Dealing with 'Back-Stabbing' Co-Workers and Colleagues

Do you know somebody at work who is friendly, agreeable and even solicitous— who will smile to your face—and then say bad things “behind your back” to your boss and colleagues? I suspect that everybody has encountered one or more of these politically ambitious individuals at some point in their careers. In most cases, everybody in the office, laboratory etc knows who these people are but are ill-equipped to effectively minimize the damage that they may cause. I highly recommend reading this article that I found today to begin to learn how to manage these troublesome co-workers and colleagues.

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Pharmaceutical Industry is Losing its Reputation As an Ethical Industry

According to a recent analysis conducted by Covalence a Geneva Switzerland-based organization that tracks the ethical reputation of multinationals, the pharmaceutical industry’s ethical reputation dropped from first to third on Covalence’s all-time EthicalQuote ranking that monitors 10 industries. Further, over the past year, pharma has only managed to achieve an overall ranking of 8th on the list.

The reasons given for the ongoing decline are increased attention on product risk and decreasing media coverage of donations and philanthropy of pharmaceutical companies. The recent high profile coverage of the safety risks associated GlaxoSmithKline’s Paxil and Merck’s Vioxx are good examples of why the ethical image of pharma continues on its downward spiral.

To improve their image, ethicists recommend that drug companies showcase innovative drugs in poor countries, reduce prices to increase access to drugs and loosen intellectual property rights so that there is global access to potentially life-saving drugs. While several companies like Merck and Roche have gone down this path, it may be too little too late.

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