Monthly Archives: March 2016
Forced Labour in Pre-World Cup Qatar
The situation described below is clearly a bad one. And multiple parties share the blame. Concerned observers will have different solutions to propose, some of which will be short-term solutions that do little to fix the longer-term problem, and others
Forced Labour in Pre-World Cup Qatar
The situation described below is clearly a bad one. And multiple parties share the blame. Concerned observers will have different solutions to propose, some of which will be short-term solutions that do little to fix the longer-term problem, and others
Ethics & the Bottom Line
The article linked below is about the complex relationship between ethics and profit. The executive focused below says his focus on ethics began with a focus on profits; does that matter? How? >>> LINK: How Ethics Can Boost the Bottom
Ethics & the Bottom Line
The article linked below is about the complex relationship between ethics and profit. The executive focused below says his focus on ethics began with a focus on profits; does that matter? How? >>> LINK: How Ethics Can Boost the Bottom
Starbucks Diverting Wasted Meals from Landfills to Foodbanks
Can you identify the components of the “win-win-win” CSR opportunity that Starbucks is seeking here? Who wins, in what way? Does the fact that Starbucks stands to benefit rob the company’s actions of all or some of its ethical merit?
Starbucks Diverting Wasted Meals from Landfills to Foodbanks
Can you identify the components of the “win-win-win” CSR opportunity that Starbucks is seeking here? Who wins, in what way? Does the fact that Starbucks stands to benefit rob the company’s actions of all or some of its ethical merit?
Insuring Against Bad Behaviour
How can a company insure against bad behaviour on the part of a celebrity spokesperson. Well, you might think they would do that by being careful who they hire. And surely that’s something they do. But the story below is
Insuring Against Bad Behaviour
How can a company insure against bad behaviour on the part of a celebrity spokesperson. Well, you might think they would do that by being careful who they hire. And surely that’s something they do. But the story below is
Governance Problems at a Troubled Company
Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant is a troubled company. Within the last year it’s been accused of price gouging, with unconventional (perhaps fraudulent) relationships with distributors, and now with financial irregularities. Could it be that the board is in some respect
Governance Problems at a Troubled Company
Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant is a troubled company. Within the last year it’s been accused of price gouging, with unconventional (perhaps fraudulent) relationships with distributors, and now with financial irregularities. Could it be that the board is in some respect
Ethics Through Controlling Culture, or Freeing It?
When corporate scandals arise, the diagnosis is often cultural. Not “cultural” in the sense of having to do with nationality or ethnicity, but in the sense of having to do with the organization’s own corporate culture — its shared set
Ethics Through Controlling Culture, or Freeing It?
When corporate scandals arise, the diagnosis is often cultural. Not “cultural” in the sense of having to do with nationality or ethnicity, but in the sense of having to do with the organization’s own corporate culture — its shared set
Ethics of Default Rules: EMV Chip Card Readers and (or versus) Merchants
U.S. consumers are in the midst of a transition from swipe-and-signature transactions to chip-reader (EMV) transactions for using debit and credit cards to pay for purchases. It is both fascinating and frustrating because (1) some merchants have acquired the new
Ethics of Default Rules: EMV Chip Card Readers and (or versus) Merchants
U.S. consumers are in the midst of a transition from swipe-and-signature transactions to chip-reader (EMV) transactions for using debit and credit cards to pay for purchases. It is both fascinating and frustrating because (1) some merchants have acquired the new
Apple: A Corporate Person Made up of People
Remember back in 2011 when people made fun of Mitt Romney for saying “corporations are people“? (In context, it was clear that he wasn’t referring to corporate personhood, but rather to the fact that corporations are (in a practical sense)
Apple: A Corporate Person Made up of People
Remember back in 2011 when people made fun of Mitt Romney for saying “corporations are people“? (In context, it was clear that he wasn’t referring to corporate personhood, but rather to the fact that corporations are (in a practical sense)
The All-Female Flight-Deck Crew: Symbols as CSR
Kudos to Royal Brunei Airlines! This is a nice example of win-win-win corporate social responsibility. Does Royal Brunei Airlines get some nice PR out of the story? Sure, and deservedly so. And at zero cost. And it highlights the (move
The All-Female Flight-Deck Crew: Symbols as CSR
Kudos to Royal Brunei Airlines! This is a nice example of win-win-win corporate social responsibility. Does Royal Brunei Airlines get some nice PR out of the story? Sure, and deservedly so. And at zero cost. And it highlights the (move
Facebook of the Dead
Facebook users die every day, but unless they are formally memorialized they continue to live digitally even as they have passed on in body and soul. What does the continued existence of a person as a digital presence even after
Facebook of the Dead
Facebook users die every day, but unless they are formally memorialized they continue to live digitally even as they have passed on in body and soul. What does the continued existence of a person as a digital presence even after
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