Is an ombudsman right for your company?, asks Aarti Maharaj in the current issue of Corporate Secretary. (more…)
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Review: The Organizational Ombudsman: Origins, Roles, and Operations–A Legal Guide
James McRitchie, 12/13/2011 ,
I heard Charles L. Howard discuss working on ombuds issues and his book The Organizational Ombudsman during panel presentations at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors and at Stanford University. With all the advantages such offices offer to corporations I was wondering why more corporations haven’t set up programs. At the […]
The Governance Ombuds: SVNACD & Stanford's Rock Center
James McRitchie, 10/26/2011 ,
Why are corporate employees unwilling to report serious misconduct? Why are they also frequently unwilling to share good ideas for improving products, services and business processes? Fear of retaliation is most often cited for the failure to report misconduct; a sense of futility for the failure to suggest improvements. All too often, employees have a […]