many nontraditional marketing messages are effective...
Provided by INSEAD
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Webcasts
Openness: The Basis for a Sound Unified Communications Strategy.
Aug 2010
The vast majority of customer environments are mixed environments. In this IBM® podcast you'll hear how an open approach provides you with choice. So instead of ripping out a perfectly good...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Healthcare Case Study: The Doctor Will B.R.M.S. You Now (New York Times article)
Aug 2010
Learn how Vanderbilt University uses business rules in complex, critical patient care decisions to deliver increased speed and accuracy and arrive at better outcomes.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Loyalty Vs. Ethics: From The White House To The Workplace
Jul 2008
What happens to an organization's credibility when its leadership is accused of wrongdoing? How should managers and employees handle conflicts between loyalty to the organization and its leaders...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Ethics: An Old-Fashioned Soft Skill For A Modern World
Jul 2010
If ethical behavior had been taught to employees and reinforced as a must-have soft skill, could we have prevented the current economic meltdown? The authors explored this question in a recent...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Better Make It Real
Aug 2010
Fake it - or make it. Today, it's the mantra. As a CEO, the author is passionate about organizational authenticity - how companies live out their promises to stakeholders. He has a message for...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
Business Ethics Pedagogy: A Synthesis Of Paradigms, Philosophies, And Teaching Methods
Apr 2011
Is the job as educators to teach students how to make ethical decisions or is it to teach students how to become innately better people, thus becoming better ethical decision-makers on the job?...
Provided by University of Minnesota
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White Papers
Ethical Business-To-Business Exchange: A Revised Perspective
Aug 2010
There is increasing interest in ethical questions in marketing. Most contributions to the marketing ethics literature refer to business-to-consumer situations and take an actor-focused...
Provided by IMP Group
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White Papers
Ethnic Entrepreneurs In Australia: A Story Of Relationships And Networks
Aug 2010
The internationalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is a key challenge and of interest to policy makers, individual firms and researchers in Australia. SMEs significantly drive growth...
Provided by University of Sydney
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White Papers
Towards Inter-Ethnic Business Development And National Unity In Malaysia
Jan 2010
This paper investigates Chinese-Bumiputera partnerships in small and medium enterprises, particularly in the manufacturing sector, in the economic liberalisation of post-NEP Malaysia. The research...
Provided by CRISE
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White Papers
When A Company Writes Its Code Of Ethics, Isn't It Wrong To Plagiarize?
Nov 2008
It is common practice for companies to copy others' ethics codes, sometimes word for word, according to research by University of Notre Dame finance professors Tim Loughran and Bill McDonald and...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Tonia Murphy Wins Outstanding Paper Award For Research On Reneging
Aug 2009
The paper examining the ethical considerations of job reneging won University of Notre Dame Business professor Tonia Hap Murphy the Ralph C. Hoeber Outstanding Article Award from the Academy of...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Ann Tenbrunsel: We're Not As Ethical As We Think We Are
Jul 2010
This original study (Woodzicka and LaFrance) conducted in 2001, in which participants were faced with this imagined scenario, revealed that 68 percent predicted that they would refuse to answer...
Provided by University of Notre Dame
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White Papers
Ethical Perceptions Of Newly Staffed Accountants: An Exploratory Study
Feb 2011
The current economic crisis coupled with corporate scandals may have impacted the future leadership of newly staffed accountants. As a result, it may be of some benefit to see if the ethical...
Provided by Adelphi University
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White Papers
Business Ethics From A Historical Perspective
Nov 2009
This paper proposes three periodisations in the history of business ethics. Different styles and kinds of discourse were produced in each of the periods. The first includes the broader social...
Provided by RMIT University
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White Papers
A Comparison Of The Degree To Which The Assessment Of The Ethical Conduct Of Executive Leaders (CEOs) In The Private And Non-Profit Sectors Plays A Role In Performance Review
Jun 2007
This paper outlines the initial stages of a research project aimed to map the organizational assessment practices employed by for-profit and non-profit organizations in evaluating the ethical...
Provided by University of Delaware
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White Papers
Leadership Styles And Ethical Decision-Making In Hospitality Management
Jul 2008
This paper examined the ways in which hospitality leaders in Australia seek to influence others in the workplace. One hundred and thirty three managers of hotels rated as three, four or five stars...
