2021

Developing A Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy and Investigation Procedure 

Business Ethics, Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized, Workplace Behavior / /

Identifying the Legal and Ethical Issues of Sexual Harassment The following blog is by Emily Henry. For additional information about her please see the last paragraph of the blog. As more sexual harassment cases continue to be brought to light, this hopefully means that more people will feel safe to report instances of sexual misconduct […]

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How Diversity and Inclusion Can Make Your Company More Successful

DEI, Ethical Culture, Millennials & Gen Z / /

Expanding the Horizons of Corporate Social Responsibility This guest blog was written by Charlie Fletcher. He can be reached at the email below. There should be no argument that diversity and inclusion must be an integral part of your business. At the most basic level, you have social, ethical, and legal responsibilities in this area.

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The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace

Empathy/Compassion, Wellness, Workplace Behavior / /

What Does Empathy Mean for the Workplace Culture and the Pandemic? Last week I blogged about empathy in my “Ethics Sage” blog. Today I address the issue of empathy in the workplace and characteristics of those who possess the moral trait of being empathetic towards another person. First, let’s look at the basic definition of

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Why Parents Cheat to Get Their Kids into College

Higher Education, Millennials & Gen Z, Workplace Behavior / /

Do the Ends Justify the Means? I recently read some of the results of a survey taken by Intelligent.com that addresses why parents cheat to get their kids accepted into college. The purpose of this blog is to share those results and give my own opinion. Intelligent.com is an online magazine centered around a lifelong

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What is the “Speak Up Culture” in the Workplace?

Business Ethics, DEI, Whistleblowing / /

Relationship to the “Cancel Culture” I was glancing through LinkedIn posts and found one by Tanya Finnie about the Speak Up Culture. Having blogged many times before about the cancel culture, I was intrigued to find out more about the speak up culture and its relationship to cancel culture. “Speak up culture” refers to a

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Paradigm Shift in Ethics Education

Accounting Profession, Higher Education, Teaching Ethics / /

Giving Voice to Values The benefits of the Giving Voice to Values approach to ethical decision-making are that it involves students directly by providing them with the tools to speak out against improper behavior. Rather than a focus on ethical analysis in a sterile way, the GVV curriculum focuses on ethical implementation and asks the

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Why Do Audit Reports Have Such a High Deficiency Rate?

Accounting Profession / /

Indicators of Audit QualityForty percent of the audits inspected by audit firm regulators had at least one finding indicating aserious problem, according to a new survey. A recent report from the International Forum ofIndependent Audit Regulators, a group of national audit regulators including the Public CompanyAccounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the U.S. and the Financial

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There are Benefits to Giving Women Greater Access to the C-Suite

Accounting Profession, Business Ethics, Discrimination, Ethical Culture, Workplace Behavior / /

Characteristic Traits of Behavior Make Women More Moral Than Men I have previously blogged about women and the glass ceiling and how they have been lagging in C-Suite positions. Along comes a research study from the Harvard Business Review that seems to show an increase in gender diversity, but raises questions about where we go

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