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On Ethics and Ethical Behavior

"Ethos," the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-332 BCE) taught the world some 24 centuries ago, is very important for leaders to have and to demonstrate if they want to succeed in shaping public opinion. Individual and collective ethos is at the heart of who we are and what we stand for.  Aristotle perfected his principles of rhetoric " effective political speech -- and taught his students the power of rhetoric, which he explained was one of the foundation stones of [then] emerging western democracy (in Ancient Greece). 

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News & Updates

June 19, 2018 Apple hit with $9M fine in Australia for ‘misleading’ customers about ‘Error 53’ bug Chance Miller

Source: 9 to 5 Mac

Apple has been hit with a $9 million by the Federal Court in Australia over the the infamous Error 53 bug that affected numerous users last year. Today’s decision 117 Comments Australian Competition and Consumer Commission levied...

June 18, 2018 Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested in diesel emissions probe

Source: BBC

The chief executive of German carmaker Audi, Rupert Stadler, has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the diesel emissions scandal.

June 18, 2018 A deeper investigation into why Bitcoin [BTC], Ripple [XRP], Tron [TRX] and other cryptos are falling

Source: AMP Crypto

Last December Bitcoin reached almost $20K and other cryptos saw an exciting rise with some tokens witnessing a massive 1000% increase. No one would have expected what is to follow. The next year began with a downtrend which...

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Research & Insights

May 17, 2018 It's not (just) about the money, millennials say

Source: ABC Australia

Nearly a fifth of 24 to 35-year-olds surveyed in 2018 said reputation for ethical behaviour, diversity and inclusion, as well as workplace wellbeing were important when choosing an employer.

April 13, 2018 “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” Goldman Sachs analysts ask

Source: ArsTechnica

The investment banks’ report, titled “The Genome Revolution,” asks clients the touchy question: “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” The answer is “no,” according to follow-up information provided

February 13, 2018 Special Report on Business Ethics: Moral Philosophy

Source: Knowledge @ Wharton

Civilization runs on ethics the way cars run on gasoline. We may not behave ethically all the time, but if everybody consistently behaved unethically, we would no longer trust one another, and the bonds holding us together would...

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Commentary & Opinion

January 12, 2018 First Amendment Goose Bumps

Source: Larry Checco, featured commentator

When Katherine Graham gave Ben Bradley the go-ahead to publish the Pentagon Papers, I got goose bumps. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go see Steven Spielberg’s new movie, The Post. [more]

August 9, 2017 Wells Fargo: What It Will Take to Clean Up the Mes

Source: Knowledge @Wharton

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Email Print Comment Quote A series of scandals has sparked a crisis of confidence in Wells Fargo, the nation’s third-largest bank whose roots harken back to the Gold Rush era when it...

July 10, 2017 Devaluing Knowledge -- the Real Danger of the "Fake Fact" Era

Source: Arnold R. Isaacs

The first was a conversation reported in Generation Revolution, a recent and very enlightening book about recent Egyptian history by a young British journalist named Rachel Aspden. In the book she recalls an exchange with a young...[more]

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