Provided by Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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White Papers
A Citation-Based Ranking Of The Business Ethics Scholarly Journals
Feb 2009
The purpose of this paper is to develop a ranking of academic business ethics journals. For this, a revealed preference approach, also known as a citation impact method, was employed. The citation...
Provided by Inderscience Enterprises
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White Papers
The Concept Of Ethical Leadership In Organisations
Nov 2007
The ethics of business practice and leadership in organizations has once again fallen under the spotlight in organisational practices. Over the past decade the spectacular collapses of Enron,...
Provided by RMIT University
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White Papers
Ethical Leadership Training: An Aristotelian Approach
Aug 2009
When it comes to the establishment of an ethical corporate culture, there appears to be at least two inter-related foundational requirements: The existence of an explicit set of core ethical...
Provided by York University
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White Papers
Business Ethics And Corporate Responsibility - A New Perspective
Nov 2007
Starting from the famous but controversial statement of Peter Drucker (1981) - "There is neither a separate ethics of business nor is one needed", this paper goes on to argue that business ethics...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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White Papers
A Comparative Analysis Of Different Business Ethics In The Perspective Of The Common Good
Jun 2009
The paper concerns the connection between different typologies of business ethics (kantian, utilitarian, aristotelic) and the alternative vision of economic development, company's organizational...
Provided by University of Perugia
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Webcasts
Bart Victor On Helping Students Answer The Big Questions Of Business Ethics
Jan 2011
The presenter's research interests lie in the practical and moral dimensions of enterprise approaches to the alleviation of poverty, the ethical foundations of business, and the social and moral...
Provided by Vanderbilt University
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White Papers
How To Get Started With Mobile Display
Apr 2011
Display marketers are eager to launch mobile campaigns. But they face challenges such as audience fragmentation, a chaotic vendor landscape, and myriad new technologies and devices. In order to...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Why Doesnt Capitalism Flow To Poor Countries?
Jun 2007
The authors find anecdotal evidence suggesting that governments in poor countries have a more left wing rhetoric than those in OECD countries. Thus, it appears that capitalist rhetoric doesn't...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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White Papers
Explaining International Differences In Entrepreneurship: The Role Of Individual Characteristics And Regulatory Constraints
May 2008
The authors use a micro dataset that collects information across individuals, countries, and time to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial activity in thirty-seven developed and...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Webcasts
Learning To See In The Dark: The Roots Of Ethical Resistance
Apr 2009
In this complex narrative documenting paradigm shifts in developmental thinking, the author defines the very capacity of the human nature - to have a voice and to communicate - as the grounds of...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Business Ethics: The Next Frontier For Globalizing Indian Companies
Sep 2007
Nowhere is the fast changing nature of the global business landscape more perceptible than on the ethics front. With a spate of recent unethical behaviors by large corporations in the Western...
Provided by Vikalpa
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White Papers
Ethnic Enclave Residence And Employment Accessibility Of Latino Workers In Chicago, Los Angeles And Washington, D.C.
Feb 2008
This paper examines the impact of living in ethnic enclaves in different parts of the metropolitan area on low-skilled Latino immigrants' employment accessibility. It does so by comparing the...
Provided by University of Southern California
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White Papers
Travel Behavior Among Latino Immigrants: The Role Of Ethnic Neighborhoods And Ethnic Employment
Nov 2010
This paper examines evidence concerning Latino immigrants' travel mode choices among auto alone, carpool, transit and other from six different immigrant gateways: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los...
Provided by University of Southern California
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White Papers
Identity And Redistribution
Aug 2009
This paper models the interaction between individuals' identity choices and redistribution. Both redistributive policies and identity choices are endogenous, and there might be multiple...
Provided by Stockholm School of Economics
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White Papers
Business Ethics In Transition Countries? Cluster Analysis Of Behavior And Attitudes
Oct 2008
The aim of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of people's attitudes toward ethical issues. The authors explored four ethics issues: attitude on ethical issues in general, information...
Provided by University of Zagreb
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White Papers
The Development Of Corporate (Ir)Responsible Behaviour Over Time
Apr 2008
The development of the science and techniques is a dynamic process that manifests in the theory by new pieces of knowledge. It is important to search for methods that would complement the theory...
