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Ads on U.S. Pro Sports Uniforms: Corruption By Market Values?
Some, in the mode of Michael Sandel, will maintain the recent announcement that uniforms for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers will carry StubHub advertisements beginning in the 2017-18 season is a worrisome example of the march of market society—the corruption of
Ads on U.S. Pro Sports Uniforms: Corruption By Market Values?
Some, in the mode of Michael Sandel, will maintain the recent announcement that uniforms for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers will carry StubHub advertisements beginning in the 2017-18 season is a worrisome example of the march of market society—the corruption of
Pfizer Won’t Sell Lethal Injection Drugs
Here’s an interesting case of a company refusing to be complicit in — and to profit from — the death penalty. It’s interesting to ask what social responsibility demands here. Does it demand going along with what society’s putative representatives
Pfizer Won’t Sell Lethal Injection Drugs
Here’s an interesting case of a company refusing to be complicit in — and to profit from — the death penalty. It’s interesting to ask what social responsibility demands here. Does it demand going along with what society’s putative representatives
What Do Ethics Awards Mean?
There’s good reason to be skeptical about ethics awards. On one hand, it’s a nice idea: offer a “carrot” to incentivize & reward good behaviour. On the other hand, the true meaning of such awards (and what they really measure)
What Do Ethics Awards Mean?
There’s good reason to be skeptical about ethics awards. On one hand, it’s a nice idea: offer a “carrot” to incentivize & reward good behaviour. On the other hand, the true meaning of such awards (and what they really measure)
The Board’s Role in Compliance & Ethics
In the piece linked below, lawyer Jeffrey Kaplan discusses the role of the board in ethics & compliance. It’s a challenging question, given that the board is ultimately responsible — responsible for governing the firm and guiding its behaviour, but
The Board’s Role in Compliance & Ethics
In the piece linked below, lawyer Jeffrey Kaplan discusses the role of the board in ethics & compliance. It’s a challenging question, given that the board is ultimately responsible — responsible for governing the firm and guiding its behaviour, but
Uber and Tipping
Tipping is more interesting, ethically, than is typically recognized. Some people think that tipping (in at least some situations) is a matter of justice. Others see it as a reward — optional but nice — for a job well-done. Still
Uber and Tipping
Tipping is more interesting, ethically, than is typically recognized. Some people think that tipping (in at least some situations) is a matter of justice. Others see it as a reward — optional but nice — for a job well-done. Still
Getting Rid of Leaders
The piece below is about what happens to organizations that try to implement the pleasant-sounding idea that companies can do without managers — that everyone can just “manage themselves.” In part, it’s a story about the essential role that managers
Getting Rid of Leaders
The piece below is about what happens to organizations that try to implement the pleasant-sounding idea that companies can do without managers — that everyone can just “manage themselves.” In part, it’s a story about the essential role that managers
Clarity About Whistleblower Protections May Scare off Whistleblowers
This reminds us somewhat of the way safety procedures on planes remind us of risk. When the flight attendant explains the procedure to follow “in case of a water landing,” that tends to remind us that sometimes planes crash-land on
Clarity About Whistleblower Protections May Scare off Whistleblowers
This reminds us somewhat of the way safety procedures on planes remind us of risk. When the flight attendant explains the procedure to follow “in case of a water landing,” that tends to remind us that sometimes planes crash-land on
Is Engineering (or Business) Education Anti-Entrepreneurial?
This piece on France’s confusion (and often conflation) of engineering with entrepreneurship is fascinating on its own terms, but it also offers indirectly a criticism of business education that can be cast illuminatingly in terms of virtue ethics. Like France’s
Is Engineering (or Business) Education Anti-Entrepreneurial?
This piece on France’s confusion (and often conflation) of engineering with entrepreneurship is fascinating on its own terms, but it also offers indirectly a criticism of business education that can be cast illuminatingly in terms of virtue ethics. Like France’s
Is It Strange That 70% of U.S. Corporations Paid No Income Taxes?
One of the present writer’s pet peeves with the business ethics literature is its conception of ‘business’. In thinking about business, the business ethics literature focuses almost exclusively on outliers among outliers among outliers. First, it focuses on successful firms,
Is It Strange That 70% of U.S. Corporations Paid No Income Taxes?
One of the present writer’s pet peeves with the business ethics literature is its conception of ‘business’. In thinking about business, the business ethics literature focuses almost exclusively on outliers among outliers among outliers. First, it focuses on successful firms,
Are Pharmacies Putting Profits Over Patient Care?
In the piece linked below, pharmacist and health policy expert Scott Gavura examines the ethical questions that arise at the intersection between a for-profit enterprise (a drugstore or pharmacy) and a professional group (pharmacists) with a sworn obligation to the
Are Pharmacies Putting Profits Over Patient Care?
In the piece linked below, pharmacist and health policy expert Scott Gavura examines the ethical questions that arise at the intersection between a for-profit enterprise (a drugstore or pharmacy) and a professional group (pharmacists) with a sworn obligation to the
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