Steven Mintz

Sustainability is at the Forefront of Changes in Business Education

Behavioral Ethics, ESG, Sustainability, Workplace behavior /

Integrating ESG Into the Business/Accounting Curricula: Some Thoughts and Ideas I have previously blogged about whether ESG really matters. In this blog I look at the education needed in sustainability and ESG to prepare college business school students for the increased knowledge requirements in these areas. ESG captures mainly nonfinancial information that can create risks […]

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What Americans Need to Know About Elder Fraud

Fraud, Senior Rights, Technology / Leave a Comment /

Protecting Yourself Against Elder Fraud Abuse I recently read several articles posted online about the rise in elder fraud and how federal government agencies are dealing with them. One stands out by Laurie Archbald-Pannone is an associate professor of medicine and geriatrics from the University of Virginia that was originally published in The Conversation. Losses due to

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Does ESG Reporting Matter?

Accountability, Accounting Profession, ESG, Sustainability /

Measuring Sustainability Performance I have previously blogged about the link between ESG reporting and sustainability. In this blog, I will briefly address the question of whether gathering and reporting ESG data really matters. ESG reporting provides a specific framework for evaluating and measuring a company’s sustainability performance. It assesses a company’s ESG-related risks and opportunities by providing

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Is Your Organization Practicing Ethics Washing?

AI/ChatGTP, Behavioral Ethics, DEI, Ethical Culture, Moral Values, Technology, Technology/AI /

Do What We Say, Not What We Do No, it is not about washing your clothes in a responsible way. Ethics Washing refers to the practice of ethical window dressing. It is where an organization gives lip service to ethics to make it seem as though it acts responsibly but does not do anything to make sure

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The Role of Collectives in NIL Agreements

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Are Collegiate Athletes Interests Being Well-Served? I have previously blogged about the expansion of “name, image, and licensing” (NIL) opportunities for collegiate athletes. This has spawned so-called collectives. NIL collectives are independent organizations that fundraise money for various universities and give it to attending college athletes in the form of NIL agreement payouts. Several NIL

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Regulatory Actions Taken Against Boeing: The Problems with 737 MAX

Accountability, Business Ethics, Fraud, Uncategorized /

Ignoring Quality Controls to Maximize Profits The case of Boeing and its manufacturing deficiencies and production flaws is a tale of what can happen when a company puts profitability over safety. Most readers will be aware of the Boeing airplane crashes between 2018 and 2024 that threatened the very existence of a manufacturing company whose

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Boeing: Putting Profits Ahead of Safety

Accountability, Business Ethics, Business Fraud, Ethical Culture, Leadership, Whistleblowing, Workplace behavior /

How Corporate Culture Drove Decision-Making The story of Boeing is it placed profits ahead of safety and the result has been a series of crashes/mechanical problems that have led to inspections by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and litigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In this blog I will address the culture

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Ethical Risks of AI in the Workplace

AI/ChatGTP, Business Ethics, Business Fraud, Ethical Culture, Ethical Leadership, Fraud, Leadership, Technology /

Creating an Ethical Framework to Mitigate Risk Today’s blog is an update to one previously posted about ethical risks of AI. I’ve added to it a discussion in the Harvard Business Review (HBR). A brief summary follows. Concerns About Ethical Risks According to the HBR article, for companies that use AI, risk aversion is a top

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Cultivating Emotional Intelligence

Empathy/Compassion, Relationships /

The Value of Soft Skills I recently read an interesting article on Forbes Advisor online that addresses the importance of soft skills in the workplace. According to the article, “Soft skills—also known as “people skills” or “interpersonal skills”—are a set of personal attributes and abilities that allow individuals to effectively interact with others in a professional setting.

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