Business Ethics: The Law of Corporate Karma

According to the shamanic traditions, the great mystery of being is that all things are alive and have a level of intelligence. This is because all things are a part of the Great Spirit. However, all things also function individually, in thought and action. It is in these individual actions... Read More

Ethics in Business...A Lost Art

While watching Face the Nation one Sunday earlier this year, Bob Schiffer discussed the airline industry, his mother and ethics in business. Like Bob, I think it is a sad commentary today, that we have to police businesses. Whatever happened to going into business to provide a needed service, being... Read More

Ethics in Business - Please Have Some

Is your business ethical?What I mean is "Does your business do the right thing when faced with that decision?" It's a simple question, which many businesses struggle with. I just don't understand the struggle part?I have worked for companies that believed they were ethical, and really have no clue. Meaning... Read More

Top 10 Principles for Positive Business Ethics

This morning, I read about a company using on-line auctions to defraud customers. Last week, I consulted on an ethics complaint where a business coach betrayed a client's confidentiality. And, recently a Physician was convicted of insider trading based on information from a patient, a violation of both business ethics... Read More

How To Build A Business Ethics Program

Recent corporate financial scandals have highlighted the importance of business ethics and legal compliance. Yet a recent National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) survey of 280 corporate CEOs and directors found that "only one of three directors felt that they were highly effective in ensuring legal compliance".Ethics in BusinessMost companies... Read More

Ethics In The Workplace

Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard of. In fact, the subject of Ethics in general is something that most people are familiar with. And, what is commonly understood about ethics is there are ethics and then there are workplace ethics. What most people don't realize, however,... Read More

Do Organizations Serve Us Or Do We Serve Organizations

We have seen an erosion in the confidence that society has in organizational leadership and its integrity recently with the numerous accounting scandals that have become public.Clearly this has led to the demise of several large organizations. In performance terms it is obvious that erosion of leadership integrity is not... Read More

Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Shifting Culture and Climate in Todays Corporate World

This articles relates to the AlphaMeasure core competency Culture and Climate. AlphaMeasure defines climate as the effect an organization has on the employees, while culture refers more to the acceptable behaviors, attitudes, and habits of the organization as a whole. Knowing and understanding workplace culture and climate leads to a... Read More

Business Ethics: An Oxymoron

An oxymoron: the juxtaposition of contradictory words or concepts. That is what we have with the term "Business Ethics". The very contradiction that is inherent in this latter phrase is an indication of the challenge that individuals who work for organizations face as we all approach the resource limits of... Read More

Laws and Ethics?. Who?s Kidding Who?

Years ago I read an article by a renowned psychologist wherein he wrote his studies found one percent of all human beings would never lie, cheat or steal. One percent would always lie, cheat or steal and given the right set of circumstances, the rest of us would likely lie,... Read More

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French Tribune

Ethicists blast chair of science ethics panel for taking global warming ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — In the field of climate science, when someone — especially skeptics — did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul.
Climate activist in ethics misstepWashington Times
Berkeley-based scientist causes ethics storm over climate change documentsContra Costa Times
Gleick hurt by ethics lapse over climate papersSan Francisco Chronicle
Fox News -French Tribune
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Los Angeles Times

The ethics of disaster tourism: What is the right thing to do? [Updated]
Los Angeles Times
Wanting to see a place where disaster has struck is not always a sign of insensitivity, said Patricia Illingworth, an ethics professor at Northeastern University, a lawyer and a lecturer in law at Northeastern University School of Law and author of “Us ...

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Ethics reform will restore trust
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Conservatives throughout Georgia have encouraged legislators to pass two ethics reform bills. These bills offered by Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, and Rep. Tommy Smith, R-Nicholls, put a cap on the amount lobbyists are permitted to spend on legislators ...

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John Roberts on Mandatory Ethics Rules: Thanks, But No Thanks
Huffington Post (blog)
All federal judges are required to abide by a set of ethics rules spelled out in the Code, which includes many general guidelines, and also specific common-sense prohibitions on engaging in political activity and being active participants in ...
Supreme Court's refusal on ethics rules rankles CongressGant Daily
High Court Rejects Formal Ethics RulesWCVB-TV
Roberts says no to formal ethics rulesBoston.com

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Miami-Dade ethics report rips ticket freebies
MiamiHerald.com
The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust is holding a public discussion on recommendations that elected officials be removed from the process of doling out complimentary event tickets to the public. By David Smiley When the world's ...

