Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Following through with personal, business, and compliance-related New Year’s resolutions can be tricky. Changing behavior requires, among other things, motivation. Let’s explore how you can motivate good things and demotivate bad things in yourself and others using the insights from the Personality Systems Interactions (PSI) theory.… Continue Reading
We are continuing our exploration into behavioral science and its practical application to ethics and compliance. In previous posts, we’ve talked about behavioral risk hot spots, how to identify them and what’s the role of the underlying behavioral drivers.… Continue Reading
After getting caught ignoring its employees and cheating on the CPA ethics exam, EY has become the latest example of how industry and company-level mindsets can turn into corporate liabilities. The SEC slapped a fine of $100 million on the audit firm, making it clear in their enforcement action that it was punishing both the cheating and the firm leadership’s failure to serve as a gatekeeper.… Continue Reading
In my previous post, I looked at the drivers behind a “behavioral revolution” now happening in banks. Diving deeper into this, let’s unpack what’s behind the “subculture audits” concept, and how these are different from and more effective than the culture assessment surveys we are all familiar with.… Continue Reading
In a previous post on the FCPA Blog I briefly explored five ways to make the most of risk assessments. Since then, interest in risk assessment has continued to be very strong.… Continue Reading
When the first set of general corporate compliance program standards – the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations – was issued in 1991, there was no mention of risk assessment. More recent standards, however – including the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” issued by the U.S.… Continue Reading
One of the more complex and instructive business scandals of the 1980’s concerned fraud in the sale of specialty pipe that was used in the construction of nuclear and fossil fuel plants.… Continue Reading
Transparency has become a buzzword as organizations rush to compete over who can share the most information with their respective stakeholders. Whether it be personal data processing practices, supply chains, or business transactions – transparency is increasingly viewed as a prerequisite for an effective E&C program and future business success.… Continue Reading
In a previous post “Who’s to Blame? The Apple or The Barrel?” I looked at the origins of ethical failures from a person-situation perspective. The research has consistently shown that unethical behavior is not the case of a few bad apples.… Continue Reading
Behavioral ethics is a well-known field of social science which shows how — due to various cognitive biases — “we are not as ethical as we think.” Behavioral compliance and ethics (which is less well known) attempts to use behavioral ethics insights to develop and maintain effective compliance programs.… Continue Reading
