Author Archives: Chris MacDonald
Price Gouging During Pandemic
This short posting includes a number of stories from the last few weeks related to ‘price gouging.’ More neutrally, it’s about situations in which prices have been raised, in a way that people find predatory or coercive. >>> LINK: Why
Price Gouging During Pandemic
This short posting includes a number of stories from the last few weeks related to ‘price gouging.’ More neutrally, it’s about situations in which prices have been raised, in a way that people find predatory or coercive. >>> LINK: Why
Covid-19: Should the 2020 Olympics Go Ahead?
Covid-19 is now a global pandemic, and public health experts are telling people to avoid large crowds. We don’t know when that advice will soften, but there’s a good chance we’ll all be practicing ‘social distaincing’ well into the summer.
Covid-19: Should the 2020 Olympics Go Ahead?
Covid-19 is now a global pandemic, and public health experts are telling people to avoid large crowds. We don’t know when that advice will soften, but there’s a good chance we’ll all be practicing ‘social distaincing’ well into the summer.
Corporations Respond to COVID-19
Corporations of all kinds are responding in various ways to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s fascinating to look at these responses, not least because it helps us understand who these companies see as their key stakeholders. Are these messages aimed, for
Corporations Respond to COVID-19
Corporations of all kinds are responding in various ways to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s fascinating to look at these responses, not least because it helps us understand who these companies see as their key stakeholders. Are these messages aimed, for
Turning Over Customer Data to Fight a Pandemic
The piece linked below raises interesting issues on the limits of privacy (especially in the context of a public health crisis) and the responsibility of private and public institutions to have processes in place to deal with unusual requests for
Turning Over Customer Data to Fight a Pandemic
The piece linked below raises interesting issues on the limits of privacy (especially in the context of a public health crisis) and the responsibility of private and public institutions to have processes in place to deal with unusual requests for
Airbus — Not as Good as You Thought
European multinational Airbus is the latest company to be hit with a big — indeed, colossal — fine for bribery. The fines (from France, the UK, and the US) happen to add up to a record-breaking $4 billion. You would
Airbus — Not as Good as You Thought
European multinational Airbus is the latest company to be hit with a big — indeed, colossal — fine for bribery. The fines (from France, the UK, and the US) happen to add up to a record-breaking $4 billion. You would
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