Corruption has a high price. Globally, corruption has been estimated to total to 2% of the global economic output, which is around $1.5 – 2 trillion. How is it so rampant? Bribery and unethical behaviour can be contagious-
Author: Viewpoint Foundation Team
How Passive Investors are Influencing Corporate Governance
Passive investment vehicles have experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Today, reports suggest the combination of the top three firms in the space, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street,
Mac Van Wielingen Explores Drivers of Performance
Early in December 2017, Mac Van Wielingen addressed a small group of senior business leaders in Calgary. His talk titled, Advanced Governance: Strategy and the Imperative of Performance, explored the performance challenge facing most companies
Is Ethical Culture in Banks an Oxymoron?
Canadian banks have had the bragging rights of not following in their southern neighbors’ footsteps during the financial collapse of ‘08/’09. However, recent allegations from employees of Canada’s five major banks of intense pressure to meet sales goals, even at the unethical expense of misleading clients, sounds eerily similar to the recent Wells Fargo scandal.
Success: Ethical Failure in Leadership
The topic of success’s dark-side was recently brought up, and the more that it was explored, the more facets it seemed to have. Facets such as, in-fighting among top executives or family members in successful companies, the never ending battle to find the next big talent