Yearly Archives: 2015
Indiana Pizza Parlour Folds Due to Criticism for Anti-Gay Policy
Sometimes sticking to your principles means paying a price. This pizza joint in Indiana made the mistake of letting its prejudices be broadcast. >>> Indiana pizza shop refuses to cater gay weddings, instantly has internet presence destroyed A pizza parlour
Indiana Pizza Parlour Folds Due to Criticism for Anti-Gay Policy
Sometimes sticking to your principles means paying a price. This pizza joint in Indiana made the mistake of letting its prejudices be broadcast. >>> Indiana pizza shop refuses to cater gay weddings, instantly has internet presence destroyed A pizza parlour
Cold-FX Cold and Flu Remedy Faces Lawsuit
Cold-FX is a supposed remedy for cold and flu symptoms. But its makers have long been criticized for being unable to back their claims with evidence, and for marketing the product for a wider range of indications than it is
Cold-FX Cold and Flu Remedy Faces Lawsuit
Cold-FX is a supposed remedy for cold and flu symptoms. But its makers have long been criticized for being unable to back their claims with evidence, and for marketing the product for a wider range of indications than it is
Corporate Sustainability and Organizational Processes
Forthcoming in Management Science… >>> The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance, by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Abstract: We investigate the effect of a corporate culture of sustainability on multiple facets of corporate
Corporate Sustainability and Organizational Processes
Forthcoming in Management Science… >>> The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance, by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Abstract: We investigate the effect of a corporate culture of sustainability on multiple facets of corporate
Walmart Against Arkansas Religious Freedom Bill
Almost any move by Walmart counts as news. But in a week dominated by coverage of the debate over Indiana‘s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a move by the retailing giant to dive into the issue of religious freedom and gender-orientation
Walmart Against Arkansas Religious Freedom Bill
Almost any move by Walmart counts as news. But in a week dominated by coverage of the debate over Indiana‘s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a move by the retailing giant to dive into the issue of religious freedom and gender-orientation
Is Walmart America’s Future?
By one of the senior statesmen of academic business ethics, Professor Archie Carroll. Does Walmart represent the future of American business? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? >>> Is Wal-Mart a microcosm of America’s future? Wal-Mart has
Is Walmart America’s Future?
By one of the senior statesmen of academic business ethics, Professor Archie Carroll. Does Walmart represent the future of American business? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? >>> Is Wal-Mart a microcosm of America’s future? Wal-Mart has
Indiana, Religion, and the Virtues of Commerce
This blog entry suggests that Indiana’s new law encourages not just discrimination, but an illiberal violation of the virtues that make capitalism work. >>> Indiana, Commerce, and the Ethics of Tolerance Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has not
Indiana, Religion, and the Virtues of Commerce
This blog entry suggests that Indiana’s new law encourages not just discrimination, but an illiberal violation of the virtues that make capitalism work. >>> Indiana, Commerce, and the Ethics of Tolerance Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has not
The Difference Between Walmart and Apple Expressed in “Profit Days”
Walmart operates on razor-thin margins to serve lower- and middle-income households. Apple secures fat margins serving an upper-income clientele. Yet progressive activists cast Walmart as the villain. >>> Every month, Walmart gets one “profit day” from its sales, while Apple
The Difference Between Walmart and Apple Expressed in “Profit Days”
Walmart operates on razor-thin margins to serve lower- and middle-income households. Apple secures fat margins serving an upper-income clientele. Yet progressive activists cast Walmart as the villain. >>> Every month, Walmart gets one “profit day” from its sales, while Apple
NPR Expands Coverage of Code of Ethics
NPR is expanding coverage of its code of ethics, to include not just employees but also (for example) non-employees who happen to host shows on the network. To what extent can an employer impose an ethics code on people who
NPR Expands Coverage of Code of Ethics
NPR is expanding coverage of its code of ethics, to include not just employees but also (for example) non-employees who happen to host shows on the network. To what extent can an employer impose an ethics code on people who
Promoting Homeopathy is Unethical
Homeopathy is a silly sham treatment, rooted in scientific ignorance. Sometimes ignorance is a defence, but not always — there’s such a thing as culpable (and willful) ignorance. But for anyone with a bit of scientific knowledge to condone foisting
Promoting Homeopathy is Unethical
Homeopathy is a silly sham treatment, rooted in scientific ignorance. Sometimes ignorance is a defence, but not always — there’s such a thing as culpable (and willful) ignorance. But for anyone with a bit of scientific knowledge to condone foisting
Organizational ‘Connectedness’
New from The Business Ethics Journal Review: >>> “The Science of Creating Organizational Connectedness,” by David Ohreen and Jim Silovs Abstract: Pavlovich and Krahnke’s inclusion of neurological and psychological evidence to support organizational connectedness should be lauded. Unfortunately, we suggest
Organizational ‘Connectedness’
New from The Business Ethics Journal Review: >>> “The Science of Creating Organizational Connectedness,” by David Ohreen and Jim Silovs Abstract: Pavlovich and Krahnke’s inclusion of neurological and psychological evidence to support organizational connectedness should be lauded. Unfortunately, we suggest
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