Week That Was in Ethical Systems, 4/7/14-4/13/14
BlogThe Morning Risk Report: What is Corruption? in The Wall Street Journal
In his ruling in a major Supreme Court decision issued two weeks ago, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the only form of corruption under the law is outright…
Week That Was in Ethical Systems, 3/31/14-4/6/14
BlogThe Morning Risk Report: Investment Experts Can’t Spot Liars, And Worse, Think They Can, in The Wall Street Journal
A recent study on lies in the financial industry found that although investment professionals "are just a little better…
Dishonesty Debate with Dan Ariely, Paul Bloom, and Peter Singer
BlogLast night’s Cross-Coursera Dishonesty Debate brought together moral philosopher Peter Singer of Princeton, behavioral psychologist Paul Bloom of Yale, and our EthicalSystems.org behavioral economist Dan Ariely of Duke, to engaged in a debate…
Risk Assessment – By the Book
Blog[This essay was originally posted on Corporate Compliance Insights.]
Nothing is more important to developing and maintaining an effective C&E program than risk assessment, and effective risk assessment is, as a general matter, perhaps…
Distance, Dehumanization, and Ethical Disengagement
BlogBeing mindful of the variety of ways we humans misunderstand each other is instrumental in promoting ethical systems. Salon.com recently featured an article titled The Psychology of Hate: How We Deny Human Beings Their Humanity from Ethical…
Week That Was in Ethical Systems, 3/24/14-3/30/14
BlogConflicts of Interest Disclosures, Waivers, Recusals … and Fig Leaves, in The Conflict of Interest Blog
Ethical Systems contributor Jeff Kaplan writes about two stories involving conflict of interest disclosures, waivers, and recusals.…
Week That Was in Ethical Systems, 3/16/14-3/23/14
BlogThe Most Ethical Companies In The World, in Business Insider
The Ethisphere Institute has released its eighth annual list of the World's Most Ethical Companies. A total of 144 companies were selected, representing 41 industries in 22 countries.…
Business Novels and Good Character(s)
BlogTHIS IS A GUEST POST, BY CHRISTOPHER MICHAELSON, Associate Professor of ethics and business law at Opus college of Business, University of St. Thomas
What books have shaped your personal and professional values? At a World Economic Forum…
Meet “Homo Duplex” – a new ethics super-hero?
Blog[This essay was originally posted on The Conflict of Interest Blog.]
In “Behavioral Ethics for Homo Economicus, Homo Heuristicus and Homo Duplex” – which is published in the March 2004 issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision…
A system for teaching ethical systems
BlogA system for teaching ethical systems
Jeffrey M. Kaplan
When I used to teach a section of a Professional Responsibility business school class I wanted to get the students thinking more from a preventive organizational approach to…