Walter Jarvis

The Frank Gehry designed UTS business school, in Ultimo, Sydney. It is possible to teach ethics. Paul Miller/AAP

February 21, 2019

What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission’s challenge to amoral theory

Walter Jarvis, University of Technology Sydney and Natalia Nikolova, University of Technology Sydney

In trying to be values-free (like physics & chemistry), business schools have succeeded in justifying amoral behaviour. No more! We’ve seen the results in the Banking Royal Commission.

Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev received a healthy remuneration package in 2016 despite scandals involving the bank. Paul Miller/AAP

September 28, 2016

We need to change more than pay for executives to do better

Natalia Nikolova, University of Technology Sydney; Robyn Johns, University of Technology Sydney, and Walter Jarvis, University of Technology Sydney

Studies show performance-based incentives for CEOs do not lead to better organisational performance.

Toyota’s decision to escort redundant workers off-site using security guard caused “undeserved harm” and may also have undermined morale and potentially affected productivity. AAP

May 2, 2012

Is the Toyota way the only way?

Walter Jarvis, University of Technology Sydney and Danielle Logue, University of Technology Sydney

UPDATE: Workers for transport company 1st Fleet were handed redundancy notices when they arrived for work this morning, after the company ceased trading. Are we seeing something of this same attitude recently…

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What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission’s challenge to amoral theory

We need to change more than pay for executives to do better

Is the Toyota way the only way?

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