Provided by Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
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White Papers
Discounting, Ethics, And Options For Maintaining Biodiversity And Ecosystem Integrity
Dec 2010
This paper presents the economic logic behind the concept of discounting the future and discusses how it applies to biodiversity conservation. How should economists account for the effects of...
Provided by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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White Papers
The Levels Of Marketing Ethics
Jul 2010
The issue of ethics in marketing continues to be a concern for marketing practitioners and researchers. Every business manager would probably agree that ethical implications are often inherent in...
Provided by Vilnius University
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White Papers
A Closer Look At Business Ethics And Social Advertising
Jun 2008
The advertising campaign, which ended, was intended to be a humorous use of hyperbole to depict how many people feel when they have a car or truck that is unreliable and no longer fits their...
Provided by PInPoint Skills
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White Papers
Code Of Business Conduct
Jul 2009
The Aegis Group's Code of Business Conduct provides a summary of various laws and ethical standards to which the Company adheres and expects its employees, consultants and contractors to likewise...
Provided by Aegis Group
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White Papers
See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People's Unethical Behavior
Jan 2008
It is common for people to be more critical of others' ethical choices than of their own. This paper explores those remarkable circumstances in which people see no evil in others' unethical...
Provided by Harvard University
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White Papers
Dirty Work, Clean Hands: The Moral Psychology Of Indirect Agency
Jan 2009
Experiments 1A, 1B, and 1C reveal effects of indirect agency under conditions favoring intuitive judgment, but not reflective judgment, using a joint/separate evaluation paradigm. Experiment 2A...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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White Papers
Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation Through Moral Disengagement And Motivated Forgetting
Apr 2009
People routinely engage in dishonest acts without feeling guilty about their behavior. Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited...
Provided by Harvard University
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White Papers
Corruption As Part Of National Culture: The Disconnect Between Values, Ethics And Etiquette
Dec 2010
National culture can influence how actions may be construed as corrupt or not corrupt, due to differences in perceptions and etiquette. An apparent contradiction can be identified in cultures with...
Provided by World Business Institute
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White Papers
Identifying The Driving Forces Of Your Business
May 2010
Core competences are the internal capabilities of any company and they may or may not be valued by the outside world. The role of market research is, therefore, to find out what is valued and what...
Provided by B2B International
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White Papers
Letting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability Of Gradual Erosion In Others? Unethical Behavior
Dec 2008
Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the...
Provided by Harvard University
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Webcasts
Ethics 4 Everyone
Jan 2011
Poignant video vignettes and expert commentary from ethicist and author Eric Harvey come together in this highly effective and compelling ethics overview. The video begins with the issue of...
Provided by CRM Learning
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Webcasts
Moment Of Truth
Jan 2011
Most of us know the difference between right and wrong. We know the difference between telling the truth and telling a lie. And we can explain why honesty and integrity are important. We're...
Provided by CRM Learning
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White Papers
The Future Of Legal And Business Thinking: A Four Quadrant Approach
Feb 2009
Law is the Ethics of Yesterday, Ethics is the Law of Tomorrow (Kurbjeweit, 2007) demonstrated that law is a civilization tool existing to advance social interests which evolve with the ethos of...
Provided by University of Redlands
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Related Offers
SUSE LInux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support Exclusive Offer
Feb 2010
Many of you want to move between platforms, but business realities slow you down. You may be dealing with IT resource limitations or application migration challenges. Even training costs can keep...
Provided by Novell
-
White Papers
EMA Radar Report: Which Workload Automation Vendors are Best?
Jan 2009
Read how Enterprise Management Associates evaluates the workload automation offerings of BMC, CA, IBM, ASG, and several others. Hint: the report concludes, "BMC has the strongest product overall,...
Provided by BMC Software
-
Case Studies
BT Financial Group Adopts Business Service Management from BMC
Jan 2009
BT Financial Group's first experience with BMC solutions was with BMC Performance Manager. From there BT adopted a blend of event and service impact management systems in BMC Event Manager and BMC...
Provided by BMC Software
-
White Papers
Interaction With the Environment: Sensor Data Visualization in Outdoor Augmented Reality
Sep 2009
Proliferating sensor systems provide a rich source of data for understanding the dynamic characteristics of the environment. Visualization of, and interaction with, such data in outdoor augmented...
