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Bentley University

Ethics and Integrity in Good Times and in Crisis

November 3, 2009

Howard Putnam, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines and the man who was recruited to rescue the financially failing Braniff International, talks about the indispensable role of ethics and integrity, whether you are trying to navigate a crisis or to build a thriving business.

Goodness in Business

Tom Chappell, co-founder and former CEO of natural personal care company Tom's of Maine, shares his insights into how businesses committed to goodness are able to manage for both profitability and the common good.

Corporate Control of Information

George Brenkert

February 9, 2009

Business Ethics Professor George G. Brenkert examines the problem of corporate control over information. He notes that during our period of rapid globalization, companies may deem the control of some information to be essential to their business practice.

Rebuilding a Company after a Near Fatal Ethics Breakdown

John A. Swainson

October 7, 2008

John Swainson of CA, Inc., one of the world's largest independent software companies, describes the challenges he faced when he was brought on as CEO to rebuild the company's culture and reinvigorate its business after a serious ethics breakdown.

Health Care Challenge: Balancing Fairness and Business

Bruce G. Bodaken

Bruce G. Bodaken discusses the choices must we make as a society to give every American an equal chance at a healthy life. As a life-or-death issue, access to health care presents moral issues not faced by most industries.

Ethical Challenges in Business: A Leadership Perspective

Bill George explores ethical challenges in business from a leadership perspective, offering insights on what can cause leaders to lose their moral bearings.

Data, Dollars, and Unintentional Subversion of Human Rights

Thomas I. White

February 12, 2007

Thomas White argues that one of the unanticipated consequences of some recent decisions in the IT industry is a disregard for the importance of privacy as a fundamental human right.

Power of How: Redefining Corporate Culture

In a world of increasing homogeneity and commoditization, Dov L.