Ethical Culture

DO MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z CARE ABOUT THE ETHICS OF POTENTIAL ACCOUNTING EMPLOYERS?

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ACCOUNTING FIRMS’ ETHICS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED Having taught both millennials and Gen Z, I’ve always wondered the extent to which values and ethics are considered in the job search decision. Even if they want to consider it in their decision-making process, the question is how to do so. Candidates for positions can’t ask straight […]

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Predatory Money Managers Are Increasingly Scamming Professional Athletes

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How Do the Scams Work? Last night I watched a segment of American Greed from years ago that explored the role of predatory money managers in professional sports. The segment presented the story of a money manager, Peggy Ann Fulford, who duped athletes including NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, former NFL player Ricky Williams and other

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Should There be Restrictions on the Admission of Foreign Students Studying in the U.S?

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The Case of Harvard University and Chinese Students By now, most Americans have probably heard that President Trump wants to set limits and even deny the admission of foreign students to U.S. colleges and universities. The concern seems to be that Chinese students who pursue STEM degrees will gain access to U.S. technology and other

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Trump’s Executive Orders: Governing by Fiat?

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A Bridge Too Far President Donald Trump has issued 147 Executive Orders (EO) as of last week. Most Presidents would have issued much less at this point in their Presidency. An EO is a declaration by the president which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by

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Trump’s Attack on Harvard University Has Created a Chilling Effect

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Federal Funding of Universities and DEI Programs Under Attack Last week I blogged about the accomplishments and questionable actions by President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office. I did not tackle the question of the fairness of cutting federal funding to the elite and other universities because of the way they oversaw student behavior

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Is Your Organization Practicing Ethics Washing?

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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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Boeing: Putting Profits Ahead of Safety

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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

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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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Does the Trickle-down Company Culture Work?

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Communicating Organizational Values and Goals From time to time, I read about a new theory that broadens the concept of company culture. The trickle-down culture is one such example. What is Company Culture? A company culture can be defined as a shared set of values, goals, attitudes and practices that make up an organization. It

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