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
How Do Accountants Rate in Honesty & Ethics?
Gallup Poll Provides Food for Thought I have previously blogged about the ethics and honesty of those who work in various professions based on a 2023 Gallup Poll. Gallup published its 2023 results of a survey of honesty/ethics in the professions last year. The results speak…
Shared Values in Education
Building Strong Relationships Among Students Shared values are the core beliefs and principles that guide our behavior in relationships and decision-making processes. Sharing values can create a shared sense of purpose and direction in a relationship, contributing to a feeling of being on…
Civility in the Workplace
How to Build a Civil Workplace Environment I have blogged on my “Ethics Sage” blog site before about civility in the workplace and the forces that have created a decline in good behavior. The loss of civility in the workplace mirrors that of society. Today,…
Why Do Millennials and Gen Z Lie in the Recruiting Process?
Do Recruiters Lie as Well? I have observed that college students often lie about their qualifications, skills, and grade-point average in the hiring process. It seems the younger generations (Millennials and Gen Z) rationalize lying as being acceptable more than generations in the…
The PwC-Australia Tax Scandal
A Conflict of Interests The PwC-Australia tax scandal was caused by a conflict of interest between PwC’s work advising the Australian government on tax laws and its work advising corporations on how to avoid those laws. This conflict of interest came to a head in 2015,…
Are You a Destructive Leader?
Characteristic Behaviors of “Leadership” to Avoid I have been reading a lot about destructive leaders. Until now, most of my writings have been about ethical leaders. For example, I have written that ethical leadership means individuals behave according to a set of principles…
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