The Markkula Center’s Ethical Decision-Making Framework is a tool designed to 1) help users see and identify a broader set of ethical issues than they would have without it, and 2) guide users through ...

In a business, the decisions made by groups and individuals have the ability to affect the overall image of the company. Training employees to make ethical decisions will help keep your company image ...

Business owners, as leaders of their organizations, set the tone for ethical decision-making. Individualism in decision-making entails making a choice that best serves your long-term self-interest. In ...

On March 26, 2014, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Executive Director Kirk O. Hanson spoke to an international meeting of the InterAction Council, an association of former presidents and prime ...

In my last column, I began discussing the July 30 column by Vauhini Vara of the _Wall Street Journal_ entitled, “Ten Things Your IT Department Won’t Tell You.” The author provides detailed information ...

Ethics are the ultimate grey area for boards. Society mandates that companies, and by extension their boards, do certain things. For example, companies have to fulfil their economic obligations. If ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. What Musk’s statement highlights, though, is something that's pretty pervasive throughout ...

In my last two columns, I began discussing the July 30 column by Vauhini Vara of the _Wall Street Journal_ entitled, “Ten Things Your IT Department Won’t Tell You.” The author provides detailed ...

Business decisions often involve weighing ethics against profits. Find ways with a few tips to prioritize ethics and build trust with employees and customers. When employees feel their company ...

In the previous century, the primary focus for most companies was profit maximization for shareholders. In the last few decades, a shift from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism happened, and the ...

In many everyday situations, AI systems must navigate moral choices that depend on individual values rather than legal mandates. That challenge is examined in Individual ethics and dispositions in the ...