Monthly Archives: July 2016
Business Ethics, Paying Your Bills, and Being Fit to Lead
BEH is about business ethics, not ethics in politics, but the story below is about the ostensibly unethical conduct of a businessman who happens to want to be president of the United States. Two distinct types of questions arise. First,
Business Ethics, Paying Your Bills, and Being Fit to Lead
BEH is about business ethics, not ethics in politics, but the story below is about the ostensibly unethical conduct of a businessman who happens to want to be president of the United States. Two distinct types of questions arise. First,
Ethical Closet?
The original version of infographic below (the original is by Anuschka Rees) attempts to guide us toward more ethical closets — that is, more ethical clothes purchases. Oddly absent are many of the ethical factors critics often put forward with
Ethical Closet?
The original version of infographic below (the original is by Anuschka Rees) attempts to guide us toward more ethical closets — that is, more ethical clothes purchases. Oddly absent are many of the ethical factors critics often put forward with
Boycott Ethics: North Carolina HB2, the NBA All-Star Game, and Collateral Damage
Boycotts have interesting features that make the ethics of pursuing them tricky. Boycotts are typically aimed at institutions (e.g., business firms, organizations, political states), but are motivated by (perceived or actual) intentional wrongs. That fact creates some slippage between the
Boycott Ethics: North Carolina HB2, the NBA All-Star Game, and Collateral Damage
Boycotts have interesting features that make the ethics of pursuing them tricky. Boycotts are typically aimed at institutions (e.g., business firms, organizations, political states), but are motivated by (perceived or actual) intentional wrongs. That fact creates some slippage between the
Murder Charges in Rana Factory Collapse
Remember the infamous Rana Factory collapse, back in 2013? While activists have focused (with some success) on getting North American clothing chains to work to get labour practices in Bangladesh changed, prosecutors in that nation have been working on arresting
Murder Charges in Rana Factory Collapse
Remember the infamous Rana Factory collapse, back in 2013? While activists have focused (with some success) on getting North American clothing chains to work to get labour practices in Bangladesh changed, prosecutors in that nation have been working on arresting
Should Twitter Protect Free Speech Rights?
In the blog posting below, the author argues that Twitter was wrong to ban “conservative Breitbart editor and provocateur” Milo Yiannopoulos. He argues that while Twitter is (obviously) not a government, it is a public forum of a kind that
Should Twitter Protect Free Speech Rights?
In the blog posting below, the author argues that Twitter was wrong to ban “conservative Breitbart editor and provocateur” Milo Yiannopoulos. He argues that while Twitter is (obviously) not a government, it is a public forum of a kind that
Stakeholder Theory and Corporate Governance
New from Business Ethics Journal Review. >>> “The Demands of Stakeholder Theory for Corporate Governance” by Jeffrey Moriarty Aimee Barbeau advances a thoughtful critique of my article, “The Connection Between Stakeholder Theory and Stakeholder Democracy: An Excavation and Defense.” Although
Stakeholder Theory and Corporate Governance
New from Business Ethics Journal Review. >>> “The Demands of Stakeholder Theory for Corporate Governance” by Jeffrey Moriarty Aimee Barbeau advances a thoughtful critique of my article, “The Connection Between Stakeholder Theory and Stakeholder Democracy: An Excavation and Defense.” Although
Organic Food, Health, and Ethics
The short article below does a good job of summarizing the science regarding the health impacts of organic foods, and offers sound advice to consumers. The focus here is on the science, but what the science has to say about
Organic Food, Health, and Ethics
The short article below does a good job of summarizing the science regarding the health impacts of organic foods, and offers sound advice to consumers. The focus here is on the science, but what the science has to say about
Jacobs on Business and the Greater Good
Review of Business and the Greater Good: Business Ethics in an Age of Crisis, by Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen. Elgar Publishing, 2015. David C. Jacobs (Original Content, brought to you by Business Ethics Highlights.) Business and the
Jacobs on Business and the Greater Good
Review of Business and the Greater Good: Business Ethics in an Age of Crisis, by Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen. Elgar Publishing, 2015. David C. Jacobs (Original Content, brought to you by Business Ethics Highlights.) Business and the
Matten on Sustainability in Business
Here’s an 15-minute video of Prof Dirk Matten on sustainability in business. Here’s a quote from somewhere near the middle: “…The interesting and certainly contentious side of the debate of course is the question, what are the obligations of business? Is
Matten on Sustainability in Business
Here’s an 15-minute video of Prof Dirk Matten on sustainability in business. Here’s a quote from somewhere near the middle: “…The interesting and certainly contentious side of the debate of course is the question, what are the obligations of business? Is
Diversity Training Doesn’t Work
Unlike generic corporate ethics training, diversity training is capable of being evaluated relatively straightforwardly in terms of outcomes. If it works, hiring should be affected and workplaces should slowly become more diverse. The bad news: it doesn’t work. The good
Diversity Training Doesn’t Work
Unlike generic corporate ethics training, diversity training is capable of being evaluated relatively straightforwardly in terms of outcomes. If it works, hiring should be affected and workplaces should slowly become more diverse. The bad news: it doesn’t work. The good
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