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Compensation and the Drive to Achieve
This piece from Harvard Business Review isn’t obviously about ethics, but it’s relevant: it’s about why people work harder than they “need” to. This is relevant to questions of agency (and the “agency problem), and also to questions of executive
Compensation and the Drive to Achieve
This piece from Harvard Business Review isn’t obviously about ethics, but it’s relevant: it’s about why people work harder than they “need” to. This is relevant to questions of agency (and the “agency problem), and also to questions of executive
Ghost of Lehman Sues Universities
The complex financial strategies that contributed to the 2008 financial collapse continue to echo. (Question: is the bankruptcy group that currently carries the Lehman legacy responsible for the failed financial institution’s history, as this piece seems to assume?) >>> The
Ghost of Lehman Sues Universities
The complex financial strategies that contributed to the 2008 financial collapse continue to echo. (Question: is the bankruptcy group that currently carries the Lehman legacy responsible for the failed financial institution’s history, as this piece seems to assume?) >>> The
Orthodox Air Passengers & Sexism
Do businesses — in this case airlines — have any obligation to try to accommodate this sort of religious requirement? (The “standard” comparison: what if my religion says I shouldn’t sit next to members of a particular race? Does that
Orthodox Air Passengers & Sexism
Do businesses — in this case airlines — have any obligation to try to accommodate this sort of religious requirement? (The “standard” comparison: what if my religion says I shouldn’t sit next to members of a particular race? Does that
Cutting CSR at Tim Horton’s
This is one of many stories we’ve been hearing lately, about job cuts in companies’ ethics, social responsibility & sustainability departments. >>> Has Tim Hortons given up on sustainability? “Making a True Difference” has been Tim Hortons’ slogan animating its
Cutting CSR at Tim Horton’s
This is one of many stories we’ve been hearing lately, about job cuts in companies’ ethics, social responsibility & sustainability departments. >>> Has Tim Hortons given up on sustainability? “Making a True Difference” has been Tim Hortons’ slogan animating its
Sperm Bank Sued over Donor I.D.
It often challenges our moral intuitions to recognize that sometimes bad outcomes aren’t the result of bad behaviour. So assigning blame is neither automatic nor easy. There’s a legitimate question about the extent of the efforts to which companies must
Sperm Bank Sued over Donor I.D.
It often challenges our moral intuitions to recognize that sometimes bad outcomes aren’t the result of bad behaviour. So assigning blame is neither automatic nor easy. There’s a legitimate question about the extent of the efforts to which companies must
Media CEO Crull Loses Job Over Interference in Journalism
Two weeks ago BEH’s own Chris MacDonald asked whether it was sufficient that Bell Media CEO Kevin Crull apologize for interfering with journalistic decisions, or whether he should instead resign. Today, this happened… >>> Kevin Crull out as Bell Media
Media CEO Crull Loses Job Over Interference in Journalism
Two weeks ago BEH’s own Chris MacDonald asked whether it was sufficient that Bell Media CEO Kevin Crull apologize for interfering with journalistic decisions, or whether he should instead resign. Today, this happened… >>> Kevin Crull out as Bell Media
New Research About Executive Compensation
This looks interesting. >>> New research: “You scratch his back, he scratches mine and I’ll scratch yours: how unethical behaviour can inflate executives’ pay” If you have a strong network of business colleagues who sit on each other’s board, your
New Research About Executive Compensation
This looks interesting. >>> New research: “You scratch his back, he scratches mine and I’ll scratch yours: how unethical behaviour can inflate executives’ pay” If you have a strong network of business colleagues who sit on each other’s board, your
Rules vs Ethics in Data Privacy
Privacy is emerging a one of THE big ethical issues for businesses. The key question, ethically, is how companies should behave when there are (inevitably) gaps in regulation. >>> Canada ‘way behind’ in data privacy rules Who owns our personal
Rules vs Ethics in Data Privacy
Privacy is emerging a one of THE big ethical issues for businesses. The key question, ethically, is how companies should behave when there are (inevitably) gaps in regulation. >>> Canada ‘way behind’ in data privacy rules Who owns our personal
JPMorgan Gets Creepy With Employee Surveillance
Should employees be punished for predicted wrongdoing? >>> JPMorgan Algorithm Knows You’re a Rogue Employee Before You Do Automated surveillance is necessary for Wall Street firms because billions of e-mails flow through each bank annually, overwhelming the ability of people
JPMorgan Gets Creepy With Employee Surveillance
Should employees be punished for predicted wrongdoing? >>> JPMorgan Algorithm Knows You’re a Rogue Employee Before You Do Automated surveillance is necessary for Wall Street firms because billions of e-mails flow through each bank annually, overwhelming the ability of people
Is Warren Buffett’s BH a Predatory Lender?
Warren Buffett is lauded for his philanthropy, but is a portion of his Berkshire Hathaway financial empire built on misrepresentation and predation? >>> The mobile-home trap: How a Warren Buffett empire preys on the poor To their regret, the Ackleys
Is Warren Buffett’s BH a Predatory Lender?
Warren Buffett is lauded for his philanthropy, but is a portion of his Berkshire Hathaway financial empire built on misrepresentation and predation? >>> The mobile-home trap: How a Warren Buffett empire preys on the poor To their regret, the Ackleys
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