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| LIF | Foundational Business Values Do Their Work in Silence
Perhaps the only people who find some delight in the current economic crisis are analysts and ethicists. The financial meltdown has spawned a number of intriguing questions that challenge market paradigms and invite examination of key ethical questions related to business. | 24-Dec-2008
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| Exorbitant CEO Compensation: Just Reward Or Grand Theft?
“Walking into a bank with a gun and demanding money from a teller is one way to steal money,” says David O. Friedrichs, Professor and Distinguished University Fellow, Sociology/Criminal Justice, The University of Scranton. “Walking into a corporate boardroom and securing from the board’s compensation committee, made up of cronies, paid consultants, and even relatives, compensation of millions – sometimes tens of millions or hundreds of millions – is another way to steal money.
Expert available | 29-Oct-2008
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| BIZ | MBA Program Addresses Human and Ethical Sides of Business Today
From Wall Street to Main Street USA, it is fair to say that few people have been immune to today’s financial crisis. The fallout has affected 401(k) plans, may cause unemployment and certainly has damaged the psyche of the American consumer who fuels our economy. | 08-Oct-2008
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| BIZ | Boards of Directors Face Uncertain Futures When Companies Restate Earnings
Corporate board members associated with firms that restate earnings may lose their jobs for reasons that have nothing to do with the numbers. Jo-Ellen Pozner, Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, found that social mechanisms may play a larger role in penalizing board directors than is accounted for in classical economic theory. | 27-Aug-2008
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| LIF | Wal-Mart Put Chill on Expression in Workplace, Says Professor
The recent controversy about whether Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unlawfully pressured employees to vote against Democrats in November is another instance of the increasing erosion of free expression in the workplace, according to Bruce Barry, author of a book on this subject.
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Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace | 15-Aug-2008
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| BIZ | CEOs Reap Financial Benefits from Mergers Regardless of Stock Performance
Chief executive officers often pursue acquisitions regardless of risk or potential outcome because they know their salaries will increase substantially, leaving shareholders to take the financial hit.
J. of Finance | 18-Jun-2007
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| BIZ | Former CEO: You Don't Need Greed to Succeed
Disgusted by a seemingly endless parade of executive scandals, former CUNA Mutual Life CEO Irv Burling explains in a new book how companies can grow and prosper without greedy disregard for employees.
Winning Without Greed by Irv Burling | 12-Dec-2006
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| Five Years Later: Leadership Lessons from Enron and Andersen
Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business will host its annual Business Ethics Forum entitled “Five Years Later: Leadership Lessons from Enron and Andersen” November 1-3. The forum will discuss some of the major ethical issues and lessons learned from Enron and Andersen, from their rich history and tradition to their demise. | 30-Oct-2006
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| BIZ | More Corporate Boards Involved in Ethics Programs
More corporate boards are becoming actively involved in providing oversight into companies’ ethics and compliance programs, according to a report released today by The Conference Board. | 16-Oct-2006
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| BIZ | CEOs Rewarded for Layoff Decisions
A University of Arkansas finance professor studied 229 firms that laid off employees at least once between 1993 and 1999 and found that governing boards reward chief executive officers for the decision to let employees go. Specifically, for the year after a layoff occurred, CEOs of these firms received 22.8 percent more in total pay than CEOs of firms that did not have layoffs.
Financial Review | 04-Oct-2006
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