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Amazon Patents Price Comparison Blocking Over WiFi
Should a bricks-and-mortar retailer be able to interfere with your ability to comparison shop over a wireless network? Hot on the heels of news of Amazon’s impending Whole Foods acquisition, the New York Post reports Amazon has secured a patent
Amazon Patents Price Comparison Blocking Over WiFi
Should a bricks-and-mortar retailer be able to interfere with your ability to comparison shop over a wireless network? Hot on the heels of news of Amazon’s impending Whole Foods acquisition, the New York Post reports Amazon has secured a patent
Why Justice Matters for Business Ethics
In the short scholarly article linked below, Smith offers a commentary on Abraham Singer’s 2016 paper, “Justice Failure: Efficiency and Equality in Business Ethics.” >>> LINK: Why Justice Matters for Business Ethics (by Jeffery Smith for Business Ethics Journal Review
Why Justice Matters for Business Ethics
In the short scholarly article linked below, Smith offers a commentary on Abraham Singer’s 2016 paper, “Justice Failure: Efficiency and Equality in Business Ethics.” >>> LINK: Why Justice Matters for Business Ethics (by Jeffery Smith for Business Ethics Journal Review
Does CSR Kill Profits?
This item reports on an academic study the conclusion of which is that CSR activities are negatively correlated with profits. Of course, it’s just a single study. 3 questions arise: 1) Is the finding robust? (i.e., is it likely true?)
Does CSR Kill Profits?
This item reports on an academic study the conclusion of which is that CSR activities are negatively correlated with profits. Of course, it’s just a single study. 3 questions arise: 1) Is the finding robust? (i.e., is it likely true?)
The Justice of Corporate Governance
In the short scholarly article linked below, Welch and Ly offer commentary on Abraham Singer’s 2015 paper, “There Is No Rawlsian Theory of Corporate Governance.” >>> LINK: Rawls on the Justice of Corporate Governance (by Theodora Welch and Minh Ly
The Justice of Corporate Governance
In the short scholarly article linked below, Welch and Ly offer commentary on Abraham Singer’s 2015 paper, “There Is No Rawlsian Theory of Corporate Governance.” >>> LINK: Rawls on the Justice of Corporate Governance (by Theodora Welch and Minh Ly
Ethics Lapses and CEO Turnover
Does ethical behaviour lead to CEOs getting sacked? The study below suggests a trend in that direction. But some caution is warranted here, both with regard to the headline and the substance of the study. Ethical lapses aren’t always the
Ethics Lapses and CEO Turnover
Does ethical behaviour lead to CEOs getting sacked? The study below suggests a trend in that direction. But some caution is warranted here, both with regard to the headline and the substance of the study. Ethical lapses aren’t always the
Burrito Business Ethics: Cultural Appropriation or Ordinary Competition?
In the wake of cultural-appropriation outrage over a Portland, Oregon breakfast burrito pop-up restaurant run by white people who learned to make flour tortillas by quizzing Baja California women about their techniques, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America and
Burrito Business Ethics: Cultural Appropriation or Ordinary Competition?
In the wake of cultural-appropriation outrage over a Portland, Oregon breakfast burrito pop-up restaurant run by white people who learned to make flour tortillas by quizzing Baja California women about their techniques, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America and
Female Entrepreneurs and Access to Venture Capital
This is not as surprising as it should be. >>> LINK: We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs (by Malin Malmstrom, Jeaneth Johansson, and Joakim Wincent for Harvard Business Review) …We were given access
Female Entrepreneurs and Access to Venture Capital
This is not as surprising as it should be. >>> LINK: We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs (by Malin Malmstrom, Jeaneth Johansson, and Joakim Wincent for Harvard Business Review) …We were given access
Inside the VW Scandal
The article linked below is a spectacular bit of reporting, providing insight into the scandal related to Volkswagen’s years-long effort to cover up its falsification of emissions tests. Anyone who knows just a bit of the literature on the ways
Inside the VW Scandal
The article linked below is a spectacular bit of reporting, providing insight into the scandal related to Volkswagen’s years-long effort to cover up its falsification of emissions tests. Anyone who knows just a bit of the literature on the ways
Neuroscience & Trust
The article below discusses a long series of experiments carried out by the author’s lab, regarding the role of the brain chemical oxytocin in getting individuals to trust each other, and regarding the situational factors that tend to increase oxytocin
Neuroscience & Trust
The article below discusses a long series of experiments carried out by the author’s lab, regarding the role of the brain chemical oxytocin in getting individuals to trust each other, and regarding the situational factors that tend to increase oxytocin
Conscious Consumerism a Lie?
“Conscious consumerism” is an attractive idea. The idea that we all have the power to vote with our dollars regarding the fate of the world is a potentially empowering one. But in practice, things are not so clear. Witness this
Conscious Consumerism a Lie?
“Conscious consumerism” is an attractive idea. The idea that we all have the power to vote with our dollars regarding the fate of the world is a potentially empowering one. But in practice, things are not so clear. Witness this
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