Why is capitalism a dirty word among business students?
I just finished teaching another business ethics course. As often in my many years of teaching, students were surprised to learn about the moral...
Profit maximization as moral purpose: Channeling Milton Friedman
To many, profit maximization seems cold, heartless, even exploitative. They consider business immoral and the profit-seeking corporate model to be in need of reform....
Business doesn’t need a “social license to operate”
A “social license to operate” has been widely accepted as something that companies need to gain and maintain, particularly in resource-based industries, such as...
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—Doug Arends, Chairman, Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
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Why avoiding taxes is moral
The recent leak of the Panama Papers—which consist of confidential banking documents that report names of thousands of offshore corporations and their shareholders—created a...
Are the rich getting richer and the poor poorer?
The long-standing argument of the Left is that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer, presumably because the former “exploit” the latter....
Self-interest vs. the “common good”
A common exhortation heard today is: Set self-interest aside and act for the “common good.” Businesspeople in particular are accused of selfishness and are...