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The exuberant bromance between New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, is raising ethics and conflict-of-interest red flags.
Jones flew the governor and presidential aspirant on his private jet to a Cowboys game on January 4 in Dallas and entertained him in a luxury sky box.… Continue Reading
On his great Conflict of Interest Blog, Jeff Kaplan posted the ten biggest U.S. corporate criminal fines of all time.
They add up to more than $6.75 billion.
What’s striking, Jeff says, ‘is that fully half of the ten largest federal corporate criminal fines in history were imposed or agreed to in 2012.’… Continue Reading
For anyone paying attention to the ethical cross currents of corporate life, Jeff Kaplan’s Conflict of Interest Blog is an outstanding resource.
Here’s a recent post about why so many compliance programs lack punch.… Continue Reading
On his Conflict of Interest Blog, Jeff Kaplan had a terrific post this weekend about the CEO of Chesapeake Energy.
The company let boss Aubrey McClendon take personal stakes in the wells it drilled.… Continue Reading
On his Conflict of Interest Blog, Jeff Kaplan had a great post about the Walmart affair.
He said:
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I won’t try to recount all of what’s in the New York Times piece, which – in my view – every compliance and ethics (C&E) professional should read. … Continue Reading
A note today from our friend Jeff Kaplan said: “A much-awaited book being published next week identifies six moral standards that evolution has etched into our brains – the true core values of humankind.… Continue Reading
The great Conflict of Interest Blog just published a couple of posts by Lori Tansey Martens, left, that are outstanding.
She’s founder and president of the International Business Ethics Institute.… Continue Reading
On his Conflict of Interest Blog, Jeff Kaplan talked this week about people from one company serving on another company’s board. He’s not always against it. But he flags COI concerns that can come up.… Continue Reading
On the Conflict of Interest Blog, Jeff Kaplan had a thoughtful post a few days ago. It’s a reminder how conflicts (like graft) can turn any of us into victims — without our ever knowing what happened.… Continue Reading
Jeff Kaplan’s Conflict of Interest Blog has already become the authoritative voice for COI discussion online.
Topics covered in recent posts include:
It’s no surprise that Kaplan’s fresh insights and great writing on the COI Blog are attracting cheers from around the world.… Continue Reading
Jeff Kaplan has launched the Conflict of Interest Blog.
It’s a first-of-its-kind web-based resource, he said, designed, among other things, to help compliance and ethics professionals address conflicts issues.
Kaplan (B.A.… Continue Reading
