Monthly Archives: July 2018
Did Facebook Put Ethics ahead of Profits?
The piece below puts an interesting spin on Facebook’s recent single-day loss of $120 billion in market value. That loss, says the author, resulted from Mark Zuckerberg doing what many other CEOs would not have done, namely keep a promise
Did Facebook Put Ethics ahead of Profits?
The piece below puts an interesting spin on Facebook’s recent single-day loss of $120 billion in market value. That loss, says the author, resulted from Mark Zuckerberg doing what many other CEOs would not have done, namely keep a promise
‘Forcing’ Employee Vegetarianism at Work
Beware the headline below: the company in question isn’t forcing anyone to become a vegetarian; they’re just not paying for meat products when the company provides food at corporate events. But still, they’re definitely doing what they can to impose
‘Forcing’ Employee Vegetarianism at Work
Beware the headline below: the company in question isn’t forcing anyone to become a vegetarian; they’re just not paying for meat products when the company provides food at corporate events. But still, they’re definitely doing what they can to impose
Listening, to Build an Ethics-First Employee Culture
The focus of the piece below is on how leaders can (and must) listen to their employees as part of staying on top of, and guiding, corporate culture. Leaders may have responsibility for guiding culture, but they’ll ultimately fail if
Listening, to Build an Ethics-First Employee Culture
The focus of the piece below is on how leaders can (and must) listen to their employees as part of staying on top of, and guiding, corporate culture. Leaders may have responsibility for guiding culture, but they’ll ultimately fail if
Manipulating Restaurant Customers
The piece below is about the ‘tricks’ restaurants use to get us to spend more — tricks like inserting a more expensive item into your menu, just to make other items seem like a bargain. (Relatedly, see also “Manipulating Consumers
Manipulating Restaurant Customers
The piece below is about the ‘tricks’ restaurants use to get us to spend more — tricks like inserting a more expensive item into your menu, just to make other items seem like a bargain. (Relatedly, see also “Manipulating Consumers
Manipulating Consumers With Prices that End in “.99”
The item below discusses a common trick used to profit from consumers’ irrational behaviour. The key ethical question: is it ethically OK to rely on what is, in effect, a pervasive weakness of consumers’ minds. Our tendency to be excessively
Manipulating Consumers With Prices that End in “.99”
The item below discusses a common trick used to profit from consumers’ irrational behaviour. The key ethical question: is it ethically OK to rely on what is, in effect, a pervasive weakness of consumers’ minds. Our tendency to be excessively
Is Google Strangling Competition? EU says “Yes” and Issues US$5-billion Fine
The heart of the matter below is this: in business, competition is good for consumers. Move by business that frustrate competition are bad. But of course, limiting competition is a good way to make a profit, so companies are constantly
Is Google Strangling Competition? EU says “Yes” and Issues US$5-billion Fine
The heart of the matter below is this: in business, competition is good for consumers. Move by business that frustrate competition are bad. But of course, limiting competition is a good way to make a profit, so companies are constantly
Deloitte’s 2018 Millennial Survey
Fascination with, and speculation about, what millennials think about work and business is rampant these days. It’s unfortunate that (ageing!) millennials are often used as a stand-in for “young folks these days” but the results of Deloitte’s annual survey on
Deloitte’s 2018 Millennial Survey
Fascination with, and speculation about, what millennials think about work and business is rampant these days. It’s unfortunate that (ageing!) millennials are often used as a stand-in for “young folks these days” but the results of Deloitte’s annual survey on
Misleading Packaging
The item linked below is pretty standard click-bait, but it’s actually got some very good (and occasionally funny) examples of misleading packaging. The image below, for example, shows the wrapper for some rope: the image shows a rock-climber, but then
Misleading Packaging
The item linked below is pretty standard click-bait, but it’s actually got some very good (and occasionally funny) examples of misleading packaging. The image below, for example, shows the wrapper for some rope: the image shows a rock-climber, but then
How I Rationalized Corruption
Here’s a short clip (about 3 minutes) of Richard Bistrong (convicted of violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) explaining the thought process that led him into trouble. >>> LINK: How I Rationalized My Corrupt Behaviour …for me, at that
How I Rationalized Corruption
Here’s a short clip (about 3 minutes) of Richard Bistrong (convicted of violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) explaining the thought process that led him into trouble. >>> LINK: How I Rationalized My Corrupt Behaviour …for me, at that
Is Loyalty Evil?
Below is a useful, brief exploration of the significance of loyalty in business settings. Loyalty is quite possibly the first value of all organizations. After all, without loyalty to the organization, you don’t have a team, and without a team
Is Loyalty Evil?
Below is a useful, brief exploration of the significance of loyalty in business settings. Loyalty is quite possibly the first value of all organizations. After all, without loyalty to the organization, you don’t have a team, and without a team
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