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Walmart Stops Selling Semi-Auto Rifles
Corporate reasons, and corporate motives, are complex things. Given the complexity of corporate decision making, sometimes there’s no single reason why a company did something, let alone a single reason that can be reliable determined by outsiders. In other words,
Walmart Stops Selling Semi-Auto Rifles
Corporate reasons, and corporate motives, are complex things. Given the complexity of corporate decision making, sometimes there’s no single reason why a company did something, let alone a single reason that can be reliable determined by outsiders. In other words,
Will McDonald’s and Burger King Collude for a Good Cause?
In Book I of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith noted the dangers that arise when competing companies collaborate: “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against
Will McDonald’s and Burger King Collude for a Good Cause?
In Book I of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith noted the dangers that arise when competing companies collaborate: “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against
Xerox’s Region-Coded Toner Cartridges
Making a product isn’t just a matter of design and engineering. It also involves creating a business model—a who-pays-whom-for-what flowchart specifying what the customer gets and on what basis the customer pays for it. Business models can make or break
Xerox’s Region-Coded Toner Cartridges
Making a product isn’t just a matter of design and engineering. It also involves creating a business model—a who-pays-whom-for-what flowchart specifying what the customer gets and on what basis the customer pays for it. Business models can make or break
Study: Ethics in Public Relations
This really shouldn’t be surprising. As cynical as we might be about a field like PR, we have to realize that most people in the field, most of the time, are going to have a conscience. Still, it’s good to
Study: Ethics in Public Relations
This really shouldn’t be surprising. As cynical as we might be about a field like PR, we have to realize that most people in the field, most of the time, are going to have a conscience. Still, it’s good to
Operation Choke Point: Anti-Fraud or Merely Anti-Small Business?
If you’re not politically connected, you don’t get to play. Ostensibly designed to thwart fraudulent businesses, Operation Choke Point increasingly closes down small, non-politivcally-connected businesses. >>> LINK: Operation Choke Point: The Government’s Covert War on Small Business (by Zach Weissmueller
Operation Choke Point: Anti-Fraud or Merely Anti-Small Business?
If you’re not politically connected, you don’t get to play. Ostensibly designed to thwart fraudulent businesses, Operation Choke Point increasingly closes down small, non-politivcally-connected businesses. >>> LINK: Operation Choke Point: The Government’s Covert War on Small Business (by Zach Weissmueller
Ethical Leadership and Star Trek’s Captain Kirk
Devoted Trekkies (and many others) will recall the bit from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in which we learned that James T. Kirk had, as a young cadet many years before, had reprogrammed a battle simulation computer to
Ethical Leadership and Star Trek’s Captain Kirk
Devoted Trekkies (and many others) will recall the bit from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in which we learned that James T. Kirk had, as a young cadet many years before, had reprogrammed a battle simulation computer to
Video: Ethical Leadership Unwrapped
The short video linked below (11 minutes long) is part of a series called “Ethics Unwrapped,” produced by the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. >>> LINK: Ethical Leadership, Part 1: Perilous at the Top
Video: Ethical Leadership Unwrapped
The short video linked below (11 minutes long) is part of a series called “Ethics Unwrapped,” produced by the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. >>> LINK: Ethical Leadership, Part 1: Perilous at the Top
Ethics of Business Bashing? (WaPo op-ed)
Is profit a measure of how much value one has created for society or how much value one has extracted from it? This question, perhaps more than any other, informs our collective ambivalence about commerce. Here, University of Maryland entrepreneurship
Ethics of Business Bashing? (WaPo op-ed)
Is profit a measure of how much value one has created for society or how much value one has extracted from it? This question, perhaps more than any other, informs our collective ambivalence about commerce. Here, University of Maryland entrepreneurship
Is YOUR Marijuana Ethically Sourced?
If you enjoy weed, do you make sure that your weed is ethically sourced? The commentary linked below points to the hypocrisy of worrying endlessly about whether your arugula is locally grown and organic, while smoking a joint made from
Is YOUR Marijuana Ethically Sourced?
If you enjoy weed, do you make sure that your weed is ethically sourced? The commentary linked below points to the hypocrisy of worrying endlessly about whether your arugula is locally grown and organic, while smoking a joint made from
BEH: Guides for Instructors and Students
Business Ethics Highlights is pretty new, but already we’ve had an enthusiastic response from people who teach courses in business ethics, social responsibility, and related fields. They’ve immediately seen how useful it is, from an educational point of view, to
BEH: Guides for Instructors and Students
Business Ethics Highlights is pretty new, but already we’ve had an enthusiastic response from people who teach courses in business ethics, social responsibility, and related fields. They’ve immediately seen how useful it is, from an educational point of view, to
Business Ethics Highlights 
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