Aristotle was a practical and business-oriented philosopher who defined principles in terms of the ethics of leadership.
An online directory chooses customer service over inflated advertising packages.
Former Federal Prosecutor Hank Shea talks with Steve Brown, a Missouri state legislator who lost his seat and his law license for a conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Dan Pracher, business development manager for Development Dimensions International, explores how to hire employees who mesh with the ethical culture of the organization.
A radio station inflates the number of on-air giveaways they ask companies to provide and then offers the excess as perks to station employees.
Management of values in a business organization.
What is company time?
An analysis of the reasons for the lack of minority representation on boards of directors
A video conversation on tone at the top.
Summary of a panel featuring Sheridan Tatsuno, Dreamscape Capital; Stanley Kwong, professor, USF; and Jacqueline Fan, Ernst & Young.
An overview of what companies can do to promote ethics in the workplace by Albert C. Pierce.
Brief cases that raise questions on gifts, conflicts of interest, disparagement, and more.
The Honorable Jack Markell, governor of Delaware, explains his state's prominence in corporate law.
An exploration of the distinctive elements of Jesuit business education.
Stephan Rothlin, general secretary of the Center for International Business Ethics in Beijing, discusses Chinese approaches to corruption.
Collection of materials on business ethics in China from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
Director of the Center for International Business Ethics in Beijing Stephan Rothlin talks about progress and challenges.
Implications of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision for businesses.
Summary of a panel discussion featuring C.Y. Wang, Lisa Chen, David Chen, and Michael McCune on managing ethical risk in China.
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics brings together executives and scholars in a forum designed to increase the members knowledge about effectively managing ethics in business organizations.
The role of the CEO in setting a company's ethical culture was the focus of a panel at the April 6 meeting of the Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership, a program of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and 13 corporations.
Manuel Velasquez, Dirksen Professor of Business Ethics at SCU, discusses the moral responsibility of corporations.
The new CEO of a corporation learns that he has inherited problems with growth and profitability. A four-day workweek and, eventually, layoffs prove necessary. Who is the CEO obligated to inform and when?
How ethics can guide the conduct of a brokerage firm rewarding sales representatives with trips for the sale of a particular fund.
A company is planning to expand in a country where bribery is a normal part of doing business.
Your company can make more money for shareholders by relocating plants to a country with low costs and fewer regulations.
A manager is asked to fudge on a reference for a former employee.
An acquisition raises questions about fairness and an employee's right to know in this fictionalized case about a biotech start-up.
This fictional case study asks us to consider the ethical boundaries involved in intellectual property.
The role of corporate counsel in the company's ethical culture.
Summary of a panel featuring Liu Baocheng, director of the Center for International Business Ethics.
A boss forwards a draft e-mail to a client.
A sales intern for a radio station is pressured to mislead advertisers.
Four videos on identifying and addressing possible conflicts of interest for members of corporate boards.
Video series with three corporate directors on the board's role in promoting ethical behavior.
Video interviews with justices from the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court.
Dirksen Professor in Ethics Manuel Velasquez discusses expanding notions of corporate responsibility for personal injury.
In a presentation entitled Role and Responsibilities of the CFO in the Ethical Culture of the Organization," three panelists discussed how to create a culture that will encourage employees to withstand the pressure to falsify financial records."
Unique pressures on business ethics in Silicon Valley.
Executive Director Kirk O. Hanson looks at the results of Americans' winner-take-all attitude.