Yearly Archives: 2015
Frequent Flyer Program Ethics: Notice Before Rule Changes
Gary Leff on why frequent flyer programs are not like discounts and should be changed infrequently and with advance notice. >>> The Airline Industry’s Lobbyist Says Mileage Programs Should Be Able to Change Their Terms on a Whim. He’s Wrong.
Frequent Flyer Program Ethics: Notice Before Rule Changes
Gary Leff on why frequent flyer programs are not like discounts and should be changed infrequently and with advance notice. >>> The Airline Industry’s Lobbyist Says Mileage Programs Should Be Able to Change Their Terms on a Whim. He’s Wrong.
Exploiting Male Competitiveness (and Engaging in Discriminatory Hiring?) to Raise Money
Research shows that men will generally donate more to fundraisers who are attractive females. Essay question: does this justify discriminatory hiring practices on the part of charities? Is it OK for them to discriminate against non-traditionally-attractive women? Bonus points: the
Exploiting Male Competitiveness (and Engaging in Discriminatory Hiring?) to Raise Money
Research shows that men will generally donate more to fundraisers who are attractive females. Essay question: does this justify discriminatory hiring practices on the part of charities? Is it OK for them to discriminate against non-traditionally-attractive women? Bonus points: the
The Complexity of Pharma’s Bad Behaviour
Pharmaceutical companies have often behaved badly. But the behaviour is often more complex than is typically acknowledged, as is its badness. >>> Bad Behaviour by Pharma, and Unforeseen Consequences This is a must-read for anyone interested in the ethics of
The Complexity of Pharma’s Bad Behaviour
Pharmaceutical companies have often behaved badly. But the behaviour is often more complex than is typically acknowledged, as is its badness. >>> Bad Behaviour by Pharma, and Unforeseen Consequences This is a must-read for anyone interested in the ethics of
Legislating Women Onto the Board
This looks interesting, and it’s a good topic. From the Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Legislating a Woman’s Seat on the Board: Institutional Factors Driving Gender Quotas for Boards of Directors Ten countries have established quotas for female representation on
Legislating Women Onto the Board
This looks interesting, and it’s a good topic. From the Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Legislating a Woman’s Seat on the Board: Institutional Factors Driving Gender Quotas for Boards of Directors Ten countries have established quotas for female representation on
Video: The Magic of Disappearing Corporate Taxes
This fun video is not as informative as it could be, but still fun. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do much to explain the mechanisms by which corporations sometimes legally avoid taxation. When it is said that a corporation “paid not tax,”
Video: The Magic of Disappearing Corporate Taxes
This fun video is not as informative as it could be, but still fun. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do much to explain the mechanisms by which corporations sometimes legally avoid taxation. When it is said that a corporation “paid not tax,”
Ethics of the $70,000 Minimum Wage
By BEH co-editor Chris MacDonald (writing for Canadian Business magazine) who has a few pointed questions about the move by one CEO to guarantee all employees a minimum $70,000 salary. >>> Why Gravity Payments’ $70,000 minimum salary, sadly, won’t catch
Ethics of the $70,000 Minimum Wage
By BEH co-editor Chris MacDonald (writing for Canadian Business magazine) who has a few pointed questions about the move by one CEO to guarantee all employees a minimum $70,000 salary. >>> Why Gravity Payments’ $70,000 minimum salary, sadly, won’t catch
CEO Sentenced for Kicking Dog. (Should the Company Care?)
This is a case from a few months ago, popping up in the news again: CEO kicks dog, and is caught on elevator-cam. The business ethics question: is should the company care about his bad behaviour off-duty? BEH co-editor Chris
CEO Sentenced for Kicking Dog. (Should the Company Care?)
This is a case from a few months ago, popping up in the news again: CEO kicks dog, and is caught on elevator-cam. The business ethics question: is should the company care about his bad behaviour off-duty? BEH co-editor Chris
Iowa Lottery Employee Faces Charges
A lottery employee scamming the system for $14 million is just an extreme version of a much more common worry known as the agency problem. Of course, outright fraud isn’t the most usual kind of agency risk, but this example
Iowa Lottery Employee Faces Charges
A lottery employee scamming the system for $14 million is just an extreme version of a much more common worry known as the agency problem. Of course, outright fraud isn’t the most usual kind of agency risk, but this example
Entrepreneurs and Moral Disengagement
New from Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Personal Motives, Moral Disengagement, and Unethical Decisions by Entrepreneurs: Cognitive Mechanisms on the “Slippery Slope” Entrepreneurs sometimes make unethical decisions that have devastating effects on their companies, stakeholders, and themselves. We suggest that
Entrepreneurs and Moral Disengagement
New from Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Personal Motives, Moral Disengagement, and Unethical Decisions by Entrepreneurs: Cognitive Mechanisms on the “Slippery Slope” Entrepreneurs sometimes make unethical decisions that have devastating effects on their companies, stakeholders, and themselves. We suggest that
Blackwater Guards Jailed for 2007 Killing of Civilians
Four former employees of private security contractor, Blackwater, have been handed lengthy jail terms in relation to their roles in the killing of civilians in Nisour Square, Baghdad, in 2007. There are legal, political, and diplomatic issues here, but also
Blackwater Guards Jailed for 2007 Killing of Civilians
Four former employees of private security contractor, Blackwater, have been handed lengthy jail terms in relation to their roles in the killing of civilians in Nisour Square, Baghdad, in 2007. There are legal, political, and diplomatic issues here, but also
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