Do the Right Thing When Times are Tough

Pat J Harned, Ph.D, President, Ethics Resource CenterColumn
By Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D., President, ERC

Among the many tales of ethical lapses at Enron, one of the more poignant and painful episodes involved an employee meeting that happened just before the company fell to pieces in late 2001.

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Frank J. NavranBook Review
by Frank J. Navran
The Ethical Executive: Becoming Aware of the Root Causes of Unethical Behavior: 45 Psychological Traps That Every One of Us Falls Prey To

For years now, many of us in the ethics and compliance world have been engaged in an ongoing debate as to why good people do bad things.

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The Policy Report
By Paula J. Desio
ERC Chair for Ethics Policy

Judging the Judges

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently examining the proper standard for determining impartiality when elected state judges accept campaign contributions from parties who later find themselves in a dispute before the judge. read more...

Phillip B. GoldbergPACE Leadership In Ethics Award Presented to L'Oreal CEO Jean-Paul Agon

Jean-Paul Agon, Chief Executive Officer of L'Oréal, the global cosmetics firm, was named the recipient of the Ethics Resource Center's 2008 Pace Leadership in Ethics Award. Mr. Agon received the award at a presentation ceremony held at the Harvard Club in New York City on March 18.

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SAVE THE DATE: July 15-17, 2009

July 2009 ERC Fellows Program Meeting

The 2009 ERC Fellows Program meeting will occur on July 15-17 at the Boeing offices in Arlington, VA.

Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on session topics, registration deadlines, speaker lineups and more.