Is Donald Trump an Authentic Leader?
How will we know if we have elected the ‘right’ leader for our country? Leadership theories generally focus on one’s ability to set...
Ethics Sage Receives Accounting Exemplar Award
Cal Poly Professor Receives Accounting Exemplar Award The American Accounting Association recently honored Cal Poly Professor Steven...
Work Ethic and Low SAT Scores
The Blame Game Opens the Door to More Excuses for Poor Performance Once again the SAT scores of high school students in the U.S. have...
Who is Responsible for the State of our Immigration Problems?
Immigration Challenges and Solutions Let’s get real – we are not the exceptional nation we once were when the U.S. was built by...
The Message of Ashley Madison: The Importance of Regulating One’s Own Behavior on Social Media
Don't be a Jerk Using Social Media Social media. We can’t live without but can we thrive ethically with it? What’s needed now is for...
Civility and Respect: The Trump Factor
Trump Lacks the Decency to be President of the U.S. Donald Trump has excused himself for his offensive comments about women by saying, “I...
Can Commercialism and Professionalism Co-Exist in the Accounting Profession?
Conflicts of Interest between Non-audit and Audit Services threatens Independence What we see today in the accounting profession is...
Civility and Community: Where has it Gone?
We need to return to a Caring Ethic Incivility in society is on the rise. Virtually all people believe this is so. Every day we witness...
China Domain Name Scam
How the Chinese Cheat in most aspects of Business How many of us have traveled to China and encountered someone on the streets trying to...
Is Whistleblowing a Moral Act?
The Motive to Blow the Whistle Underlies its Morality I have always been intrigued by the philosophy of whistleblowing. Today's blog...