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Behavioral Economics in Action: Virginia Lottery Ticket Auto-Renewal
In a recent Twitter post, the U.S. state of Virginia’s lottery encourages lottery players to sign up for a new auto-renewal lottery ticket purchase feature. You choose the quantity and kind of lottery tickets you wish to buy for each
Behavioral Economics in Action: Virginia Lottery Ticket Auto-Renewal
In a recent Twitter post, the U.S. state of Virginia’s lottery encourages lottery players to sign up for a new auto-renewal lottery ticket purchase feature. You choose the quantity and kind of lottery tickets you wish to buy for each
Chase Exits Canada Market, Forgives All Credit Cardholder Debt
Last year, JPMorgan Chase decided to exit the Canadian consumer credit card market. This week, Chase closed the books on all outstanding balances by forgiving the debts. Is this the financial-services equivalent of Merck developing and giving away its river-blindness
Chase Exits Canada Market, Forgives All Credit Cardholder Debt
Last year, JPMorgan Chase decided to exit the Canadian consumer credit card market. This week, Chase closed the books on all outstanding balances by forgiving the debts. Is this the financial-services equivalent of Merck developing and giving away its river-blindness
Cashless Retail: Marketing Imperatives vs Inclusion?
As we have observed before, moving closer to the cashless society is not only a matter of technology, but of ethics. Cashless retail excludes the unbanked and underbanked – who make up a quarter of U.S. consumers – from buying
Cashless Retail: Marketing Imperatives vs Inclusion?
As we have observed before, moving closer to the cashless society is not only a matter of technology, but of ethics. Cashless retail excludes the unbanked and underbanked – who make up a quarter of U.S. consumers – from buying
Values, Facts and Actions in the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
This recent Slate piece on the Equifax data breach settlement and its followup piece offer a quick lesson in the way that values interact with facts to inform right action in business ethics. It demonstrates unintentionally that having the right
Values, Facts and Actions in the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
This recent Slate piece on the Equifax data breach settlement and its followup piece offer a quick lesson in the way that values interact with facts to inform right action in business ethics. It demonstrates unintentionally that having the right
Corporate Character as a Basis for Criminal Sentencing
In the piece below, the authors tackle the question of corporate criminal punishment. In particular, they ask, what are our goals when we impose punishments on corporations? Because, after all, the goals we seek are likely to affect the methods
Corporate Character as a Basis for Criminal Sentencing
In the piece below, the authors tackle the question of corporate criminal punishment. In particular, they ask, what are our goals when we impose punishments on corporations? Because, after all, the goals we seek are likely to affect the methods
Walmart Bribery and the Importance of Anti-Bribery Management Systems
The piece linked below is useful for illustrating to students (and others not familiar with this point) that companies can sometimes be blamed not just for engaging in bribery, but for failing to put adequate management systems in place to
Walmart Bribery and the Importance of Anti-Bribery Management Systems
The piece linked below is useful for illustrating to students (and others not familiar with this point) that companies can sometimes be blamed not just for engaging in bribery, but for failing to put adequate management systems in place to
Autonomous Cars and AI: Is Philosophical Ethics Irrelevant?
The prospect of autonomous cars raises a host of ethical challenges, including questions about life and death and what such machines should do — decide to do — when lives are on the line. How should they (given the need)
Autonomous Cars and AI: Is Philosophical Ethics Irrelevant?
The prospect of autonomous cars raises a host of ethical challenges, including questions about life and death and what such machines should do — decide to do — when lives are on the line. How should they (given the need)
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