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Around the world, the corporate governance landscape is shifting, as efforts to improve business practices and policies gain support and momentum.
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The Tarnished Golden Rule
The norm of reciprocity underpins our modern understanding of human rights and forms the core of the contemporary social contract.
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A New-Model Trump?
On the 27th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the US elected a president who plans to build an even bigger wall, this time on the border with…
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Sex, Lies, and Leadership
Recent revelations that boards have dismissed and covered up child sexual abuse are as shocking as they are sickening.
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Trump’s Alternative Ethical Universe
From the moment Donald Trump entered the US presidential race, the potential for an unprecedented array of ethics violations, stemming from his global…
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Trump the Destroyer
With all the skill of an experienced arsonist, US President Donald Trump is preparing America for a firestorm.
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Why Companies Should Refuse Trump’s Deregulation
US President Donald Trump may seem like a dream come true for business: a businessman himself, he is eager to please companies with extensive…
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Taming the Murdochs’ Toxic Corporate Culture
“When someone tells you who they are,” counsels the novelist Maya Angelou, “believe them the first time.” Yet when it comes to Rupert Murdoch’s…
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The Underside of Uber
While the car-hailing app Uber’s board members and investors have received an outpouring of praise in recent days for forcing CEO Travis Kalanick to…
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Donald Trump, CEO
Donald Trump fancies himself America’s CEO; indeed, he won the presidency partly because he pitched himself as a successful business tycoon.
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Trump’s Corporate Lackeys
For many members of US President Donald Trump's economic councils, his weak response to this month's white supremacist violence in Charlottesville…
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The Power of Active Citizenship
Many have wondered why American football players, who often make millions of dollars per season, are protesting injustice.
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