Motojournalism: Conflicted by Changes in the Publishing and Motorcycle Industries
Journalism encounters conflicts of interest when journalists must cover and report on companies that advertise on the websites and in the pages of the publications where reporting appears. As advertising revenue dries up in the publishing industry, do the conflicts
Motojournalism: Conflicted by Changes in the Publishing and Motorcycle Industries
Journalism encounters conflicts of interest when journalists must cover and report on companies that advertise on the websites and in the pages of the publications where reporting appears. As advertising revenue dries up in the publishing industry, do the conflicts
Can Monkeys Be Employees? Under What Conditions?
Is it wrong to give a monkey a job? Is it more wrong than, say, giving a job to a dog, or a horse, or any of the other animals we routinely give jobs to? Of course, most people would
Can Monkeys Be Employees? Under What Conditions?
Is it wrong to give a monkey a job? Is it more wrong than, say, giving a job to a dog, or a horse, or any of the other animals we routinely give jobs to? Of course, most people would
More Than a Credit Score: Is Creepy Surveillance Closer Than You Think?
We generally think that credit scoring is benign, but something like China’s Social Credit system is at best creepy—and at worst a totalitarian nightmare. But what if credit reporting agencies and other, similar companies are gathering data on you and
More Than a Credit Score: Is Creepy Surveillance Closer Than You Think?
We generally think that credit scoring is benign, but something like China’s Social Credit system is at best creepy—and at worst a totalitarian nightmare. But what if credit reporting agencies and other, similar companies are gathering data on you and
Innovation in Financial Advising: Where Does Ethics Come In?
Finance raises a handful of familiar ethical questions: When is disclosure required, of what, and to whom? When is a financial professional acting in a fiduciary capacity, what duties attach to that capacity, and to whom are those duties owed?
Innovation in Financial Advising: Where Does Ethics Come In?
Finance raises a handful of familiar ethical questions: When is disclosure required, of what, and to whom? When is a financial professional acting in a fiduciary capacity, what duties attach to that capacity, and to whom are those duties owed?
Black Reparations Pricing: Woke Justice or Price Discrimination at Rivendell?
Is a 45% discount offered to Black customers a form of reparations to those customers? Is it instead a form of price discrimination (whether just or unjust)? Is it just clever-because-timely marketing? Founded by bicycle industry legend and maverick Grant Petersen in 1994, Rivendell Bicycle Works has always
Black Reparations Pricing: Woke Justice or Price Discrimination at Rivendell?
Is a 45% discount offered to Black customers a form of reparations to those customers? Is it instead a form of price discrimination (whether just or unjust)? Is it just clever-because-timely marketing? Founded by bicycle industry legend and maverick Grant Petersen in 1994, Rivendell Bicycle Works has always
Should Vaccine Companies Be Nationalistic?
Should companies developing Covid-19 vaccines be nationalistic? Nationalism — roughly, showing devotion to your own nation — is a funny thing, ethically. On one had, it’s a standard ethical principle that “all people matter equally.” But in practice few people
Should Vaccine Companies Be Nationalistic?
Should companies developing Covid-19 vaccines be nationalistic? Nationalism — roughly, showing devotion to your own nation — is a funny thing, ethically. On one had, it’s a standard ethical principle that “all people matter equally.” But in practice few people
Covid-19 Rate at Amazon
Some stories are only stories because of the brand name attached to them. This is likely one of them. Amazon is large, so it has a large number of employees who have tested positive for Covid-19. Compare: why are there
Covid-19 Rate at Amazon
Some stories are only stories because of the brand name attached to them. This is likely one of them. Amazon is large, so it has a large number of employees who have tested positive for Covid-19. Compare: why are there
Are Boycotts Violence?
The blog entry linked below (by BEH co-editor Chris MacDonald) asks just what it is that separates supposedly non-violent boycotts from violent attempts to get your own way. The intent is often similar. The impact is often similar. So why
Are Boycotts Violence?
The blog entry linked below (by BEH co-editor Chris MacDonald) asks just what it is that separates supposedly non-violent boycotts from violent attempts to get your own way. The intent is often similar. The impact is often similar. So why
Ethical Issues in NBA Finishing Season at Disney World
The item linked below is about the NBA’s decision to finish its season at Disney World — which is in Florida, which is currently one of the worst jurisdictions in terms of Covid-19. Key ethical issues to look at include:
Ethical Issues in NBA Finishing Season at Disney World
The item linked below is about the NBA’s decision to finish its season at Disney World — which is in Florida, which is currently one of the worst jurisdictions in terms of Covid-19. Key ethical issues to look at include:
Ethical Challenges for Reopening
The article below is aimed at HR professionals but is potentially useful for all sorts of business people with decision-making authority. It has good advice about things like recognizing individual circumstances, and the dangers posed to good decision-making when individuals
Ethical Challenges for Reopening
The article below is aimed at HR professionals but is potentially useful for all sorts of business people with decision-making authority. It has good advice about things like recognizing individual circumstances, and the dangers posed to good decision-making when individuals
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