Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Unmanageable Conflict of Interest: Access is the Quid for the Quo

The Clinton Foundation is a fascinating study in conflicts of interest.  A conflict of interest is defined as a situation in which an individual is torn between two loyalties.  Let’s say an individual is secretary of state of, say, the … Continue reading

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Lots of “Unexpected Items in Bagging Area”: How Honest Are We in the Self-Serve Checkout?

In a multinational study of self-serve check-outs (Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, and the United States), the conclusion is that of the 6,000,000 items checked during the researcher’s observations (that’s 1,000,000 shopping trips researched), 850,000 (about 4%) were not scanned, i.e., the … Continue reading

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In the integrity department . . . Adele turns down the NFL

Adele, a singer so famous she has only one name (take that Taylor Swift), was asked by the NFL to be the half-time show at the Super Bowl.  She turned the NFL down, explaining at her Los Angeles concert, “Come … Continue reading

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