One of the most valuable legacies that the founders of IESE created is the institution’s general management focus, both for teaching and other business activities. Long before, Chester Barnard, a prominent pioneer in the field of management who brought together executive experience and humanistic training, alluded to a similar focus, emphasizing that in the management […]
How much does it cost to be ethical? What is the cost of corruption?
The other day, my 10 year-old son asked me how much it costs to be ethical. Not really a surprising question for the son of an ethics professor, but one that has no easy answer. So, how can we measure the impact of doing the right thing? Contributing to the welfare of others and your […]
Positive examples in Business Ethics: The Case of Made in Carcere
When our department head asked us to collaborate on this blog, I wondered what perspective and direction I would take. The easiest path would certainly have been moral sensationalism: identifying some exceptional case of shady business practices and starting a more or less circumstantial discussion about the ethical and moral responsibilities of the people and […]
Values that We Can Change in Companies and Society
What can we do with our society’s values? Values can be changed …
