It’s More Important to Be Kind than Clever
A story that underscores why efficiency should never come at the expense of humanity.
The Rise of the Compassionate Leader: Should You Be Cruel to Be Kind?
“There’s a powerful link between productivity and what has been identified as “compassionate leadership” in organisations, observes Christina Boedker, a lecturer in accounting at the Australian School of Business and leader of a major business research study that looks at the links between leadership and organisational performance.”Read more.
Children Develop a Veil of Fairness
“Previous research suggests that children develop an increasing concern with fairness over the course of development. Research with adults suggests that the concern with fairness has at least two distinct components: a desire to be fair but also a desire to signal to others that they are fair. We explore whether children’s developing concern with
Moral Leadership
We hear from two advisors with philosophy degrees who think deeply about the role and purpose of corporations in society.
China and an Ethical Mapping of the Global Economy
“If you have been paying any attention to recent news on the crucible of China’s expansive development, then the negative social and environmental impacts of industrialization and economic growth can hardly be ignored. What is particularly provocative, and in need of sustained inquiry, is how these matters are increasingly represented as ethical failures specific to
How Do We care for Future People?
“What then is the obligation of parents and of society when safe genetic enhancement is available? We are already dealing with these obligations around prenatal genetic testing, especially in IVF, when parents are faced with choices about which among a set of embryos to implant. According to liberal secular bioethics our obligation is ensure that