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| Reputation Is the Last Defense |
 While organizations strive to prevent scandals or regulatory investigations, they still happen. The key to maintaining the integrity of the company is in how the issue is handled, and to some extent, what level of response is generated by stakeholders. -- By David Gebler
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| In the News |
Lay Seeks Help From Former Enron Workers
Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay launched an impassioned plea for former employees of the bankrupt energy company to defy a "wave of terror" by federal prosecutors and help him battle criminal charges.
'Integrity' Tops Web Dictionary's Lookups
Topping Merriam-Webster's 2005 lookup list is a word that some say gives insight into the country's collective concern about its values: Integrity.
Scandal-Tainted CEOS Have Year of Reckoning
In the cavalcade of recent corporate scandals, this was the year the hammer finally fell on top executives. Hard.
Richard Scrushy Quits HealthSouth Board
Fired HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy quit as a director of the rehabilitation chain he founded, finally heeding the company's repeated calls for his resignation more than two years after a huge accounting fraud surfaced.
DuPont to Pay $10.25M Fine, $6.25M for Research
DuPont will pay to resolve federal charges that it hid information about the dangers posed by a chemical used to make Teflon and other products.
Opinion Poll
Does your company use an integrity or personality test to screen job applicants?
Final Results: Yes 12% No 76% Not sure 12%
For More: How Do We Measure Integrity in Our Workforce?
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About Working Values
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