Provided by Columbia University
-
Webcasts
Stephen R. Covey: The 8th Habit Live Webinar
May 2010
This live webinar will occur on May 27, 2010 at 1pm EST. Registration and a fee of $149 are required to attend. The Challenge: Rekindling Your Inner Spirit and Growing as a Leader Tens of...
Provided by American Management Association
-
White Papers
Entrepreneurs: What To Do When You Are Out On A Long, Thin Limb
Feb 2009
How are entrepreneurs weathering the financial storm? Panelists in a recent Master Class on Innovation and the Economy discussed some of the ways entrepreneurs can stay competitive in a down...
Provided by Columbia University
-
White Papers
The Art Of Choosing
Mar 2010
This story covers professor Sheena Iyengar's views on strategies for managing choices in an era of seemingly boundless options. Sheena Iyengar is the S. T. Lee Professor of Business in the...
Provided by Columbia University
-
White Papers
The Information Future Of The Corporate Board
Apr 2008
Corporate governance is in the news again. Following the high-profile reversals in the financial-services industry, pressure on boards from shareholder activists and regulators to somehow prevent...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Maximizing The Triple Bottom Line Through Spiritual Leadership
Feb 2008
One of the greatest challenges facing leaders today is the need to develop new business models that accentuate ethical leadership, employee well-being, sustainability and social responsibility...
Provided by Elsevier
-
Case Studies
Business Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility
Jul 2008
Anglo American is one of the world's leading mining companies. Mining operations can have a big impact on the environment and on the societies where they work. Since most mineral resources belong...
Provided by MBA Publishing
-
White Papers
Wharton On Corporate Ethics
Mar 2010
The global financial meltdown has placed business behavior under the microscope, resulting in no shortage of guilty parties charged with responsibility for the fiasco. But which groups deserve...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
-
White Papers
Fighting For Ethical Leadership
Oct 2009
A year ago, business failures began erupting across our economy. And in the ensuing months, thousands lost jobs and their hopes for a stable future. Homes were foreclosed, factories shut down. And...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
-
White Papers
CSR Managers In Front Of The Mirror
Jan 2008
According to the European Commission, "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
-
White Papers
Supply Chain Strategies For Sustainable Companies
Apr 2008
Companies can make money while operating in socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways. It just takes what supply chain expert Hau Lee calls the Triple-A approach - having agility,...
Provided by Stanford University
-
White Papers
Should Corporations Have A Soul?
May 2008
Ross School of Business researchers pondered the question of whether or not corporations should be "soulful." Should corporations be responsible to shareholders, employers, customers, and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
The Common Good Of The Company And The Theory Of Organization
Jan 2009
The concept of common good occupies a prominent place in political and social philosophy, yet it has had little impact on the theory of the firm. This is despite some recent attempts to resituate...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
-
White Papers
A Moral Crisis?
Jan 2009
The dimensions of the current economic and financial crisis have placed it at the center of today's political, scientific and media agenda. Many analyses have been carried out as to the causes,...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
-
White Papers
Call Me Anything Except Junior
Jan 2010
There is a powerful scene in the film that captures the emotional challenges that next generation family members, especially eldest sons, face under the shadow of their powerful and successful...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Why Boycotts Succeed? And Fail: Corporate Vulnerability And Damaged Reputations
Apr 2009
What factors determine whether a boycott will succeed in changing the behavior of its corporate target? And how can activists attack the weak points of their adversaries most effectively?...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
-
White Papers
Work Ethic, Employment Contracts, And Firm Value
Oct 2007
The paper analyzes how the work ethic of managers impacts a firm's employment contracts, riskiness, growth potential, and organizational structure. Flat contracts are optimal for diligent managers...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
-
White Papers
Dean Carolyn Woo: Globetrotting In The Name Of Business Ethics
Jun 2010
"When one sees the recent cases of corporate malfeasance, one can easily agree that ethics and values are sorely needed as driving leadership principles," says the author. "But there's a bigger...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
-
White Papers
ND Expert: Truth Will Serve BP Better Than Paid Ads
Jun 2010
The first rule of crisis communication management is for the company to get the facts fast so that it is dealing from an informed position and becomes the source of reliable information, says...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
-
White Papers
Who's Doing The Right Thing In Business?