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Daily Beast

Ethical or Not, Silicon Valley Bloggers Hit Up VCs for Angel Funds
Daily Beast
Traditional journalists cringe at this kind of “hacks for hire” business model, but from an utterly cynical perspective, it's kind of brilliant—as long as you can get over the whole “ethics” thing. So who would manage it? “I have no idea.

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City's top election official catches her own ethics slips
Philadelphia Inquirer
For the second time in the past six months, however, she's agreed to pay a fine to the city Board of Ethics for misreporting campaign contributions - in four instances before the 2011 primary in which she accepted more than the $2600 limit on ...

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msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)

Sarah Palin's former aide Bailey fined over email use
Kansas City Star
Frank Bailey, the former Sarah Palin aide turned tell-all author, has agreed to pay an $11900 civil fine for violating the state's ethics laws by keeping, disseminating and profiting from confidential emails he obtained while serving in Palin's ...
Palin aide pays $11900 fine to settle ethics complaint over emailsmsnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
Sarah Palin's former aide fined $11900 for using confidential emails in bookPocono Record
Ex-Palin aide fined for using state emails in bookAnchorage Daily News

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'I'm not backing down': Alexandria councilman will fight ethics complaint
Alexandria Town Talk
Alexandria City Councilman Jerry W. Jones Jr. tears up a report containing allegations brought on by detractors who accused him of an ethics violation on Tuesday during a committee meeting. / Leandro Huebner/lhuebner@thetowntalk.com Read the ethics ...

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fox4kc.com

Mo. Republicans Blame Governor for Lack of Ethics Legislation
CBS Local
(KMOX) - Top Republican leaders in Missouri cite an absence of communication with the governor's office as a factor in a lack of new ethics legislation. “I spoke with the governor the first day of legislative session and I haven't heard from him since ...
Ethics reform in Missouri appears to be a nonstarter in election yearKansas City Star
Jones Suggests Waiting on New Ethics LawPatch.com
Waiting for elections could help pass ethics billBelleville News Democrat
KC Community News -Linn County Leader
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The Three Schools of Business Ethics

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Private Carrier Pepsi Embraces Diversity Amongst Employees

Many companies claim to be committed to diversity, but private... Read More

Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Work Ethics and the Customer

This article relates to the Ethics in the Workplace competency,... Read More

The Armaments Industry and Holy (?) Roman Emperors

"The time for fixing every essential right on a legal... Read More

Brain Development and Due Process

DUE PROCESSAfricans, especially Nigerians are stereotyped on the internet and... Read More

Business Ethics: An Oxymoron

An oxymoron: the juxtaposition of contradictory words or concepts. That... Read More

Better Business Boundaries

To get a new client, we might be inclined to... Read More

Work Ethics ? A Paradigm Shift

Work ethics is a hot topic in today's business and... Read More

The Views of Karl Marx VS Max Weber

Compare and contrast the views of Karl Marx and Max... Read More

Are You Selling Out Your Integrity?

Integrity in business is a quality that is highly under-rated... Read More

Business Ethics: Functional Choices

Years of experience have taught me there is no such... Read More

Conflict: Not Necessarily a Bad Thing

I got yelled at tonight. Not the type of yelling... Read More

The Deception Perception: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

The Deception PerceptionWithout a doubt, people would rather do business... Read More

Is Good Neighborliness Good Business?

[Note: This story is not a criticism of Buddhism. It... Read More

How To Build A Business Ethics Program

Recent corporate financial scandals have highlighted the importance of business... Read More

Ethics In The Workplace

Workplace Ethics is a subject that we have all heard... Read More

The Only Thing You Get for Free in Life is Hungry!

My grandfather was a very wise man. Simple but wise.... Read More

Business Ethics: The Law of Corporate Karma

According to the shamanic traditions, the great mystery of being... Read More

The Social Implications of Computing

Directed by Mark Harrison, "Visions of Heaven and Hell" is... Read More

Enron?s Ultimate Victim: Ethics

FROM the 'MORAL HIGH GROUND', where we imagine ourselves, the... Read More

Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Diversity And Success, In The Workplace

This article relates to the Diversity in the Workplace Competency,... Read More

Ethics? How To Take the Measure Business

When asked to write a small piece pertaining to ethics... Read More

The Everyday Business Ethics Crisis Or Im Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take it Anymore

Breaking news may feature the Enron debacle, WorldCom activities, or... Read More

How To Detect Liars In Your Business & Personal Life

We live in a world full of lies and deception.... Read More

Selling Truth as a Differentiator

The last few years have been a period of heightened... Read More