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Ethics without Philosophers (the Appalling State of Affairs in Business)
Could someone without a business degree become a marketing consultant? No? Then how is it that people without philosophy degrees are becoming ethics...
Teaching ethics is the latest chapter in U.S. accounting scandals
By Steve Scauzillo An accounting firm performs a questionable audit, blindly accepting inflated revenue values, glossing over the client's "...
Insurers asked to show compassion for Queensland home owners
Anna Bligh has called on insurers to show compassion to policy-holders who have lost their homes and may not be covered for floods. Fear and grief...
Bringing the bankers to heel must start right here, right now
Big Finance has to be brought under control or outrageous bonuses will still be paid and there will be another crisis. Bankers' bonuses unite...
Sacrificing Microcredit for Megaprofits
In the 1970s, when I began working here on what would eventually be called “microcredit,” one of my goals was to eliminate the presence...
Employers brace for wave of copycat sex claims
A source of inspiration for victims of sexual harassment that forces bosses to lift their game, or a pyrrhic victory that encourages a string of...
Contrition trumps sexism cover-ups
A case study in what not to do when confronted with a culture of sexism. First, some history. In 1977, a group of St Paul's College students at...
For Google, privacy just doesn’t compute
Google’s blasé attitude towards people’s private lives reflects a broader cultural indifference to privacy. These are strange...
The corruption eruption
Saying “no” to corruption makes commercial as well as ethical sense. It is 15 years since Moisés Naím coined the memorable...
Turn up the heat on solariums
After the very public death of 26-year-old solarium customer Clare Oliver from melanoma in September 2007, health authorities introduced mandatory...
The proof of the pudding
The shelves of every supermarket are packed with probiotic yogurts that can supposedly ease constipation and fend off infections, butter substitutes...
Pay report soft on fat cats, say critics
A report proposing new controls over executive salaries has been blasted by unions and other critics as ineffectual, and a licence for continued...
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