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Uber’s business model suggests something has to give – either its imperial ambitions or its presence in markets which hold it to account.
Employees increasingly want jobs that they care about and find fulfilling. Buddhism can help companies make this a reality.
Few would argue that exchanging cultural ideas could be construed negatively. But what happens when the influence and origins of that culture go unacknowledged and ignored?
LIBOR continues to evoke irritation, frustration and fear – for traders, central bankers and the public.
Ethical dilemmas arise not because someone did not know the ethical rules. Instead, they arise when individuals are unable to identify the relevant ethical principle at the time of crisis.
New standards and regulations are beginning to govern how companies protect customers’ data. Companies ignore this vital issue at their peril, both financially and legally.
US businesses have benefitted from diversity and immigration has been an important source of this.
The president-elect doesn’t think his extensive business and other conflicts will be a problem when he’s president. Research suggests it’s because of a behavioral bias that affects us all.
Australians clinics are offering stem-cell-based anti-ageing and cosmetic therapies that have not been clinically tested. Here’s what we need to do to ensure consumers don’t get ripped off, or worse.
Volkswagen’s strategy shows that problems like the emissions scandal are likely to continue.
Unravelling the complex pros and cons of fibbing.
Volkswagen’s emissions deception and a case of alleged price-gouging around pharmaceuticals are part of a troubling trend of businesspeople who operate with little regard for ethics.
The sensational confessions of the car-manufacturing giant have sent shockwaves through the industry and have wider implications for the whole corporate sector.
Traditionally human rights are viewed as being indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. The notion that a company may need to choose which human rights it will protect is antithetical.
Taking ultimate responsibility for your company’s actions hasn’t been a popular choice for bosses, but Jain and Fitscher have now set a strong example.
If we keep saying high finance is operating in a morality vacuum, we will miss the chance to understand and fix its problems.
Popular cab-hailing service Uber seems as accident-prone as ever, attracting criticism for quadrupling its rate to a minimum of $100 during the Sydney siege hostage situation. Having been criticised in…
There is something in the culture of banking that lends itself toward making otherwise fairly good people do bad things. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal, Nature. And it may simply…
The Serious Fraud Office is conducting a formal criminal investigation into accounting practices at Tesco. In contrast, the Financial Reporting Council, whose primary remit is to regulate accounting, is…
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