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Does Character Pay, for CEO’s?
This is interesting, but be cautious. It’s based on employee assessment of their bosses. It’s entirely possible that when an employee rates a CEO highly in terms of character, he or she is being influenced by the CEO’s success as
Does Character Pay, for CEO’s?
This is interesting, but be cautious. It’s based on employee assessment of their bosses. It’s entirely possible that when an employee rates a CEO highly in terms of character, he or she is being influenced by the CEO’s success as
Ethics of Selling Meat & Dairy
Is veganism the most ethical lifestyle? Is the answer to the question posed by the headline below “yes”? And if it is, what does that say about the ethics of selling meat, eggs, and dairy? More generally, does the rightness
Ethics of Selling Meat & Dairy
Is veganism the most ethical lifestyle? Is the answer to the question posed by the headline below “yes”? And if it is, what does that say about the ethics of selling meat, eggs, and dairy? More generally, does the rightness
Has GNC Fixed its Supplements?
This is a bit weird. Last month, supplement maker GNC was told to get its products off of shelves in New York because tests revealed their products didn’t contain what the labels indicated. Today, everything is apparently fine. Can production
Has GNC Fixed its Supplements?
This is a bit weird. Last month, supplement maker GNC was told to get its products off of shelves in New York because tests revealed their products didn’t contain what the labels indicated. Today, everything is apparently fine. Can production
Apple’s Tim Cook on Indiana’s Pro-Discrimination Law
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It is interesting in many ways. Interesting because it involves the CEO of a major corporation taking a stand on a touchy subject. Interesting because Cook says
Apple’s Tim Cook on Indiana’s Pro-Discrimination Law
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has published an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It is interesting in many ways. Interesting because it involves the CEO of a major corporation taking a stand on a touchy subject. Interesting because Cook says
Business Ethics & CSR Profs on Twitter
From the editors of the Business Ethics Journal Review, here are… Business Ethics Professors on Twitter Here is a very incomplete list of professors of business ethics on Twitter. It includes individuals with university teaching appointments whose work focuses on
Business Ethics & CSR Profs on Twitter
From the editors of the Business Ethics Journal Review, here are… Business Ethics Professors on Twitter Here is a very incomplete list of professors of business ethics on Twitter. It includes individuals with university teaching appointments whose work focuses on
The Ethics of Selling Kinesiology Tape
There’s no evidence it works. But some people feel it does. Does that justify selling it? Does it justify the claims implicit or explicit) made on its behalf?. >>> Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work? Most of us first
The Ethics of Selling Kinesiology Tape
There’s no evidence it works. But some people feel it does. Does that justify selling it? Does it justify the claims implicit or explicit) made on its behalf?. >>> Ask Well: Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work? Most of us first
Barkley Calls for Sports Boycott of Indiana
The furor over Indiana’s appalling new “religious freedom” law continues. And calls continue for various kinds of boycotts that have the potential to put a dollar cost on the new law. (Of course, if you’re doing something on principle, you
Barkley Calls for Sports Boycott of Indiana
The furor over Indiana’s appalling new “religious freedom” law continues. And calls continue for various kinds of boycotts that have the potential to put a dollar cost on the new law. (Of course, if you’re doing something on principle, you
Apple CEO to Give it All to Charity
Tim Cook is giving it all away. Just how good a thing you think this is probably depends on whether you like the charities he’s likely to give it to. >>> Apple CEO Tim Cook Plans To Give Away Most
Apple CEO to Give it All to Charity
Tim Cook is giving it all away. Just how good a thing you think this is probably depends on whether you like the charities he’s likely to give it to. >>> Apple CEO Tim Cook Plans To Give Away Most
Postdoctoral Positions: Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy
The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy at Boston University’s School of Management is seeking applicants for two post-doctoral fellowships. Responsibilities will predominantly be focused on scholarship, outreach, and student and faculty support for ethics integration (e.g. curriculum).
Postdoctoral Positions: Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy
The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy at Boston University’s School of Management is seeking applicants for two post-doctoral fellowships. Responsibilities will predominantly be focused on scholarship, outreach, and student and faculty support for ethics integration (e.g. curriculum).
Giving Away Safety for Free
Some innovations are so socially-valuable that it might just be ethically right to give them away. Under other circumstances, an innovation might best be spread by commercializing it. Can you think of examples of each? >>> VOLVO GIVES AWAY “LIFEPAINT”
Giving Away Safety for Free
Some innovations are so socially-valuable that it might just be ethically right to give them away. Under other circumstances, an innovation might best be spread by commercializing it. Can you think of examples of each? >>> VOLVO GIVES AWAY “LIFEPAINT”
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