Posts Tagged ‘ethics’
Deciding life or death
Is it ever right to kill or to let someone die? These are questions I have wrestled with over the past two decades, and philosophers have argued about for millennia.
Read MoreNorth meets South: A call for inclusive global research
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health, economic and humanitarian crisis, it is laying bare some undeniable truths in societies worldwide.
Read MoreResponsible research: Some critical reflections
Fredrik Andersson welcomes the growing debate on “responsible research” but wonders if it goes too far or not far enough.
Read MoreA matter of trust
Fast-changing technology and some dubious business practices are eroding customer and public trust, especially in the finance sector. Paul Kofman suggests some remedies.
Read MoreRefugees welcome
Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger describes how Vienna University of Economics and Business and other Austrian universities offer a wide range of activities and initiatives for refugees.
Read MoreIn conversation with the Dalai Lama
In this edited extract adapted from his new book, Business as an Instrument for Societal Change: In Conversation with the Dalai Lama, Sander Tideman discusses the idea of Bodhisattva leadership and looks at how ancient ideas can be translated to meet the needs of modern-day business.
Read MoreEconomics’ seven deadly sins
Are we teaching students the things they need to know? Not according to Eve Poole. Here are the Seven Deadly Sins that are still taught in Econ 101.
Read MoreTime to say: “Je suis diversity”
Global migration has introduced us to new communities, and new religious practices. Edwina Pio asks how we can best reconcile them.
Read MoreBuilding trust is the toughest leadership challenge
Confucius said that rulers need three resources: weapons, food and trust. The ruler who cannot have all three should give up weapons first, then food, but should hold on to trust at all costs. David Watkins explains.
Read MoreValues, belief and attitudes: The implications for organisational culture
Are we really getting more spiritual? And is this affecting business culture? Chris Baker, Peter Stokes and Jessica Lichy suggest we may be – and it is.
Read MoreRethinking enterprise
Philippe de Woot, in an article based on his latest book, Rethinking the Enterprise, Competitiveness, Technology and Society, argues that economic actions based on ethical and political dimensions are increasingly essential.
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