The role of contract terms in compliance

I’m really looking forward to my upcoming presentation to the annual Compliance and Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The topic is: “Are Your Corporate Contract Clauses Running Offense and Defense for Your Compliance Program?” It should be a lot of fun – seriously! Amy Hutchens and I will engage in some lively mock contract negotiations as […]

The Ethical Taint of Post-It Notes — and the Power of a Company Policy

News yesterday (5/27) from the pharmaceutical industry that may prove the insidious power of promotional materials, and how little it may take to taint what is supposed to be impartial, objective decision-making.  But what’s really interesting in this news, and less ambiguous, is evidence of the power of organizational policies to set ethical norms. The […]