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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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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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 [...]
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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