Yearly Archives: 2015
Lufthansa Knew About Co-Pilot’s Depression
What would you have done if you worked at Lufthansa and were among the people who knew? What are your obligations to your passengers? What are your obligations to your employee? Do you know enough about depression to make the
Lufthansa Knew About Co-Pilot’s Depression
What would you have done if you worked at Lufthansa and were among the people who knew? What are your obligations to your passengers? What are your obligations to your employee? Do you know enough about depression to make the
(Price) Discrimination on Car Loans
Car loans can be relatively complex arrangements, so there’s lots of room for dealers to engage in bad-faith manipulation of consumers. In the case discussed here, car dealers are accused of doing so in a way that specifically targeted borrowers
(Price) Discrimination on Car Loans
Car loans can be relatively complex arrangements, so there’s lots of room for dealers to engage in bad-faith manipulation of consumers. In the case discussed here, car dealers are accused of doing so in a way that specifically targeted borrowers
Are Bosses Too Powerful?
Under a capitalist system, are bosses too powerful vis-a-vis employees, and do they use that power against employees? Note also that the answer to those questions has to be compared to the same question asked about other economic systems. But
Are Bosses Too Powerful?
Under a capitalist system, are bosses too powerful vis-a-vis employees, and do they use that power against employees? Note also that the answer to those questions has to be compared to the same question asked about other economic systems. But
Does Character Pay, for CEO’s?
This is interesting, but be cautious. It’s based on employee assessment of their bosses. It’s entirely possible that when an employee rates a CEO highly in terms of character, he or she is being influenced by the CEO’s success as
Does Character Pay, for CEO’s?
This is interesting, but be cautious. It’s based on employee assessment of their bosses. It’s entirely possible that when an employee rates a CEO highly in terms of character, he or she is being influenced by the CEO’s success as
Ethics of Selling Meat & Dairy
Is veganism the most ethical lifestyle? Is the answer to the question posed by the headline below “yes”? And if it is, what does that say about the ethics of selling meat, eggs, and dairy? More generally, does the rightness
Ethics of Selling Meat & Dairy
Is veganism the most ethical lifestyle? Is the answer to the question posed by the headline below “yes”? And if it is, what does that say about the ethics of selling meat, eggs, and dairy? More generally, does the rightness
Has GNC Fixed its Supplements?
This is a bit weird. Last month, supplement maker GNC was told to get its products off of shelves in New York because tests revealed their products didn’t contain what the labels indicated. Today, everything is apparently fine. Can production
Has GNC Fixed its Supplements?
This is a bit weird. Last month, supplement maker GNC was told to get its products off of shelves in New York because tests revealed their products didn’t contain what the labels indicated. Today, everything is apparently fine. Can production
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
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