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The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) – the only world-wide
certifying body for management consultants observes, supports and abides
by the IMC Code of Ethics. C-Level Enterprises supports and abides
by these guidelines.
Adherence to the Code signifies voluntary assumption of self-discipline
above and beyond the requirements of law. Key provisions of the Code
require that Management Consultants:
- Safeguard confidential information.
- Render impartial, independent advice.
- Accept only those client engagements they are qualified to
perform.
- Agree with the client in advance on the basis for professional
charges.
- Develop realistic and practical solutions to client problems.
The Institute enforces the Code by
receiving and investigating complaints of violations and by taking disciplinary
action, including revocation of certification against any member who
is found guilty of Code violation.
Clients
- We will serve our clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity.
- We will keep client information and records of client engagements
confidential and will use proprietary client information only with
the client's permission.
- We will not take advantage of confidential
client information for ourselves or our firms.
- We will not allow conflicts of interest which provide a
competitive advantage to one client through our use of confidential
information from another client who is a direct competitor without
that competitor's permission.
Engagements
- We will accept only engagements for which we are qualified by our
experience and competence.
- We will assign staff to client engagements in accord with their
experience, knowledge, and expertise.
- We will immediately acknowledge any influences on our objectivity
to our clients and will offer to withdraw from a consulting engagement
when our objectivity or integrity may be impaired.
Fees
- We will agree independently and in advance on the basis for our
fees and expenses that are reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate
with the services we deliver and the responsibility we accept.
- We will disclose to our consulting clients any fees or commissions
that we will receive for equipment, supplies or services we recommend
to our clients.
Profession
- We will respect the intellectual property rights of our clients,
other consulting firms, and sole practitioners and will not use proprietary
information or methodologies without permission.
- We will not advertise our services in a deceptive manner and will not misrepresent
the consulting profession, consulting firms, or sole practitioners.
For more information about IMC, visit their
web site at www.imcusa.org.
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