Ethix Forum – Issue 40
What one recommendation would you make to company managers who want to help build a more ethical company?
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Ethix Forum – Issue 39
What do you find to be your major source of workplace stress. What do you do about it?
Ethix Forum – Issue 37
What is government’s proper role in legislating ethical behavior for business?
Ethix Forum – Issue 36
What is government’s proper role in legislating ethical behavior for business? “The role of government ought to be like the role of a referee in boxing, keeping the big guys from killing the little guys.” Ted Turner CNN Founder … as quoted in The Straits Times, (Singapore, August 6, 2004) The government has a very …
Ethix Forum – Issue 34
What approach would you recommend for addressing the piracy issues in software, music, video, etc.?
Ethix Forum – Issue 33
Do you see business globalization as a good trend for the world, or one worth protesting? Why? Environmentalists and unions are concerned about the global trade rules that promote “free” trade. Global trade does have its benefits. However, under the guise of “opening up markets” trade pacts also harm our environmental and worker protections. They …
Ethix Forum – Issue 32
Is the separation of powers between the Chairman and the CEO a vital part of maintaining an ethical company? No single person should have too much power. In fact, the system of government in both the U.K. and the United States recognizes this reality with the checks and balances and the two-house approach. Furthermore, it …
Ethix Forum – Issue 31
Does IT remain a strategic force for business, or is it just another tool for business to use? Undoubtedly it is a strategic force. Any businessperson who discounts technology today, simply because we had a technology bust three years ago, is living in fool’s paradise. Technology will continue to march on, and intelligent companies will …
Ethix Forum – Issue 30
Is maximizing shareholder value the right objective and purpose for business? Why or why not? I do not believe that maximizing shareholder value is the utmost objective of a company. A business is a group of people who are banded together to deliver a good or service for a profit. A modern day corporation is …
Ethix Forum – Issue 29
How did your university or business school education affect the values and ethics you bring to your company and career? Universities don’t build values or ethics. Families do. Business schools give you the tools required to do your job efficiently and professionally but at the end of the day it is your upbringing that defines …