A Behavioral Ethics and Compliance Primer
In 1991, when the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations went into effect, Compliance and Ethics (“C&E”) programs became a part of the business landscape in the United States. There was, at the time, a fairly...
How British Bank Employees Feel About Workplace Culture
The Banking Standards Board, an independently led body that promotes high standards of behavior and competence across the United Kingdom’s banking industry, has released results of its fifth annual cultural assessment. It reports on a...
Survey: Business Leaders See Ethics as a Competitive Advantage
ESG is turning out to be an abbreviation full of potential. Not only has nature’s climate emergency thrown environmental, social and governance issues under a global spotlight, but a pandemic and public health crisis has...
How Viewpoint Diversity Makes You Smarter and Stronger
In this video, produced by the SNF Paideia Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Jon Haidt speaks with discussion moderator Jonathan Zimmerman, of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, about the positive impact of viewpoint diversity...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Should Combat Voter Suppression
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls itself the “world’s largest business organization.” Founded in 1912 at the behest of President William Howard Taft, the Chamber has spent a century promoting the perspective of American business on issues...
Why Promotion Is a Moral Hazard
Jessica Kennedy gets frustrated when people—often academics—try to paint industry and finance as evil. Business rightfully attracts moral critique, of course, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t those in industry who are awake and alert...
New Evidence That British Workplaces Are Losing Viewpoint Diversity
In the United Kingdom, most people don’t feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. For two-thirds of the population, talking politics sincerely, on the job, is uncomfortable. People who hold certain, commonplace views, stay...
The Psychology of Shifting to Stakeholder Capitalism
As a result of COVID-19’s tumultuous impact on the economy, businesses fell over themselves to demonstrate a higher “purpose” and show that they care about the welfare of their employees and the environment. Influential organizations...
The Real Test for McKinsey After Rejecting CEO Kevin Sneader
Last month, McKinsey’s 650 global partners turned down CEO Kevin Sneader’s bid for a second three-year term at the helm. The rejection marked the first time in 40 years the storied consulting firm has opted not to...
It’s Time the U.S. Linked Egypt’s Military Aid to Real Reform on Human Rights
Ten years ago, Hosni Mubarak was forced to relinquish power in Egypt after protests brought millions to the streets of Cairo and Tahrir Square. This popular uprising was the epicenter of what many called the Arab Spring. Like...