Explore how conflicts of interest affect decision-making, with examples from business and law, and learn strategies for managing these ethically challenging situations.

Following a recent Washington Supreme Court decision, plaintiffs’ attorneys in Washington are targeting a new type of class action claim against employers: alleged violations of Washington’s ...

June 26, 2025 - It has been hard to miss the headlines in recent months involving a number of high-profile, high-net worth individuals taking senior positions in the federal government. There have ...

Note: The Approval Authority for HOP policy 10.04, Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property, is the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise or his ...

Conflicts of interest can lead to bias, reputational damage, and legal problems. Entities should disclose and remove themselves from conflicts to maintain transparency. Training and compliance ...

Investigators must disclose their and their immediate family members significant obligations, significant financial interests, and sponsored travel that is related to their institutional ...

Conflicts of interest among board members and executives are sometimes unavoidable, but how organizations address them can significantly impact trust, governance and long-term performance. Without ...

The phrase is often lobbed around, but what does it really mean? Frank Brennan/iStock via Getty Images Plus Americans’ trust in government and politicians is at record lows. In a 2022 Pew Research ...

The Arlington School Board is poised to adopt more comprehensive conflict-of-interest rules, while also authorizing a hotline for staff to report suspected financial impropriety. Assuming the pair of ...

At last, the holidays are finally here! That time of year when people celebrate with feasts, family time, and, of course, gift-giving. But it’s the last of these customs that can cause problems for ...

Hollingsworth's proposed policy defined conflicts of interest as "personal gain or the gain of a spouse, domestic partner, parent, child or sibling." EVANSVILLE — For 17 awkward seconds EVSC school ...