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"Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line? Fraud is everywhere-from Nigerian "princes," embezzlers, and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen. And fraud is costly. Each year, consumers, small businesses,...
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It's been said that 95 percent of companies that have a code of values don't even use it. Sad, but true. Thousands of companies spend countless hours and money with experts to help define their mission, vision, and values. They write them down, hang them on the wall…and then walk away. Values, Inc. was written out of a desire to see more companies, leaders, and people finally achieve the success that is within their grasp-success attained from actually...
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Desde hace muchos años se ha defendido que en una sociedad en cambio, la cultura es el horizonte colectivo de la moral y, por ende, el único contexto donde la ética tiene cabida. En ese nuevo horizonte, progresivamente plural y globalizado, el intelectual adoctrinado y la política no deben tener en absoluto un protagonismo exclusivo en la toma de decisiones, y menos todavía en la valoración de contenidos de cara a la gestión pública del conocimiento....
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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There are two ways in which a Business Ethics Study Guide can help. The first is in preparing for an exam. The second is in answering questions and resolving dilemmas when you are out working. A Business Ethics Study is not an all-inclusive guide to business ethics, but it encapsulates the highlights of ethical practice that are commonly studied. It can serve as a resource for exam preparation, allowing you to focus on the context and framework of...
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The aim of The Benefits of the New Economy is to point out the causes of today's economic turmoil and how it can be solved. The road toward solution lies not in any remedy from the past. Rather, it lies with a society where all support each other in mutual guarantee. This creates a social environment of care and consideration, and the understanding that we will rise or fall together, because we are all interdependent.
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Trust: A Foundation for Growth. Builders know that every structure needs a strong foundation. The same is true for every business. In Build Trust, authors Ron Blackburn and Mike Moore reveal that trust is the secret to building a sustainable business and customer base. A groundbreaking book that can be applied to business, relationships, and life. Build Trust shares how builders can build and grow their business by trusting and being trustworthy....
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We often make small ethical compromises for "good" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our résumé to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret.
Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and we make up the rules as we go. We lose control of...
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Vivimos un tiempo de confusión, saturación, agitación, superficialidad, confrontación y polarización, sin rumbo, sin norte y necesitados de un sentido que no sabemos dónde encontrar. En los últimos siglos, hemos construido una sociedad saturada de bienes materiales y extremadamente financiarizada convirtiendo nuestra existencia en una carrera con poca conciencia de que vamos "hacia ninguna parte".
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Hall of Fame Speaker Bob Danzig has spoken to over a million people and is frequently asked the same questions: "How do the values you speak about hold up in the hard-nosed world of business? Are you taken seriously when you're perceived as being spirit driven? Bob's answers often surprise the audience. Because of his reputation, people expect him to have a hard-edged approach to business. In this concise eBook, Bob shares his core truths on the...
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Get the Summary of Kashmir Hill's Your Face Belongs to Us in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Hoan Ton-That, a Vietnamese-Australian tech enthusiast, found his passion in computers and music after facing bullying in Melbourne. His tech ventures in San Francisco caught investor Naval Ravikant's eye, leading to a move to the Bay Area. Despite a scandal with ViddyHo, Ton-That continued developing apps and became interested...
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Impact Investing is now well-publicized, along with other categories of sustainable investment. Recognized as an asset class on its own right since 2010, impact investing has registered the fastest growth in all categories of investments. This remarkable performance is attracting increasing attention as well as raising questions on the realities and practices of impact investors.
Written by a practitioner, this book aims at offering some answers...
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ACCESS GRANTED - Tomorrow's Business Ethics is science fiction in its literally sense. The book analyzes actual and future technological developments to discuss how these will affect tomorrow's business reality and its impact on the human.
It is clear that robotization and the implementation of Artificial Intelligence will change companies and societies. This does not mean automatically a shift for the better or worse, but life will be different,...
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Book Preview: #1 If you're the kind of high-achieving, goal-oriented person who reads books like this, you're probably used to running into obstacles. Most people quit, but they don't quit successfully.
#2 There are two things that make Hannah Smith a quitter: being extremely smart and focused, and also a lot of other things. You can't try to do everything, especially if you want...
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In a world torn apart by alien invasion, humanity finds itself between the darkness of survival and the uncertain light of resistance. In this epic tale, the resistance takes refuge underground, facing a constant duality: protecting their sanctuary while preparing for the inevitable conflict.Anna, David, Nathan and a diverse team struggle to find a balance between defending their refuge and unraveling the mysteries of the threat that stalks them....
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Want greater productivity from your staff. Want to be happier at work. Want to know why smart businesses are doing better. The Trust Future holds the key. It has been described as "a breath of fresh air in current business literature!" Uncover the future of business, as it shifts to transparency, accountability and responsibility, in a response to an uncertain world shaped by the global financial crisis. Trust is the currency of success in the new...
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Book Preview: #1 Monica Padman, who left college with two degrees in hand, moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actor and comedian. She eventually became a trusted employee of actress Kristen Bell, and when Bell and her husband, actor Dax Shepard, asked her to work for them full-time, she was understandably reluctant.
#2 There are three different categories of contributors...
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Book Preview: #1 By the late 1990s, it was clear that PG needed to win in skin care. Skin care constitutes about a quarter of the total beauty industry and has the potential to be highly profitable. Oil of Olay was struggling. It wasn't PG's only skin-care brand, but it was by far the largest and best known.
#2 PG invested in the SK-II brand, Cover Girl, Pantene, Head Shoulders, and...
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La formation en éthique soulève des questions importantes et nous oblige à revisiter nos classiques, ne serait-ce que pour savoir qui on forme : forme-t-on la personne ou le professionnel ? Forme-t-on cette personne en fonction de son milieu de travail et du type d'organisation o elle travaille ? La forme-t-on en fonction d'un idéal type de personne et de professionnel ? Peut-on proposer un modèle de formation à l'éthique clés en main,...
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