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Universal Values and Virtues in Management
New from the Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Universal Values and Virtues in Management Versus Cross-Cultural Moral Relativism: An Educational Strategy to Clear the Ground for Business Ethics, by Geert Demuijnck Abstract: Despite the fact that business people and business
Universal Values and Virtues in Management
New from the Journal of Business Ethics. >>> Universal Values and Virtues in Management Versus Cross-Cultural Moral Relativism: An Educational Strategy to Clear the Ground for Business Ethics, by Geert Demuijnck Abstract: Despite the fact that business people and business
Entrepreneurship Matters: Economically, Politically, and Morally
Here’s an full-length video lecture (53 minutes) by Prof. Alexei Marcoux on Why Entrepreneurship Matters: Economically, Politically, and Morally. “Ideas have consequences…ideas change the world. How you think about something will not change what it is — it remains what
Entrepreneurship Matters: Economically, Politically, and Morally
Here’s an full-length video lecture (53 minutes) by Prof. Alexei Marcoux on Why Entrepreneurship Matters: Economically, Politically, and Morally. “Ideas have consequences…ideas change the world. How you think about something will not change what it is — it remains what
Walmart Announces New Animal Welfare Policy
Walmart has announced a very promising new animal welfare policy. The opinion piece below is written by a conservative evangelical Christian, but should be of broad interest. The writer is right in saying that this move by Walmart is likely
Walmart Announces New Animal Welfare Policy
Walmart has announced a very promising new animal welfare policy. The opinion piece below is written by a conservative evangelical Christian, but should be of broad interest. The writer is right in saying that this move by Walmart is likely
Can Target Ban a Secondary Market in Its Goods?
Is reselling Target merchandise unethical or does it just expose the weakness of a pre-internet-era, loss-leader business model? Should Target be permitted to refuse an order on the grounds that the company suspects the goods will be resold? These questions
Can Target Ban a Secondary Market in Its Goods?
Is reselling Target merchandise unethical or does it just expose the weakness of a pre-internet-era, loss-leader business model? Should Target be permitted to refuse an order on the grounds that the company suspects the goods will be resold? These questions
Consumers Don’t Trust ‘Organic’ Labels
Looks to us like consumers have figured out the truth about organics. Of course, consumers are wrong if they think there’s no formal definition at all. The term is regulated in both the US and Canada (and other places too).
Consumers Don’t Trust ‘Organic’ Labels
Looks to us like consumers have figured out the truth about organics. Of course, consumers are wrong if they think there’s no formal definition at all. The term is regulated in both the US and Canada (and other places too).
Net Neutrality versus the First Amendment?
Wherever you stand on net neutrality, this opinion piece is a useful illustration of the pervasive role of analogy in both the common law and applied ethics. >>> LINK: FCC’s Open Internet Order Won’t Stand Up To The First Amendment
Net Neutrality versus the First Amendment?
Wherever you stand on net neutrality, this opinion piece is a useful illustration of the pervasive role of analogy in both the common law and applied ethics. >>> LINK: FCC’s Open Internet Order Won’t Stand Up To The First Amendment
Buffett: Help the Poor through Earned Income Tax Credit, Not a Higher Minimum Wage
Warren Buffett is one of the richest people on earth. He is also one of the world’s most generous philanthropists. This means he’s no dummy, and no Scrooge. He argues, in the opinion piece below, that raising the legal minimum
Buffett: Help the Poor through Earned Income Tax Credit, Not a Higher Minimum Wage
Warren Buffett is one of the richest people on earth. He is also one of the world’s most generous philanthropists. This means he’s no dummy, and no Scrooge. He argues, in the opinion piece below, that raising the legal minimum
How do Corporate Sustainability Chiefs See Their Roles?
Lots of modern companies have individuals in charge of sustainability or social responsibility. How do they see themselves, and their role in the company? Is their job to make themselves obsolete, by helping ensure that every employee sees sustainability or
How do Corporate Sustainability Chiefs See Their Roles?
Lots of modern companies have individuals in charge of sustainability or social responsibility. How do they see themselves, and their role in the company? Is their job to make themselves obsolete, by helping ensure that every employee sees sustainability or
Is the California Drought Your fault?
Is the drought in California all your fault? The article below pushes in that direction. A third of America’s vegetables (and a lot of the veggies consumed in Canada) come from California. So if you eat California produce (or drink
Is the California Drought Your fault?
Is the drought in California all your fault? The article below pushes in that direction. A third of America’s vegetables (and a lot of the veggies consumed in Canada) come from California. So if you eat California produce (or drink
McDonald’s CEO Hassled by Shareholders Over Ethical Issues
The story below is about the annual meeting of the shareholders of McDonald’s. The story recounts the surprising range of ethical and social issues with regard to which shareholders — not NGOs, not protestors, but shareholders — hassled the company’s
McDonald’s CEO Hassled by Shareholders Over Ethical Issues
The story below is about the annual meeting of the shareholders of McDonald’s. The story recounts the surprising range of ethical and social issues with regard to which shareholders — not NGOs, not protestors, but shareholders — hassled the company’s
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