admin on December 27th, 2009

The following is an excerpt from Professor Julian Friedland’s article, recently published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. It discusses the challenges of teaching business ethics as an academic discipline:
Students who succeed in my classes learn to apply canonical ethical theory to contemporary business dilemmas, wrestling with their values and reconsidering the proper role of [...]

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admin on December 25th, 2009

You might have headphones or compact-disc recordings from Koss – a company based in Wisconsin. They just found out that their VP of Finance, allegedly spent a huge amount (current estimates say $20 million+) from the company account on shopping: furs, clothing, jewelry, home decor and more.
The estimated amount of $20 million is about 100 [...]

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admin on December 11th, 2009

Ethics and Integrity in the workplace need not start in college, in the MBA graduate program or on the job. By giving a future workforce a headstart it will be easier to re-inforce business ethics training later in life with courses and programs.
Parents and Primary care educators can begin with “Lemonade Stand Lessons” – give [...]

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admin on December 9th, 2009

A recent study by a professor at Kansas State University shows a striking gap between what business students rate as crucial to executives and the behavior they themselves exhibit.
For example among the must-have traits – honesty was rated in the top 5 – however in a separate study conducted by the same professor, the vast [...]

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