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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Defective Audits Are Not Being Adequately Dealt With The SEC removed William Duhnke as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the U.S. audit watchdog, on June 4, 2021. This raises serious questions about the relevance of the PCAOB today and whether it has been operating as intended. In other words, is it
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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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Academic Freedom Under Attack When we think of the cancel culture, what comes to mind right away is how social media is used to call someone out for their words or actions as offensive to a group. Those offended go on social media and start a firestorm of criticism against the offending party. Before you
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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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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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Boise State’s Experiences Last month it was announced that Boise State University was suspending a course following allegations that the in-class instruction had humiliated and degraded some students over their beliefs and values. The suspension affected roughly 1,300 students in 52 sections of UF 200: Foundations of Ethics and Diversity, according to the University, a
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The View from Employees with Bipolar Disorder One of the most frequent comments on blogs that I have written during my 15 years blogging is those on bipolar disorder and workplace performance. The comments run the gamut from high praise to criticism for my inability to explain bipolar correctly. I think it is a good
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Google’s Failed Attempt to Create an Ethics Advisory Panel No, it is not about responsibly washing your clothes. 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 Entitlement Culture of Politicians The case of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and the sexual harassment charges against him is interesting from the point of view of entitlement. Did Cuomo feel entitled to say things to female staffers or make certain gestures that others should not do? How can we explain his actions given he
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