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January 31, 2008. From Heather Risley, Editor.

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Ethics and Employees
National Government Ethics Survey Shows Employee Misconduct Is High – According to the Ethics Resource Center, employee misconduct in US government organizations is rising, and the strength of ethical cultures in the workplace is declining. ERC sees public trust at risk.

Corporate Governance
Financial Crises Appear to Have Little Impact on Bonuses – Reports of rising U.S. executive pay in financial institutions, despitea crisis, are causing controversy.Congressman Henry Waxman plans to hold high-profile hearings.

Forming A Donor Monitor NGO – David Lempert advocates better monitoring standards in the international development and aid communities to avoid “reinventing the wheel” with every new project – article from Policy Innovations.

Corporate Social Responsibility
Report Shows Gap Between Corporate Attitudes and Corporate Behavior – The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and The Hitachi Foundation report on the status of corporate social responsibility in the U.S. Most of the rhetoric American companies espouse doesn’t match up to their actions.

Public Sector Governance
TI-Korea Chairman Urges Cross-Sector Transparency and Integrity – Geo-Sung Kim made suggestions to South Korea’s president that in order to reduce corruption, first transparency must be enhanced in every sector.