Limited engagement with transparent and open science standards in the policies of pain journals: a cross-sectional evaluation by Cashin, AG, Bagg, MK, Richards, GC, Toomey, E, McAuley, JH, Lee, H

“…The median COS Transparency Factor score was 3.5 (IQR 2.8) of 29 possible points, and only 7 of 10 journals’ stated requirements for disclosure of conflicts of interest aligned fully with the ICMJE recommendations. …”

Clinical trials: The conflict between the doctors’ financial interests of in recruiting patients and the patients’ best interests in Malaysia by Yusof, Yuhanif, Halim, Rohizan, Masum, Ahmad

“…Hence, the objective of this paper is to discuss about conflict of interests between the doctor-investigator incentives to recruit and the doctor-investigator’s duty to keep the patients’ best interest.A qualitative methodology has been used in the process of writing this conceptual paper.The findings show that incentives gained by doctor-investigators in return for recruiting patients violate the principle of ethics because of the conflict of interests bearing in mind that the Hippocratic and the principle of beneficence require doctors to act in the patients’ best interest.…”
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Accounting information in the market for debt : a case study by Chua, Lay Suan, Mun, Sook Yeng, Yeo, Shu Lin

“…With public debt financing being more readily available, the conflict of interests between bondholders and shareholders has grown into a topic of much interest. …”
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Where do UK clinicians find information at the point of care? A pragmatic, exploratory study by McCartney, M, Connolly, K, Sullivan, F, Heneghan, C, Heng Ho, EY, Hendry, B, Salisbury, C, Offer, S, Nunan, D

“…This information was searched for data about funding and conflicts of interest. Results: Over 2022, four practices were visited. 337 clinicians, 280 of whom were general practitioners completed an online questionnaire. 136 different resources were identified. …”

Writing the tomboy by Joseph, Cassandra Jean

“…In my exploration of tomboy authorship I would like to argue that as much as tomboy authorship allows for a broader understanding of the tomboy experience, there is a conflict of interests present in the nature of tomboy authorship due to the inability to consolidate the embodiment of tomboys in theory.…”
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Corporate board composition, protocols, and voting behavior: Experimental evidence by Noe, T, Gillette, A, Rebello, M

“…We examine voting by a board designed to mitigate conflicts of interest between privately informed insiders and owners. …”

The contradictions of legalised gambling and dealing with problem gambling in Singapore by Oh, Pierluca

“…I argue that the state manages this conflict of interests through the dissemination of specific discourses through various institutions, in line with Foucault’s concept of governmentality. …”
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Disclosure, not disqualification: A democratic proposal to promote the fidelity of elected representatives to the people by Stubbs, M, Webster, A

“…We identify requirements seeking to ensure integrity and competency, and avoid conflicts of interest. We argue all are undemocratic, because courts do not need to intervene where electors could make their own judgements as to the suitability of their representatives. …”

Competing interests of cyberintelligence and cyberdefence activities in neutral countries by Stolz, MS

“…The paper concludes by suggesting an organisational structure that avoids a conflict of interests between cybersecurity organisations of the same state. …”

An Institutional And Network Perspective Of Organisational Legitimacy: Empirical Evidence From China′s Telecommunications Market by Low, Brian

“…The main subject, Nokia China, is found to be sensitive to network-legitimating initiatives, with consequences that accommodate multiple, conflicting stakeholders′ interests in China′s politically sensitive and protective telecommunications market. …”
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Two modes of investment banking: technocrats, relationship managers, and conflict by Morrison, A, Wilhelm, W

“…But committing to strike the right balance among all of the parties’ interests means that relational investment bankers inevitably face conflicts of interest. The authors of this article argue that such bankers exist to absorb and to manage conflicts of interest in financial markets—and that they do so by exercising judgment in ways that support their reputation for fair dealing. …”

ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis. by Dunselman, G, Vermeulen, N, Becker, C, Calhaz-Jorge, C, D'Hooghe, T, De Bie, B, Heikinheimo, O, Horne, A, Kiesel, L, Nap, A, Prentice, A, Saridogan, E, Soriano, D, Nelen, W

“…All guideline group members disclosed any relevant conflicts of interest (see Conflicts of interest). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NA.…”

Investment-banking relationships: 1933–2007 by Morrison, A, Schenone, C, Thegeya, A, Wilhelm, W

“…We interpret the bank-client relationship as an informal governance mechanism for curbing opportunistic behavior in a weak contracting environment and examine how technological change aggravated conflicts of interest within investment banks and between banks and their clients. …”

Principles of Teaching Professionalism Ethics: A Conceptual Review by Gurumoorthy Poobalan, Roslee Talip, Junaidi Asman, Mazni Mustapha, Sukuneswari Kaliappan, Muhammad Din Sulaiman, Lindy Marcus, Amrah Mohamad, Rosna Padan

“…Based on Findings, the study reveal 6 principles as equality, openness, secrecy, loyalty, perseverance, and avoid conflicts of interest in enhancing the quality teaching professionalism. …”
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Predicting fraud by investment managers by Dimmock, Stephen G., Gerken, William Christopher

“…We find that disclosures related to past regulatory and legal violations, conflicts of interest, and monitoring have significant power to predict fraud. …”
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Sleep better than medicine? Ethical issues related to "wake enhancement". by Ravelingien, A, Sandberg, A

“…We draw attention to the risks involved, possible conflicts of interests underlying the development of wake enhancement, and the potential impact on accountability for fatigue related errors.…”

Public or private equity? How accelerated IPOs can increase competition in offerings. by Jenkinson, T

“…Vendors can use an auction to determine whether the valuation is higher in private equity, trade, or public equity hands. aIPOs address two problems that regulators and academics have associated with conventional IPOs conducted via bookbuilding: inaccurate valuation and questionable use of discretion over allocation. Conflicts of interest are avoided as the advisors who organise aIPOs work for the investors rather than the issuing company.…”

Surgical mesh and patient safety by Heneghan, C, Godlee, F

“…The BMJ investigation by Jonathan Gornall1-3 itemises the many failings that made this rise and fall inevitable: the lack of postmarketing studies; the failure to establish device registries; the influence of financial conflicts of interest; and, in the UK, the ineffectual role of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. …”

Why SPAC Investors Should Listen to the Market by Jenkinson, T, Sousa, M

“…Investors, who can observe the market's view of the proposed deal, as well as that of the founders, should listen to the market, since the extreme incentives faced by the SPAC founders create corresponding conflicts of interest. We propose a simple, observable rule - based on market prices - which investors should heed. …”

Why SPAC investors should listen to the market. by Jenkinson, T, Sousa, M

“…Investors, who can observe the market’s view of the proposed deal, as well as that of the founders, should listen to the market, since the extreme incentives faced by the SPAC founders create corresponding conflicts of interest. We propose a simple, observable rule – based on market prices – which investors should heed.…”