Known as “The Ethics Sage” to many with a reputation as an expert in ethics, Dr. Steven Mintz is a Professor Emeritus from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. He received the Accounting Exemplar Award from the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association in 2015. Steve was also recognized by the Public Interest, Ethics and Sustainability Section of the AAA for his Distinguished Service. His blogs were recognized as one of the top 30 best in the ethics space. Steve shares insights into ethics in society through www.ethicssage.com. Steve was a recipient of the Carl Menconi Ethics Case Writing Competition in 2025 that is presented by The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business (IMA).
Recent Blogs
Building an Ethical Workplace Culture
Ethical Foundations Ethics is the backbone of the company. Employees want to work for an ethical company free from workplace discrimination and harassment. They want to work for a company that values their opinions, treats them fairly, takes complaints seriously, promotes transparency including…
Court Ruling Allows Colleges to Pay Athletes
The Professionalization of College Athletes Perhaps you read that a federal judge signed off on a controversial change in how college sports are administered including paying college athletes of former players who were barred from millions of dollars as soon as in July…
What Can Employers Do About ‘Quiet Cracking’?
Meeting Employees Where They Are At Last week I blogged about ‘quiet quitting’ and how it can affect workplace behavior. In today’s blog, I examine the concept of ‘quiet cracking’ and how it relates to quiet quitting, job performance and job satisfaction. Reviewing…
Are Gen Z Workers “Quiet Quitters”?
Distinguishing Quiet Quitting from “Resenteeism” Today’s blog is the beginning of a series of blogs that will discuss Gen Z workers and whether they are any different from millennials and their predecessors–Gen X and Baby Boomers. I look at the concept of “quiet…
Is Labeling Gen Z Workers Lazy Accurate?
Benefits of Work Experience Gen Z workers complain about being labeled as lazy. One explanation that is discussed in an article by Marissa Matozzo in the New York Post is that ‘People like to talk about us but not talk to us.’ When I read this statement,…
Federal Funding of Universities and Tax-Exempt Status Attacked by Trump
A Case of Government Overreach I have previously blogged about the accomplishments and questionable actions by Donald Trump since assuming the office of President of the U.S. I did not tackle the question of the fairness of cutting federal funding to the elite and other…
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