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Business Ethics
Capitalism and bad behaviour By Chris MacDonald  | May 22, 2012

A New York Times op-ed makes the dangerous mistake of thinking that capitalism requires bad behaviour.

Newly public, Facebook faces new public responsibilities By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 17, 2012   Facebook's unique position in the global communications infrastructure makes it different from any other public corporation.
Should JPMorgan Chase fire 'the London whale'? By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 11, 2012   What would you do if an employee's risk-taking cost you a couple billion dollars?
The ethics of long-term contracts By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 09, 2012   Contracts make business possible, but also bring risks. Should we be protected from those risks?
Ken Dryden on business ethics By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 04, 2012   In business as in hockey, the players need to respect each other and the game itself.
Rupert Murdoch, government censure, and free markets By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 03, 2012   Rupert Murdoch may well deserve parliamentary censure, but we should all be glad such censure lacks teeth.
The problem with the "People's Rights Amendment" By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | May 01, 2012   It's one thing to try to limit corporate power, but doing so without trampling individual rights is quite another.
Why the Wal-Mart bribery scandal doesn't really matter By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | April 30, 2012   The Wal-Mart de Mexico bribery scandal involves damning accusations, but tells us nothing about the company itself, or about capitalism.
Wal-Mart bribery and bad examples By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | April 26, 2012   The alleged bribery scheme at Wal-Mart set a lousy example for employees, competitors, and suppliers alike.
What's wrong with Wal-Mart bribery, anyway? By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | April 25, 2012   Willingness to engage in bribery suggests not just a lack of ethics, but a lack of managerial skill.
Bribery at Wal-Mart de Mexico By Chris MacDonald  | From  Business Ethics  | April 23, 2012   This scandal has far-reaching implications, all the way to the top of Wal-Mart's international operations.
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News and commentary on issues pertaining to business ethics, led by Chris MacDonald, philosophy professor and consultant on business ethics.

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