EthicScan President, and Integrity Officer Webzine publisher, David Nitkin offers his opinion on the implications of Justice Cunningham’s Inquiry in the alleged conflict of interest actions of Mayor Hazel McCallion. David reviews the Commission of Inquiry findings, assesses the municipal governance situation in Ontario, and suggests a number of political and technological changes needed to help restore confidence and public trust in municipal government. See http://ethicscan.ca/blog/integrity/
Archive for February, 2012
Quebec students must take ethics-religion course
February 17th, 2012 by admin | 7 Comments | Filed in Ethics trainingThe title of this article says it all.
Are MBA Programs Are Failing in Ethics?
February 9th, 2012 by admin | 3 Comments | Filed in Business Ethics, Ethical Development, Ethics training Business schools do a poor job of teaching students business ethics. Pro or con?
Read the debate by guest columnists Michael Beer and Mary Gentile and watch the video with Bloomberg Businessweek.com reporter Joel Stonington
Canadian accused of bribing cabinet minister in India is a test case for Canada’s foreign anti-corruption law
February 2nd, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in CorruptionIn a Globe and Mail article today the journalists write”The RCMP have implicated a Canadian tech executive in an alleged bribery and bid-rigging scheme that involves prominent public figures in India at a time when outrage over corruption has paralyzed its Parliament. “
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty
February 1st, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business EthicsDownload the PDF. What makes even good people cross ethical boundaries? Society demands that business and professional schools address ethics, but the results have been disappointing. This paper argues that a behavioral approach to ethics is essential because it leads to understanding and explaining moral and immoral behavior in systematic ways.
