Monthly Archives: April 2015
Ethics & the Failed Comcast / Time Warner Deal
The piece below gives you the basics of the failed Comcast / Time Warner merger. It also gives at least one reason that the failure is good for American consumers, namely that the merger would have given the combined company
Ethics & the Failed Comcast / Time Warner Deal
The piece below gives you the basics of the failed Comcast / Time Warner merger. It also gives at least one reason that the failure is good for American consumers, namely that the merger would have given the combined company
Ethics and Marketing Cancer Treatment
There are few buyer-seller combinations that society would more like to connect than cancer patients and good cancer clinics. And in for-profit healthcare system, such connections are going to be established in part through advertising. But such advertising is ethically
Ethics and Marketing Cancer Treatment
There are few buyer-seller combinations that society would more like to connect than cancer patients and good cancer clinics. And in for-profit healthcare system, such connections are going to be established in part through advertising. But such advertising is ethically
Offended Native Actors Walk Off Set of Adam Sandler Movie
Is corporate comedy ethically different from individual standup comedy? News broke recently that several Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler’s new movie (a western being filmed for Netflix). They were offended by the way the script
Offended Native Actors Walk Off Set of Adam Sandler Movie
Is corporate comedy ethically different from individual standup comedy? News broke recently that several Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler’s new movie (a western being filmed for Netflix). They were offended by the way the script
Abercrombie & Fitch Softens Dress Code
Abercrombie & Fitch is softening its dress-and-look code, which for years stipulated a certain look, and stipulated that only good-looking people be hired as sales clerks (or as the chain called them, “models”). The move comes on the heels of
Abercrombie & Fitch Softens Dress Code
Abercrombie & Fitch is softening its dress-and-look code, which for years stipulated a certain look, and stipulated that only good-looking people be hired as sales clerks (or as the chain called them, “models”). The move comes on the heels of
Fighting Back Against Québec’s Provincial Maple Syrup Cartel
Is the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec a marketing board or a police state? >>> Maple Syrup Rebellion This diminutive, twinkle-eyed grandmother hardly looks the part of a guerilla. Yet in recent years Grenier and other maple syrup producers
Fighting Back Against Québec’s Provincial Maple Syrup Cartel
Is the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec a marketing board or a police state? >>> Maple Syrup Rebellion This diminutive, twinkle-eyed grandmother hardly looks the part of a guerilla. Yet in recent years Grenier and other maple syrup producers
Falling Sales and Profits at McDonald’s
How credible are CSR narratives about corporate power and dominance when McDonald’s – the very symbol of Corporate America’s multinational might – is struggling? >>> McDonald’s is closing hundreds of stores this year McDonald’s shuttered 350 poorly performing stores in
Falling Sales and Profits at McDonald’s
How credible are CSR narratives about corporate power and dominance when McDonald’s – the very symbol of Corporate America’s multinational might – is struggling? >>> McDonald’s is closing hundreds of stores this year McDonald’s shuttered 350 poorly performing stores in
$15 Minimum Wage Undermines Low-Skilled Workers
If you think a minimum wage increase is mainly a raise for those who work currently at the minimum wage, you don’t begin to grasp the problem it presents to low-skilled labor market entrants, says Reihan Salam. >>> The Fight
$15 Minimum Wage Undermines Low-Skilled Workers
If you think a minimum wage increase is mainly a raise for those who work currently at the minimum wage, you don’t begin to grasp the problem it presents to low-skilled labor market entrants, says Reihan Salam. >>> The Fight
A Wellness Business Built on a Lie
She claimed to have “defeated” terminal brain cancer, without the help of medical doctors. On the strength of that claim, she built a business advising people on the health benefits of diet, lifestyle changes and ‘natural’ medicine. The problem: it
A Wellness Business Built on a Lie
She claimed to have “defeated” terminal brain cancer, without the help of medical doctors. On the strength of that claim, she built a business advising people on the health benefits of diet, lifestyle changes and ‘natural’ medicine. The problem: it
Diversity in the Boardroom: Quotas & Disclosure
This is by the author of an upcoming book exploring the issue of diversity in the boardroom and how the quotas implemented under Norwegian law have worked. >>> Why diversity quotas in the boardroom may be a good idea The
Diversity in the Boardroom: Quotas & Disclosure
This is by the author of an upcoming book exploring the issue of diversity in the boardroom and how the quotas implemented under Norwegian law have worked. >>> Why diversity quotas in the boardroom may be a good idea The
McDonald’s Cuts Deforestation
One of the longest-standing critiques of the fast-food giant has to do with its role in contributing to deforestation. The company has now committed to doing better. This seems like a good thing. Making good on the promise won’t be
McDonald’s Cuts Deforestation
One of the longest-standing critiques of the fast-food giant has to do with its role in contributing to deforestation. The company has now committed to doing better. This seems like a good thing. Making good on the promise won’t be
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