business ethics

Advancing Ethical Business Leadership

Alice Korngold — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20:06 -0400

“Companies are both the cause and the solution of the biggest problems we face, including the financial crisis and climate change. These are man-made commercial crises,” according to Devin Stewart, in a private interview this week.

When Does Paying Referral Commissions Raise Ethics Qeustions?

Shel Horowitz — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:02:35 -0400

At LinkedIn, a great discussion on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=54066&discussionID=2031924&commentID=2462364#commentID_2462364">when it is or isn't OK to pay referral fees</a>. I don't believe you have to be a member to see the conversation though you do if you want to make a comment (might have to join the group first, I don't know).

Here's my take.

Social Responsibility

An ethical analysis of CEO compensation

Tomas Car — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:02:49 -0500

The current financial crisis is shaping today’s world substantially by questioning sustainability of existing market and economic principles. The supposedly free markets are suddenly in desperate need of government bailouts where taxpayers’ money is used to cover mainly for the irresponsible and greedy individuals.

The Market Principle can be Consistent with Imperatives of Sustainability...

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:04:23 -0500

A value-based company management from the economical point of view means that only those projects are implemen

A Stronger Cooperation between Church and Politics...

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:59:49 -0500

Especially in the context of globalization and its far-reaching restructuring processes of change management

Competitive Pressure is not an Obstacle...

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:58:45 -0500

Ethical behaviour is especially favoured by managers if it comes to a better acceptance of their companies in the society. The pressure of competitiveness, the purchasing power of customers and the loyalty of staff are important economical regulations legitimizing a value orientated ethics management.

Good Manners are More than Marketing or Strategy...

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:57:46 -0500

Primary it is the business of managers to be economical successful. Therefore they are measured by the Shareholder-values of their companies. Stakeholders are not less relevant.

How do we Exemplify These Cases Through One’s Own Lives?

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:56:31 -0500

Credible Value Orientations with a Holistic Effect of Sustainability

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:55:50 -0500

It is important not only to draft values respectively to discuss new concepts, but engaging an ethical value orientation in private life by head and heart, economic rationality and emotional intelligence

Prices as Economical Relevant Values to the Profit Equation

Jan Thomas Otte — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:47:34 -0500

Further efforts by companies are necessary to integrate a value management in business ethics that “does not loose the economical coloration of the value term, on the other hand also avoids a metaphysical overstatement”