Is a corporate boycott of Russia an act of vigilantism? Some people reading this will assume that “vigilantism” equals “bad,” and so they’ll think that I’m asking whether boycotting Russia is bad or not. Both parts of that are wrong: I don’t presume that that “vigilantism” always equals “bad.” There have always, historically, been situations…

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30.11.2022

Will Amazon Ban “Ethics”? | The Business Ethics Blog

A new report from The Intercept suggests that a new in-house messaging app for Amazon employees could ban a long string of words, including "ethics." Most of the words on the list are ones that a disgruntled employee would use -- terms like "union" and "compensation" and "pay raise." According to a leaked document reviewed…

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30.11.2022

The President, the Artist Son, and the Pursuit of Improper Influence | The Business Ethics Blog

An interesting story came up last week, concerning Hunter Biden -- president Joe Biden's son. Hunter Biden is an artist, and it is anticipated that his work could sell for for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a price range no doubt not unrelated to his status as the president's son. The ethical concern, of course,…

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30.11.2022

Respectful Disagreement About Sanctioning Russia | The Business Ethics Blog

I've written two blog entries over the last two weeks (here and here) arguing in favour of the business community imposing sanctions on Russia, in response to Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine. I think the reasons in favour of such sanctions are powerful: Putin is a serious and unique threat both to Eastern Europe and…

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