That key phrase is not just some random maxim tacked on to a company’s mission statement in order to stay current.
Issue 2018 Spring
Walking the Public Relations Tightrope
Have we been completely honest with our clients? If not, how do we fix this?
Business Ethics is a Team Sport
Business Ethics is a Team Sport, says O.C. Ferrell, director of the Center for Ethical
Organizational Cultures in the Harbert College of Business.
The Odyssey of Right
There’s the impression that business execs and their companies are all about the buck; that “greed is good,” and that ethics and principles, honesty and integrity, often take a back seat to the single-minded pursuit of the dollar.
Living the Salt Life
Odds are you’ve seen a Salt Life logo on a vehicle or an item of apparel. But what drives the company behind the symbol?
The Dark Triad
Psychopathy, Narcissism and Machiavellianism are known as the “dark triad.” But some of the dark qualities may actually be necessary to get the job done.
Dean’s Last Word – Harbert is Hitting the Target on Ethics Education
The Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures of the Harbert College plays a key role in providing faculty with the resources and classroom materials necessary to help infuse organizational ethics education into our business curriculum.
What Can We Learn From Jelly Beans?
I pass a giant, sealed jar of jellybeans around in my Executive MBA class, asking students to guess how many beans are in the jar. Who in the class will have the most accurate guess?
Tax Fraud
Expecting to receive a few hundred dollars on your 2017 federal and state returns, you excitedly file your taxes electronically and wait for that hefty check in the mail. Except it’s not coming in the mail . . . at least not to you.
Fake News
Harbert College researcher says algorithms hold key to fighting fake news.