Conflict of Interest Blog http://conflictofinterestblog.com Conflict of Interest Blog Fri, 15 May 2026 16:10:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Conflicts of interest: where’s the harm? http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2026/01/conflicts-of-interest-wheres-the-harm.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2026/01/conflicts-of-interest-wheres-the-harm.html#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:13:35 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8537 There are many types of possible harm arising from conflicts of interest. Understanding what they are can be essential to developing effective policies, training, monitoring and other COI compliance measures. It can also be important to exercising informed judgment in the public realm. First, and most obvious, COIs can lead […]

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2026/01/conflicts-of-interest-wheres-the-harm.html/feed 0 OPPOSITE DAY AT THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST BLOG http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/12/opposite-day-at-the-conflict-of-interest-blog.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/12/opposite-day-at-the-conflict-of-interest-blog.html#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:22:07 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8531 Today’s post collects three prior pieces that – loosely speaking – concern the opposites of conflicts of interests/compliance. “Reverse” conflicts of interest https://conflictofinterestblog.com/2023/03/more-on-reverse-conflicts-of-interest-2.html Not lobbying as proof of a COI https://conflictofinterestblog.com/2017/02/when-not-lobbying-suggests-a-conflict-of-interest.html What is the opposite of right https://conflictofinterestblog.com/2024/03/what-is-the-opposite-of-right-trick-question.html

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/12/opposite-day-at-the-conflict-of-interest-blog.html/feed 0 Moral intuitionism and compliance & ethics training by Jeff Kaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/10/moral-intuitionism-and-compliance-ethics-training-by-jeff-kaplan.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/10/moral-intuitionism-and-compliance-ethics-training-by-jeff-kaplan.html#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:39:48 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8486 In their 2013 article in the Journal of Management – Moral Intuition: Connecting Current Knowledge to Future Organizational Research and Practice – Gary R. Weaver of the University of Delaware, Scott J. Reynolds of the University of Washington  and Michael E. Brown of the Pennsylvania State University  review “a rapidly growing body of social science research [that] […]

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/10/moral-intuitionism-and-compliance-ethics-training-by-jeff-kaplan.html/feed 0 Compliance and Overcriminalization http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/07/compliance-and-overcriminalization.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/07/compliance-and-overcriminalization.html#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:28:34 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8461 http://bit.ly/3UxnRZt

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/07/compliance-and-overcriminalization.html/feed 0 Self assessing your conflict of interest compliance program? http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/05/self-assessing-your-conflict-of-interest-compliance-program-2.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/05/self-assessing-your-conflict-of-interest-compliance-program-2.html#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 14:22:32 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8444 Here’s where to start https://bit.ly/3HvSGuk

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/05/self-assessing-your-conflict-of-interest-compliance-program-2.html/feed 0 Should you have a conflict-of-interest subject matter expert on your  C&E team? http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/should-you-have-a-conflict-of-interest-subject-matter-expert-on-your-ce-team.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/should-you-have-a-conflict-of-interest-subject-matter-expert-on-your-ce-team.html#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:04:19 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8437 As the compliance and ethics  (C&E) field develops so does the need to acquire/maintain relevant subject matter expertise for key areas such as corruption, competition law,   privacy,  anti-harassment/discrimination, trade or government business, among many  others. Should companies have  subject matter experts  (SMEs) for  conflict of interest (COIs)? In my view, […]

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/should-you-have-a-conflict-of-interest-subject-matter-expert-on-your-ce-team.html/feed 0 The ethical perils of loyalty – and what to do about it http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/__trashed-5.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/__trashed-5.html#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:38:20 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8432 Movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn famously said: I’ll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.”  Many would agree with this, but the ethical pitfalls of loyalty have  received considerable attention due to various matters involving Donald Trump. Initially there was his firing of FBI chef Jim Comey for refusing […]

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/04/__trashed-5.html/feed 0 What should you do about Ethics Slobs? http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/what-should-you-do-about-ethics-slobs.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/what-should-you-do-about-ethics-slobs.html#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:24:13 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8424 https://bit.ly/4ci0Ceg

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/what-should-you-do-about-ethics-slobs.html/feed 0 Has DOJ been sending us the wrong message about compliance programs?   http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/has-doj-been-sending-us-the-wrong-message-about-compliance-programs.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/has-doj-been-sending-us-the-wrong-message-about-compliance-programs.html#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:12:19 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8422 Has DOJ been sending us the wrong message about compliance programs?   Why is DOJ so secret about pre-existing compliance programs? Do those programs really count, or is DOJ inadvertently signaling that companies should hold back and wait until something goes wrong? It’s time for DOJ to fix a long-term policy […]

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]]> http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/has-doj-been-sending-us-the-wrong-message-about-compliance-programs.html/feed 0 Should Your Board Include a Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer? The Case for Adding a CECO to the Board​ – Compliance and Ethics: Ideas & Answers http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/should-your-board-include-a-chief-ethics-compliance-officer-the-case-for-adding-a-ceco-to-the-board-compliance-and-ethics-ideas-answers.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2025/03/should-your-board-include-a-chief-ethics-compliance-officer-the-case-for-adding-a-ceco-to-the-board-compliance-and-ethics-ideas-answers.html#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:16:11 +0000 https://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=8398 Should Your Board Include a Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer? The Case for Adding a CECO to the Board​ – Compliance and Ethics: Ideas & Answers

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