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Duty to Warn Employees About Asbestos?
How strong is the duty to warn employees of environmental hazards? In a large organization, what is the responsibility to track such hazards, and to communicate them? >>> Electrician says government hid potential asbestos exposure quoted paragraphsDenis Lapointe wants to
Duty to Warn Employees About Asbestos?
How strong is the duty to warn employees of environmental hazards? In a large organization, what is the responsibility to track such hazards, and to communicate them? >>> Electrician says government hid potential asbestos exposure quoted paragraphsDenis Lapointe wants to
The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Prices
Is there something wrong with charging what the market will bear? Admittedly, the market for pharmaceuticals is a distinctively weird one. >>> How expensive medications are increasingly out of reach The biggest battle in health care these days — besides
The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Prices
Is there something wrong with charging what the market will bear? Admittedly, the market for pharmaceuticals is a distinctively weird one. >>> How expensive medications are increasingly out of reach The biggest battle in health care these days — besides
Gender Discrimination in Silicon Valley
Gender discrimination is clearly bad ethics. Is it also bad for business? The real question is, in how many different ways is it bad for business? >>> How bad will Ellen Pao’s lawsuit be for Kleiner Perkins? No matter the
Gender Discrimination in Silicon Valley
Gender discrimination is clearly bad ethics. Is it also bad for business? The real question is, in how many different ways is it bad for business? >>> How bad will Ellen Pao’s lawsuit be for Kleiner Perkins? No matter the
K-Cup Ethics
In addition to pretentious pleas in favour of coffee authenticity, this piece catalogs some ethical objections — mostly by now familiar — to the wildly popular Keurig coffee brewing system. >>> You’ve All Been Had, Keurig Coffee Is The Devil
K-Cup Ethics
In addition to pretentious pleas in favour of coffee authenticity, this piece catalogs some ethical objections — mostly by now familiar — to the wildly popular Keurig coffee brewing system. >>> You’ve All Been Had, Keurig Coffee Is The Devil
Security & Human Rights in Hostile Business Environments
Is integration of human rights into security arrangements an effective way for corporations to deal with hostile environments overseas? >>> In Hostile Environments, A New Weapon: Ethics …But rising instability is a problem burdening governments and businesses alike. As governments
Security & Human Rights in Hostile Business Environments
Is integration of human rights into security arrangements an effective way for corporations to deal with hostile environments overseas? >>> In Hostile Environments, A New Weapon: Ethics …But rising instability is a problem burdening governments and businesses alike. As governments
Can This Software Tell if a CEO is Lying?
A reliable technological method for detecting lies has long been sought after. Reliability has been elusive. But is the technology good enough, in this case? >>> How to Tell if a CEO is Lying William McCaffrey, chairman and CEO of
Can This Software Tell if a CEO is Lying?
A reliable technological method for detecting lies has long been sought after. Reliability has been elusive. But is the technology good enough, in this case? >>> How to Tell if a CEO is Lying William McCaffrey, chairman and CEO of
Ethics of Apple Watch’s “ResearchKit”
I predict that this will cause headaches for the committees in charge of approving research at universities and hospitals, and in ways that we can’t yet foresee. >>> Apple’s new ResearchKit: ‘Ethics quagmire’ or medical research aid? Apple’s ResearchKit sounds
Ethics of Apple Watch’s “ResearchKit”
I predict that this will cause headaches for the committees in charge of approving research at universities and hospitals, and in ways that we can’t yet foresee. >>> Apple’s new ResearchKit: ‘Ethics quagmire’ or medical research aid? Apple’s ResearchKit sounds
Ethical Pros & Cons of a Slower Chinese Economy
Is the slowdown in China’s economy a good or bad thing, ethically? It’s bad for China’s poor, but good for the environment. So, on balance? >>> Global emissions stall in 2014 following slowdown in China’s economy quoted paragraphs A slowdown
Ethical Pros & Cons of a Slower Chinese Economy
Is the slowdown in China’s economy a good or bad thing, ethically? It’s bad for China’s poor, but good for the environment. So, on balance? >>> Global emissions stall in 2014 following slowdown in China’s economy quoted paragraphs A slowdown
Legal Settlement Without Disclosure
GM reached a settlement that kept senior execs from having to testify about the company’s delays in issuing a recall. Is this an unethical way to avoid personal responsibility? >>> G.M. Settles Switch Suit, Avoiding Depositions In a notable victory
Legal Settlement Without Disclosure
GM reached a settlement that kept senior execs from having to testify about the company’s delays in issuing a recall. Is this an unethical way to avoid personal responsibility? >>> G.M. Settles Switch Suit, Avoiding Depositions In a notable victory
Milk and Milk Substitutes: Nutrition & Ethics
Given the huge and growing range of milk substitutes & alternatives, is one of them better to give to your kids? Is one of them more ethical in other ways? >>> http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/evaluating-milk-and-its-substitutes/ …Whether milk is “good” or “bad” and how
Milk and Milk Substitutes: Nutrition & Ethics
Given the huge and growing range of milk substitutes & alternatives, is one of them better to give to your kids? Is one of them more ethical in other ways? >>> http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/evaluating-milk-and-its-substitutes/ …Whether milk is “good” or “bad” and how
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