The Entrepreneur and Self-Assessment
Successful entrepreneurs are not over-confident, and they are not self-absorbed. They understand that being successful in life involves building a place for themselves in a community of other political animals.
There has been a lot of attention paid to ethics in business lately. Of course, most of that focus has been on the lack of ethics in business.
Even worse, the drive to "get ethics" is now a huge push. I cringe at the thought of a quick fix for something so fundamental as a company's ethical behavior. Ethics are a foundation of a good company, and while they can be fixed, the best companies begin with a solid ethical footing.
Simon Webley, Research Director at the Institute of Business Ethics, explores the question: What are the ethical issues facing business today?
Simon Webley, Research Director at the Institute of Business Ethics, explores the question: What are the ethical issues facing business today?
Did you set a New Year's resolution for yourself? Is your resolution flourishing or did you forgo it entirely? This video explores why resolutions fail, and how to help yours succeed.
A child has fallen in and appears to be drowning. To wade in and pull the child out would be easy but it will mean that you get your clothes wet and muddy, and by the time you go home and change you will have missed your first class. Do you have any obligation to rescue the child?
David Schmidtz's reply to Peter Singer from the forthcoming "Reinventing the Moral Sciences"
You figure you always know where the line is. You know how to stay on the right side of it, but it turns out... that's easier said than done. On the next Snap Judgment, from PRX and NPR, "Slippery Slope."
This magazine article summarizes the point-shaving scandal involving Arizona State University's basketball team.
CNN Retrospective on the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster.
Stealing is a no-no; cheating is bad. When it comes to moral quandaries, the thou shalt-nots are no-brainers.
This is a video about on of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology that was carried out by Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University.
Getting paid for your blood—do you have any concerns? Many people are opposed to donors receiving compensation for ethical reasons. Should people only donate blood for altruistic reasons? Should we worry about exploitation?
A look at CNN's live broadcast of the Challenger shuttle launch on January 28, 1986. Seven crew members died in the explosion, including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space.
There has been a lot of attention paid to ethics in business lately. Of course, most of that focus has been on the lack of ethics in business.
Even worse, the drive to "get ethics" is now a huge push. I cringe at the thought of a quick fix for something so fundamental as a company's ethical behavior. Ethics are a foundation of a good company, and while they can be fixed, the best companies begin with a solid ethical footing.
Simon Webley, Research Director at the Institute of Business Ethics, explores the question: What are the ethical issues facing business today?
Simon Webley, Research Director at the Institute of Business Ethics, explores the question: What are the ethical issues facing business today?
Dave Chappelle is renowned for his ability to point out the underlying truths in society and bring humor to serious issues.
The basic outline of world economic history is surprisingly simple. Indeed it can be summarized in one diagram: figure I.I
David Schmidtz's reply to Peter Singer from the forthcoming "Reinventing the Moral Sciences"
If somebody had told Elizabeth Holmes that failure was an option, she would have avoided a world of trouble.
The number of Internet users worldwide has now surpassed two billion and so many of us have integrated the web into our lives so much that it's hard to quantify how much it's worth to us. But why not give it a shot? Think about it. How much would someone have to pay you to give up the Internet for the rest of your life? Would a million dollars be enough? Twenty million? How about a billion dollars?
Did you set a New Year's resolution for yourself? Is your resolution flourishing or did you forgo it entirely? This video explores why resolutions fail, and how to help yours succeed.
This advanced level paper, by Michael Huemer, discusses and compares various theories of economic value.