Yearly Archives: 2015
Facebook’s Community Rules: Ethically OK? Ethically Required?
Is it OK for a business like Facebook to make moral judgments on behalf of its user “community”? Is it ethically required to do so? >>> Six things Facebook’s new community rules won’t allow Facebook is keen to keep the
Facebook’s Community Rules: Ethically OK? Ethically Required?
Is it OK for a business like Facebook to make moral judgments on behalf of its user “community”? Is it ethically required to do so? >>> Six things Facebook’s new community rules won’t allow Facebook is keen to keep the
Minimum Wage, and Seattle’s Restaurant Industry
On both sides of this debate, the evidence is too sparse to amount to much. Of course, in reality the question is not whether “an” increase in minimum wage would force some businesses to close: rather, the question is how
Minimum Wage, and Seattle’s Restaurant Industry
On both sides of this debate, the evidence is too sparse to amount to much. Of course, in reality the question is not whether “an” increase in minimum wage would force some businesses to close: rather, the question is how
Football, Concussions, and Employee Safety
So, what is your responsibility — as an employer or as an industry — if one or more highly-paid employees were to quit, citing the high risk of on-the-job injury? >>> Chris Borland, 24, to retire from NFL, cites fear
Football, Concussions, and Employee Safety
So, what is your responsibility — as an employer or as an industry — if one or more highly-paid employees were to quit, citing the high risk of on-the-job injury? >>> Chris Borland, 24, to retire from NFL, cites fear
Do Low Ethical Standards Constitute a Material Risk?
This article cites a report from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, claiming that companies need to do more to measure ethical performance. Of course, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors would naturally favour an emphasis on measuring-and-reporting. That that
Do Low Ethical Standards Constitute a Material Risk?
This article cites a report from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, claiming that companies need to do more to measure ethical performance. Of course, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors would naturally favour an emphasis on measuring-and-reporting. That that
Bottled Water Rip-Off
It’s a pretty neat bit of magic, getting millions of people to pay for something that they can get for free. Interestingly, it is illegal in some places (under so-called ag-gag laws) to criticize agricultural practices, but apparently not illegal
Bottled Water Rip-Off
It’s a pretty neat bit of magic, getting millions of people to pay for something that they can get for free. Interestingly, it is illegal in some places (under so-called ag-gag laws) to criticize agricultural practices, but apparently not illegal
Worker Safety in (minimum wage) Fast Food Jobs
What’s the connection between low-wage jobs and crummy working conditions? Do they go hand in hand? Or is one a tool for activists hoping to focus attention on the other? >>> McDonald’s workers told to treat burns with condiments, survey
Worker Safety in (minimum wage) Fast Food Jobs
What’s the connection between low-wage jobs and crummy working conditions? Do they go hand in hand? Or is one a tool for activists hoping to focus attention on the other? >>> McDonald’s workers told to treat burns with condiments, survey
Apple Pay, and the Ethics of Building Trust
Commerce runs on trust. Apple Pay is supposed to be great because embodies trust, not just convenience. But Apple & the banks it has partnered with may have let their ambitions get ahead of them. >>> Pointing Fingers in Apple
Apple Pay, and the Ethics of Building Trust
Commerce runs on trust. Apple Pay is supposed to be great because embodies trust, not just convenience. But Apple & the banks it has partnered with may have let their ambitions get ahead of them. >>> Pointing Fingers in Apple
Conflict of Interest in Venture Capital
This is interesting. But what the author needs to do is explain what he means by conflict of interest. It’s a much-abused term. It involves threats to impartial judgment. So what the author needs to do is to specify who
Conflict of Interest in Venture Capital
This is interesting. But what the author needs to do is explain what he means by conflict of interest. It’s a much-abused term. It involves threats to impartial judgment. So what the author needs to do is to specify who
Regulations Aren’t Just for the Regulated: Net Neutrality Edition
In making its net neutrality rules, did the FCC follow government regulations on administrative rulemaking? >>> The legal case against Internet rules As legal challenges loom for new net neutrality regulations, GOP members of the Federal Communications Commission are offering
Regulations Aren’t Just for the Regulated: Net Neutrality Edition
In making its net neutrality rules, did the FCC follow government regulations on administrative rulemaking? >>> The legal case against Internet rules As legal challenges loom for new net neutrality regulations, GOP members of the Federal Communications Commission are offering
Dietitians for Hire Recommend Mini Cokes as “Sensible Snack”?
Blurring the line between advertisements and news: “opaque sponsored content.” >>> Coke as a sensible snack? Coca-Cola works with dietitians who suggest cola as snack Most of the pieces suggesting mini-Cokes say in the bios that the author is a
Dietitians for Hire Recommend Mini Cokes as “Sensible Snack”?
Blurring the line between advertisements and news: “opaque sponsored content.” >>> Coke as a sensible snack? Coca-Cola works with dietitians who suggest cola as snack Most of the pieces suggesting mini-Cokes say in the bios that the author is a
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