Monthly Archives: July 2015
Stakeholders, Not Just Shareholders
This blog entry is another plea for less focus on building wealth for shareholders. Importantly, it is a plea from within a capitalist framework: it isn’t a criticism of capitalism itself, but a plea for a new approach hoping to
Stakeholders, Not Just Shareholders
This blog entry is another plea for less focus on building wealth for shareholders. Importantly, it is a plea from within a capitalist framework: it isn’t a criticism of capitalism itself, but a plea for a new approach hoping to
Why Do Pharmacies Sell Homeopathy?
We expect the products we buy to work. Of course, sometimes it’s hard to tell whether a product works — sometimes we lack the expertise. So we buy through professionals and reputable retail outlets that provide some measure of assurance.
Why Do Pharmacies Sell Homeopathy?
We expect the products we buy to work. Of course, sometimes it’s hard to tell whether a product works — sometimes we lack the expertise. So we buy through professionals and reputable retail outlets that provide some measure of assurance.
What the NY Times Got Wrong About NY Nail Salons
Outrage is such an attractive emotion, isn’t it? We all know there is injustice in the world, and so stories of injustice are easy to accept at face value. Remember that story, from back in May, about Abusive Working Conditions
What the NY Times Got Wrong About NY Nail Salons
Outrage is such an attractive emotion, isn’t it? We all know there is injustice in the world, and so stories of injustice are easy to accept at face value. Remember that story, from back in May, about Abusive Working Conditions
Fiat Chrysler: record $105 million fine
A $105 million fine (for lapses in handling of recalls) sounds hefty, until you learn that the fine could have been as high as $700 million. More interesting are the other conditions that go along with the fine, including a
Fiat Chrysler: record $105 million fine
A $105 million fine (for lapses in handling of recalls) sounds hefty, until you learn that the fine could have been as high as $700 million. More interesting are the other conditions that go along with the fine, including a
Conference: Ethics, Innovation, and Well-Being (Shanghai, 2016)
This looks interesting. >>> “Ethics, Innovation, and Well-Being in Business and the Economy” (Sixth World Congress of the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics in 2016 in Shanghai, China) Innovation has become a catchword to attract a great deal
Conference: Ethics, Innovation, and Well-Being (Shanghai, 2016)
This looks interesting. >>> “Ethics, Innovation, and Well-Being in Business and the Economy” (Sixth World Congress of the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics in 2016 in Shanghai, China) Innovation has become a catchword to attract a great deal
The Left on Why The Left is Wrong About Austerity
The blog entry linked below is by a left-leaning academic, criticizing the way the left has responded to modern capitalism, and in particular to recent calls for ‘austerity’ in Europe. This is useful for multiple reasons. It should be especially
The Left on Why The Left is Wrong About Austerity
The blog entry linked below is by a left-leaning academic, criticizing the way the left has responded to modern capitalism, and in particular to recent calls for ‘austerity’ in Europe. This is useful for multiple reasons. It should be especially
Accenture Abandons Annual Performance Reviews
The more rigid the annual performance review process, the more likely are employees to game the system: doing things that make them look good in the abstract world of the performance review rather than things that actually help in context.
Accenture Abandons Annual Performance Reviews
The more rigid the annual performance review process, the more likely are employees to game the system: doing things that make them look good in the abstract world of the performance review rather than things that actually help in context.
Ethics of Doing Business in Iran
Iran is now open for business in a way that it wasn’t prior to last week’s nuclear deal. Western companies are now free to do business there; but how to do business is still an open question. To what extent
Ethics of Doing Business in Iran
Iran is now open for business in a way that it wasn’t prior to last week’s nuclear deal. Western companies are now free to do business there; but how to do business is still an open question. To what extent
Chipotle’s Ethical Foible: Pay
Chipotle gets high marks on ethics from many observers. But this piece points out that on one issue, the chain is simply another fast-food joint, and that’s its rate of pay. The company doesn’t pay what critics call a “living
Chipotle’s Ethical Foible: Pay
Chipotle gets high marks on ethics from many observers. But this piece points out that on one issue, the chain is simply another fast-food joint, and that’s its rate of pay. The company doesn’t pay what critics call a “living
FCPA Enforcement: Q2, 2015
Do you know which companies and which executives have been charged recently under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Most of us have no idea. The author of the blog entry below knows, because he makes it his business to
FCPA Enforcement: Q2, 2015
Do you know which companies and which executives have been charged recently under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Most of us have no idea. The author of the blog entry below knows, because he makes it his business to
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