Transparency
- Vaccaro, A., & Fontrodona, J. (2010, September 7). Academic view: The myth of corporate transparency. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2010/09/myth_corporate_transparencyAntonino Vaccaro and Joan Fontrodona, two ethics professors, argue that greater openness does not lead to better corporate governance.
- The openness revolution. (2014, December 13). Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/news/business/21636070-multinationals-are-forced-reveal-more-about-themselves-where-should-limitsAs multinationals are forced to reveal more about themselves, where should the limits of transparency lie?
- Australian Taxation Office. (2016, March 22). Corporate tax transparency report for the 2013-14 income year. Retrieved from https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Large-business/In-detail/Tax-transparency/Corporate-tax-transparency-report-for-the-2013-14-income-This report forms part of a wider domestic and global push for improved corporate transparency. It is intended to inform public debate about tax policy, particularly in relation to the corporate tax system.
Moral Principles
- Wharton School. (2005, November 21). Linking strong moral principles to business success. Retrieved from http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/linking-strong-moral-principles-to-business-success/Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel look at the connection between strong moral principles and business success. The authors show how the best performing companies have leaders who are able to promote moral intelligence throughout their organizations.
Equity or Equality?
Equity
- Brown, C., & Klein, C. (2013, March 26). Equity, economy or environment: you can’t have it all. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/equity-economy-or-environment-you-cant-have-it-all-13056You can’t get a project approved these days unless it satisfies the triple bottom line: equity, cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability. But our research shows that getting all three is almost impossible - the best results for the environment can be less fair, and the only way to make them fair is to sacrifice a tight budget.
- Adelson, A. (2013, October 16). Helping managers and employees address equity in a flexible working environment. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/audrey-adelson/helping-managers-and-empl_b_4108417.htmlIn organizations striving to create a more flexible working environment, managers often struggle with issues related to equity.
- Cohen, P. (2015, July 31). A company copes with backlash against the raise that roared. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/business/a-company-copes-with-backlash-against-the-raise-that-roared.html?_r=0Three months ago, Dan Price announced he was setting a new minimum salary of $70,000 at his Seattle credit card processing firm, Gravity Payments, and slashing his own million-dollar pay package to do it.
- Beder, S. (2000). Costing the earth: Equity, sustainable development and environmental economics. New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, 4, 227-243. Retrieved from https://www.uow.edu.au/~sharonb/esd/equity.htmlThe ethical principle of equity, particularly intergenerational equity, is central to the concept of sustainable development. Yet governments all over the world are adopting sustainable development policies that reinforce existing inequities and create new ones.