We are all probably aware of companies that crossed an ethical line by cheating customers, knowingly manufacturing shoddy products, or deceiving stockholders by falsifying financial statements. While ...

The corporate code of conduct has been thrust into prominence by its role as the platform from which many prominent corporate leaders have been terminated because of allegations of egregious personal ...

Every business should have a set standard of guiding principals that drive the company's mission forward. A code of conduct states how employees should act, which is often derived from the code of ...

[Scroll down for a video from Jim on the topic!] Since humans are capable of abstract thought and sophisticated language, our behavior often blurs the lines between black and white into what is known ...

In recent months, securities complaints alleging that a company has made false or misleading statements in or about its code of conduct have been on the uptick. In the wake of Singh v. Cigna ...

In their commentary “Blowing the whistle on meaningless `good intentions’,” (Op-Ed, June 20) Jon Entine and Martha Nichols correctly castigate corporations that issue “codes of conduct” but fail to ...

Today's companies can live and die by their workplace culture. Ensure your organization practices strong values and ethics ...

Complacency in compliance is a cancer on a company’s culture. Woody Allen said it best in Annie Hall: A [compliance program] relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move ...

The 2014 General Motors recall is a tragic example of ethical misconduct. GM allegedly knew about faulty ignition switches linked to at least 124 deaths and 274 injuries for more than a decade. Yet it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. Enron’s heyday has long ended. But its lessons will long endure. The ...