This week we have witnessed the corrosive consequences of culture, ethics and corporate governance being allowed to take a back seat at the expense of personal gain and corporate profit ………
News Corporation’s Standards of Business Conduct document reads well. It sets out the high ethical standards required of all members of staff, covering areas such as trust, honesty, data privacy, bribery and safeguarding the company reputation. Today’s statement by James Murdoch announcing …..
I have avoided contentious or political posts so far but cannot sit on my hands over this one. Yesterday I received an email from QinetiQ – as a “valued supplier” (sic) – saying that their standard payment terms have been increased to 60 days from 30 and that “this change is in line with the …
Thunderbirds are go! The world seems to have stepped back from the brink, for now, with an international rescue package designed to unlock the world’s financial markets. The cataclysmic meltdown did not happen as the IMF warned and the markets seem to be responding favourably. But a week is a long time in the financial …