Monthly Archives: March 2015

Apple’s Tim Cook on Indiana’s Pro-Discrimination Law

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It is interesting in many ways. Interesting because it involves the CEO of a major corporation taking a stand on a touchy subject. Interesting because Cook says

Apple’s Tim Cook on Indiana’s Pro-Discrimination Law

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It is interesting in many ways. Interesting because it involves the CEO of a major corporation taking a stand on a touchy subject. Interesting because Cook says

Business Ethics & CSR Profs on Twitter

From the editors of the Business Ethics Journal Review, here are… Business Ethics Professors on Twitter Here is a very incomplete list of professors of business ethics on Twitter. It includes individuals with university teaching appointments whose work focuses on

Business Ethics & CSR Profs on Twitter

From the editors of the Business Ethics Journal Review, here are… Business Ethics Professors on Twitter Here is a very incomplete list of professors of business ethics on Twitter. It includes individuals with university teaching appointments whose work focuses on

The Ethics of Selling Kinesiology Tape

There’s no evidence it works. But some people feel it does. Does that justify selling it? Does it justify the claims implicit or explicit) made on its behalf?. >>> Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work? Most of us first

The Ethics of Selling Kinesiology Tape

There’s no evidence it works. But some people feel it does. Does that justify selling it? Does it justify the claims implicit or explicit) made on its behalf?. >>> Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work? Most of us first

Barkley Calls for Sports Boycott of Indiana

The furor over Indiana’s appalling new “religious freedom” law continues. And calls continue for various kinds of boycotts that have the potential to put a dollar cost on the new law. (Of course, if you’re doing something on principle, you

Barkley Calls for Sports Boycott of Indiana

The furor over Indiana’s appalling new “religious freedom” law continues. And calls continue for various kinds of boycotts that have the potential to put a dollar cost on the new law. (Of course, if you’re doing something on principle, you

Apple CEO to Give it All to Charity

Tim Cook is giving it all away. Just how good a thing you think this is probably depends on whether you like the charities he’s likely to give it to. >>> Apple CEO Tim Cook Plans To Give Away Most

Apple CEO to Give it All to Charity

Tim Cook is giving it all away. Just how good a thing you think this is probably depends on whether you like the charities he’s likely to give it to. >>> Apple CEO Tim Cook Plans To Give Away Most

Postdoctoral Positions: Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy

The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy at Boston University’s School of Management is seeking applicants for two post-doctoral fellowships. Responsibilities will predominantly be focused on scholarship, outreach, and student and faculty support for ethics integration (e.g. curriculum).

Postdoctoral Positions: Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy

The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy at Boston University’s School of Management is seeking applicants for two post-doctoral fellowships. Responsibilities will predominantly be focused on scholarship, outreach, and student and faculty support for ethics integration (e.g. curriculum).

Giving Away Safety for Free

Some innovations are so socially-valuable that it might just be ethically right to give them away. Under other circumstances, an innovation might best be spread by commercializing it. Can you think of examples of each? >>> VOLVO GIVES AWAY “LIFEPAINT”

Giving Away Safety for Free

Some innovations are so socially-valuable that it might just be ethically right to give them away. Under other circumstances, an innovation might best be spread by commercializing it. Can you think of examples of each? >>> VOLVO GIVES AWAY “LIFEPAINT”

Business Ethics & Slippery Slopes

The idea that small indiscretions can corrupt our character is an old one, dating at least back to Aristotle. But the psychology of this phenomenon deserves to be explored further. Take that first step — tell that first little lie,

Business Ethics & Slippery Slopes

The idea that small indiscretions can corrupt our character is an old one, dating at least back to Aristotle. But the psychology of this phenomenon deserves to be explored further. Take that first step — tell that first little lie,

Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada Launches New Website

The Ethics Practitioners’ Association of Canada has just launched it’s new website. It’s worth a look. (Disclosure: Chris MacDonald, one of the editors of BEH, is a member of EPAC’s board). >>> Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada (EPAC) The vision

Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada Launches New Website

The Ethics Practitioners’ Association of Canada has just launched it’s new website. It’s worth a look. (Disclosure: Chris MacDonald, one of the editors of BEH, is a member of EPAC’s board). >>> Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada (EPAC) The vision

Working Conditions, Depression, and Germanwings

Were poor working conditions a factor in the recent crash? Clearly such conditions wouldn’t be a direct cause. But might they have discouraged the copilot of the jet from reporting his mental health issues? >>> Germanwings 4U9525: The art of

Working Conditions, Depression, and Germanwings

Were poor working conditions a factor in the recent crash? Clearly such conditions wouldn’t be a direct cause. But might they have discouraged the copilot of the jet from reporting his mental health issues? >>> Germanwings 4U9525: The art of