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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 Patent Trolling Over Life-Saving Medical Devices?
Should patents be enforced over life-saving devices when the patent holder (or a holder of a license from a patent holder) is unable to supply the patented device in a timely manner? That’s just one the questions raised by this
Covid-19 Patent Trolling Over Life-Saving Medical Devices?
Should patents be enforced over life-saving devices when the patent holder (or a holder of a license from a patent holder) is unable to supply the patented device in a timely manner? That’s just one the questions raised by this
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
The Boss Who Raised Everyone to $70k
Back in 2015, a story popped up about how the CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, took a big cut in pay in order to make sure every one of his employees made at least $70,000. For some employees, that
The Boss Who Raised Everyone to $70k
Back in 2015, a story popped up about how the CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, took a big cut in pay in order to make sure every one of his employees made at least $70,000. For some employees, that
Avoiding a Toxic Workplace
In the article linked below, Ann Skeet (of the Markkula Center of Applied Ethics) suggests a number of steps companies can take to avoid sliding into becoming a toxic workplace. Some of the suggestions are pretty intuitive (such as “Foster
Avoiding a Toxic Workplace
In the article linked below, Ann Skeet (of the Markkula Center of Applied Ethics) suggests a number of steps companies can take to avoid sliding into becoming a toxic workplace. Some of the suggestions are pretty intuitive (such as “Foster
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
Corporate Personhood vs Corporations as Instruments
The blog entry linked below (by BEH editor, Chris MacDonald) proposes a practical approach to the question of what kind of thing the corporation is. The way we think of corporations, MacDonald argues, depends on the question at hand. For
Corporate Personhood vs Corporations as Instruments
The blog entry linked below (by BEH editor, Chris MacDonald) proposes a practical approach to the question of what kind of thing the corporation is. The way we think of corporations, MacDonald argues, depends on the question at hand. For
Pharmacists Selling Stuff that Just Doesn’t Work
Is it OK for pharmacists to passively sell products that they know don’t work? What about to praise those products? What about to allow other, non-pharmacist employees at a pharmacy to do so? Compare: there are bunch of companies selling
Pharmacists Selling Stuff that Just Doesn’t Work
Is it OK for pharmacists to passively sell products that they know don’t work? What about to praise those products? What about to allow other, non-pharmacist employees at a pharmacy to do so? Compare: there are bunch of companies selling
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