#MeToo has been a powerful and courageous statement by victims of sexually harassing males. “What’s Next?” is now the question. It’s not as though no attention has been paid to sexual harassment in organizations, but whatever counter-measures have been attempted, they have obviously fallen short. I have two modest suggestions that might improve things. …
By David W. Gill The story of Aaron Feuerstein is now old news but it was so spectacular in the late ‘90s that it quickly made it into dozens of business ethics textbooks and anthologies. Short version: Malden Mills, a textile company (best known for Polartec) in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a terrible fire in …
Corporate ethics that comes out of the boss’s office or from an outside consultant is nothing like the kind that comes from people challenged to come up with guidelines for themselves.
David Gill believes that if everyone, at every level, does something to uphold and articulate the core values of the company, ethical crises and breakdowns will be few and far between.
Perhaps we should change the saying, “the market made me do it”, to “the mission made me do it.”
William Robinson and Robert Spitzer present ideas on how students can apply ethical principles to the workforce after graduation.
David Gill believes that globalization abroad and diversity at home make multi-religious interactions a fact of business life. Religious distraction and disrespect must be barred from the workplace but that still leaves plenty of room for positive relationships.
In this issue if you want to “build in” a strong set of values and create a healthy organizational culture as you start a company, how would you go about it? We think Getty Images offers a great model. Less than a decade from its founding (1995), Getty has quickly become the biggest and best …
Jonathan Klein discusses ethical questions around Getty’s Images as well as commercial and editorial photography.
David Gill proposes a three-stage approach to potential and actual crises.
