Legal Business

DISSENT: When the BlackBerrys light up: why firms neglect their culture

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Former SJ Berwin head David Harrel argues that law firms delude themselves when it comes to their own values

The banking crisis and the revelations about mis-selling and Libor fixing, and the failures in the NHS, have highlighted the issues surrounding corporate and organisational culture. It is perhaps not surprising that the newly-formed Financial Conduct Authority has made business culture a particular area of focus. What is perhaps more surprising is that culture was not a central focus before.