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On-the-Job Brain Injuries (for football players)
What would you do if you ran an organization and found that 2/3 of your employees were sustaining substantial brain damage as a result of working for you? Would you feel obligated to change something? To improve safety standards? Shut
On-the-Job Brain Injuries (for football players)
What would you do if you ran an organization and found that 2/3 of your employees were sustaining substantial brain damage as a result of working for you? Would you feel obligated to change something? To improve safety standards? Shut
Peppa Pig’s Dangerous Advice
The item below is about an episode of the animated children’s show, “Peppa Pig.” This episode of the popular show, which originates in the UK, tries to get kids not to fear spiders. Spiders, it points out, are harmless things
Peppa Pig’s Dangerous Advice
The item below is about an episode of the animated children’s show, “Peppa Pig.” This episode of the popular show, which originates in the UK, tries to get kids not to fear spiders. Spiders, it points out, are harmless things
The Conscience of a (Now Former) Football Commentator
The word ‘conscience’ comes from the Latin conscire—to be conscious; to know. ESPN college football analyst Ed Cunningham explains in the linked article his decision to leave the broadcast booth and resign from ESPN, informed by his consciousness of the
The Conscience of a (Now Former) Football Commentator
The word ‘conscience’ comes from the Latin conscire—to be conscious; to know. ESPN college football analyst Ed Cunningham explains in the linked article his decision to leave the broadcast booth and resign from ESPN, informed by his consciousness of the
Apple’s Tim Cook on the Big-Scale Social Responsibility of Companies
The term “CSR” (corporate social responsibility) is sometimes used in an overly-broad way, as if it included every ethical issue in commerce. (See a critique of such usage, here: “CSR is Not C-S-R.”) In the article linked below, Apple CEO
Apple’s Tim Cook on the Big-Scale Social Responsibility of Companies
The term “CSR” (corporate social responsibility) is sometimes used in an overly-broad way, as if it included every ethical issue in commerce. (See a critique of such usage, here: “CSR is Not C-S-R.”) In the article linked below, Apple CEO
Ethics of Non-Compete Clauses, Idaho Edition
Non-competition clauses in employment contracts are usually difficult to enforce in U.S. jurisdictions. Running counter to that trend, however, recent legislation passed in the U.S. state of Idaho shifts the burden of proof to the employee to show that working
Ethics of Non-Compete Clauses, Idaho Edition
Non-competition clauses in employment contracts are usually difficult to enforce in U.S. jurisdictions. Running counter to that trend, however, recent legislation passed in the U.S. state of Idaho shifts the burden of proof to the employee to show that working
Doing Well… for the Greater Good
In the short commentary linked below, BEH editor Chris MacDonald explores the fraught terrain of the connection, overlap, or tension (depending on your point of view) between being a profitable company (roughly) and being a good corporate citizen. >>> LINK:
Doing Well… for the Greater Good
In the short commentary linked below, BEH editor Chris MacDonald explores the fraught terrain of the connection, overlap, or tension (depending on your point of view) between being a profitable company (roughly) and being a good corporate citizen. >>> LINK:
Airlines & Gender-Based Seat Changes: Can a Mere Request Be Discriminatory?
The story below is about a court decision forbidding an airline from asking female passengers to move in order to accommodate the religious beliefs / cultural practices of other (Orthodox Jewish male) passengers. Questions for the class: 1) If discrimination
Airlines & Gender-Based Seat Changes: Can a Mere Request Be Discriminatory?
The story below is about a court decision forbidding an airline from asking female passengers to move in order to accommodate the religious beliefs / cultural practices of other (Orthodox Jewish male) passengers. Questions for the class: 1) If discrimination
“4×4” Lumber Not Actually 4×4: False Advertising or Deliberately Obtuse Customer-Plaintiff?
False advertising is legally actionable because it impairs the buyer’s ability to make a rational purchasing decision. But do all literally false statements about material features of a product contained in an advertisement work to impair the purchasing decision? The
“4×4” Lumber Not Actually 4×4: False Advertising or Deliberately Obtuse Customer-Plaintiff?
False advertising is legally actionable because it impairs the buyer’s ability to make a rational purchasing decision. But do all literally false statements about material features of a product contained in an advertisement work to impair the purchasing decision? The
The Moral Responsibility of Firms
In the podcast (with transcript) linked below, Wharton professors Eric Orts and Amy Sepinwall discuss their new book The Moral Responsibility of Firms. >>> LINK: Can Corporations Be Held Morally Responsible? (by Eric Orts and Amy Sepinwall, interviewed for Knowledge@Wharton)
The Moral Responsibility of Firms
In the podcast (with transcript) linked below, Wharton professors Eric Orts and Amy Sepinwall discuss their new book The Moral Responsibility of Firms. >>> LINK: Can Corporations Be Held Morally Responsible? (by Eric Orts and Amy Sepinwall, interviewed for Knowledge@Wharton)
Whole Foods and Pseudoscience
From its worship of all things organic, to its aisles full of homeopathic and naturopathic remedies, Whole Foods Market is easily the most high-profile purveyor of pseudo-science in America today. The chain makes a lot of money (US$12.9 billion in
Whole Foods and Pseudoscience
From its worship of all things organic, to its aisles full of homeopathic and naturopathic remedies, Whole Foods Market is easily the most high-profile purveyor of pseudo-science in America today. The chain makes a lot of money (US$12.9 billion in
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