Jan 2010
Women; older employees; those with a professional qualification or with a religious faith; those working in the caring professions or the charity/not-for-profit sector; all scored highly in the...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
-
White Papers
Don't Blame The System: Why Capitalism Must Be Saved From The Capitalists
Jan 2010
Capitalism has always been seen as an instrument for the rich to get richer. A new book turns this view upside down: Capitalism is instead a system that fundamentally benefits everyone, especially...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
-
White Papers
Beyond The Protestant Work Ethic: Religion And Economic Attitudes
Jan 2010
New research suggests a link between religion and attitudes that are conducive to economic growth. Economists, sociologists, and political scientists have long been interested in explaining the...
Provided by University of Chicago (Booth)
-
White Papers
Economic Crisis Adds Urgency To Fight Against Corruption
Mar 2009
This paper highlight that companies sailing into choppy waters during the economic crisis could be tempted to relax their ethical standards. "Corruption thrives when there is poverty and the...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
-
White Papers
Annual Ethics Conference: Fresh Takes On Right And Wrong
May 2010
Business ethics has moved to the center stage of public scrutiny, even as regulators and the U.S. Congress call on Goldman Sachs and other investment banks to explain their involvement in the...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
-
Case Studies
Itour for SAP Business Objects - Flash Capabilities Commercial
Jul 2010
In today's complex business environment, even the smallest decisions can lead to big opportunities. How do you proactively ensure that your decisions are smart, strategic, and timely? Watch this...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Commercializing Social Interaction: The Ethics Of Stealth Marketing
Feb 2008
Firms striving to reach consumers through today's swell of marketing clutter frequently are employing novel marketing practices. Although many nontraditional marketing messages are effective...
Provided by INSEAD
-
Webcasts
Openness: The Basis for a Sound Unified Communications Strategy.
Aug 2010
The vast majority of customer environments are mixed environments. In this IBM® podcast you'll hear how an open approach provides you with choice. So instead of ripping out a perfectly good...
Provided by IBM
-
Webcasts
Healthcare Case Study: The Doctor Will B.R.M.S. You Now (New York Times article)
Aug 2010
Learn how Vanderbilt University uses business rules in complex, critical patient care decisions to deliver increased speed and accuracy and arrive at better outcomes.
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Loyalty Vs. Ethics: From The White House To The Workplace
Jul 2008
What happens to an organization's credibility when its leadership is accused of wrongdoing? How should managers and employees handle conflicts between loyalty to the organization and its leaders...
Provided by American Management Association
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Ethics: An Old-Fashioned Soft Skill For A Modern World
Jul 2010
If ethical behavior had been taught to employees and reinforced as a must-have soft skill, could we have prevented the current economic meltdown? The authors explored this question in a recent...
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Better Make It Real
Aug 2010
Fake it - or make it. Today, it's the mantra. As a CEO, the author is passionate about organizational authenticity - how companies live out their promises to stakeholders. He has a message for...
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When Not To E-mail
Sep 2007
Just because e-mail is good for some things doesn't mean it's good for everything. What follows is a list of the times and occasions one absolutely, positively should not send e-mail. The aim...
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Ten Pitfalls Of Pitiful Meetings And How To Fix Them
Jan 2010
It's Friday afternoon, and the team is filing into the conference room, mumbling and grumbling as they take their seats for yet another meeting. An hour passes and the meeting comes to a...
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What Would You Do? Ethics And Today's Administrative Professional
Jan 2010
Ethical considerations on the job can be quite sticky. According to the author," "When it comes to ethics, the first thing you must decide is where your loyalties lie. You were hired by the...
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Webcasts
The Importance Of Decency
Jul 2009
For some SBO's, the temptation to "Cut corners" may be overwhelming, but in the long run "Shortcuts" are not likely to pay off. Seth Godin and Tom Peters discuss decency in business.
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True Or False: Leaders Never Lie
Jun 2009
Author Tom Peters believes "In telling the truth" - but it's not always black and white. Seth Godin's perspective is that a true leader will know what information is worth sharing.
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Business Ethics Under The Knife
Jun 2009
Joel Beck, board certified plastic surgeon, shares his anguish that unethical business owners hurt the entire industry. He follows a philosophy of remembering what it means to be board certified...
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