MANY, THOUGH NOT ALL, OF THE IBTE CONVERSATIONS in Ethix over the past four years have been with corporate insiders and leaders. We have found these subjects to be remarkably candid and self-critical, for the most part. We have never hesitated to ask hard questions or felt any pressure from these people not to do …
Readers give opinions on corporate culture, praise for Ethix, the Don Valentine interview, and problems that exist for more than just America.
Al Erisman believes that the key barrier to knowledge sharing comes in company culture, and no technology or tool alone will overcome this barrier.
David Korten argues for a change of foundational scenery for corporations. Under current practices, he believes that corporations are actively assisting in the process of putting more people under the poverty line.
For completely different reasons, 1776 was a momentous year for Americans and for the British. Americans commonly mark the year as the beginning of the American Revolution; the British tend not to mark the year at all except as it relates to Adam Smith’s 1776 publication of The Wealth of Nations. Among the many things …
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David Gill contends that ethical dilemmas and quandaries are inescapable and ethically-healthy companies must put in place a ready, effective trouble-shooting and crisis-resolution method.
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
by Francis Fukuyama
What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Information Frontier
by James Gleick
Les Dangers du marché planetairé
by Serge Latouche
How Companies Lie: Why Enron is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
by A. Larry Elliott and Richard J. Schroth
