“Good ethics may not always be good business but it is always good ethics and for a company or person of character — that’s enough.” – Michael Josephson
WORTH READING: Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business
by Robert Reiss for Forbes.com Remember Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street? Little did we know then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, Bernie Madoff and a worldwide financial crisis lambasted the world’s economy a few years ago. But it also vaulted companies like the Ethisphere Institute,
WORTH READING: Cultural Change Urged at USA Gymnastics
July 10, 2017 by SCCE SUMMARY: Last fall, USA Gymnastics engaged Deborah Daniels, a former federal prosecutor, to conduct a full review of the well-being of athletes — particularly in terms of sexual abuse complaints against children. Daniels conducted 100-page report of the misconduct, which has been released to the public, concluded that the USA Gymnastics organization needs a complete cultural shift …
In The News: Former Penn State President Spanier gets jail time in Sandusky case
This grossly under-reported story should alarm top executives of all organizations. Though the sentences were relatively short — two months in jail plus another two under house arrest — the fact that former President Graham Spanier, Athletic Director Tim Curley and Sr. VP for Finance Gary Schultz will actually be imprisoned for failing to properly address allegations that ass’t football …
Pressure is No Excuse
“Pressure is no excuse for cheating, but it i frequent cause. Responsible management needs to take into account the propensity of employees to tell them what they want to hear.
COMMENTARY: Eight Laws of Leadership
Take a look around. Business, education, politics. If there’s one thing we don’t have enough of, it’s good leaders —men and women who have the vision and the ability to change things for the better.
Why Ethics Is More Than and Works Better Than Compliance Programs
Most corporate compliance programs consist of little more than cursory, general and uninspiring training not likely to inspire the conscience or ethical decision-making. Still, these
PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
– Legal versus Ethical, Permissible versus Proper — There’s a big difference between what you have right to do and what is right to do. – Does the concept of business ethics justify or
Business Case #6: Silver-Plating and Cyanide
The G.R. Bronson Company is a large publicly-owned conglomerate whose holdings are primarily in the retail sale of jewelry. Several years ago, it purchased for $10 million a plant that puts silver and gold plate on jewelry. The seller, Hedda Wilson, stayed on to manage the company until last year. Behind the plating facility there are three underground tanks. One …
Three Sources of Moral Obligations: The Root of Business Ethics
Updated December 13, 2017 Duty: The Root of Ethics A duty is an obligation to act in a certain way. Though duties arise from various sources, all duties have a moral dimension. Duties create obligations and expectations. Companies, for example, have many duties including an obligation to treat customers and employees fairly, to assure that their products and services are …