Joan Harrington is the director of Social Sector Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The most recent wave of cases involving nonprofits’ questionable decisions about ...

In an era where corporate ethics scandals make the front pages daily, companies in the U.S. have become increasingly vigilant in incorporating and enforcing ethics codes for their businesses.

Thomas Plante (@ThomasPlante) Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, is a faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and an adjunct clinical ...

Business decisions often involve weighing ethics against profits. Find ways with a few tips to prioritize ethics and build trust with employees and customers. When employees feel their company ...

Making ethical business decisions consistently is a key to long-term success for any business, although ethical decision makers may, at times, achieve weaker short-term financial results than their ...

Ethics is a fundamental part of everyday living and should guide our decisions, behaviors, and interactions in both personal and professional settings. Ethics involves determining what is right and ...

Some believe that ethics cannot be learned; that is, that our morals are "hardwired" and that, in stressful situations or in situations where our personal interests are at stake, we will always ...

Ethics are the ultimate grey area for boards. Society mandates that companies, and by extension their boards, do certain things. For example, companies have to fulfil their economic obligations. If ...

Andre Shojaie is CEO at HumanLearn and a successful entrepreneur & coach helping individuals and organizations perform in a changing world. The march of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming ...

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This question continues to puzzle and fascinate many and may never be solved to everyone’s satisfaction. More importantly, it offers a way of looking at an ...

This is the most frequent question I am asked, whether by readers of my columns or students in the classroom. This is a fair question, one that begins with an admission that when it comes to making ...

For this edition of office hours, we've invited Isabel Pfeiffer, an independent consultant at Ethics & Co, to help you tackle ethical dilemmas and create a work environment that empowers employees to ...