(Published in Spanish on July 9, 2013) In the unfortunate accident of the collapse of the building that housed several textile workshops in Bangladesh last April the final death toll reached 1129 dead. International protests arose immediately. There was outrage at the working conditions of the workers in the country. Last June the Obama administration suspended […]
The Truth about Lies in the Workplace
My attention was caught by a book with the title: The Truth about Lies in the Workplace: How to detect liars and what to do with them. The author is Carol Kinsey Goman, consultant and expert on body language. She uses her experience and a keen sense of observation to write an attractive and easy-to-read […]
The fear of delegating: a question of moral competences?
Naomi Shragai published months ago an interesting article in the Financial Times (July 1, 2013), from which I gather some ideas and add ethical comments about the fear of delegating. She begins by telling a short story: A young executive founded a company which prospered and now seems to be at the height of his […]
Capitalism in Question: Congress of the Academy of Management
This past August I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, probably the most important of its kind in the world, with more than 8,000 participants distributed across multiple divisions. The overall theme for this year lends the title of this post: Capitalism in Question, certainly an expressive title, […]
