Business Ethics As "Usual"

Jacob McKean talks about Modern Times Brewery, how he understands his moral responsibilities as CEO during the COVID19 pandemic. He discusses the specific accounting and operational changes they have made to keep all 290+ employees on the payroll. 

Kevin Stevens, Dean of the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, discusses how the university made and makes decisions regarding COVID19

Saladin Ambar joins the podcast to talk about the Harper Letter, why he signed it, the reaction to it, and his views on the importance of tolerating dissenting views.

Prof Jennifer Forestal joins me to talk about applying Mill's arguments about freedom of speech to contemporary questions about social media and business ethics.

Hayley Clatterbuck, of University of Wisconsin-Madison, chats about J.S. Mill's famous defense of free expression, and its ongoing importance for us today.

Loyola's own Prof. Ugur Uygur joins me to talk about what goes into a good business pitch.

Isabelle Ferreras joins me to talk about how we misunderstand the nature of the firm, the moral stakes of our working lives, and her argument for workplace democracy.

Dr. Lisa Herzog joins me to talk about how social contexts and cultural factors alter our moral decision-making, and what this means for business ethics. 

Jason Brennan joins me to answer some questions about his and Peter Jaworski's argument.

A conversation with David Dick about  Elizabeth Anderson, Jason Brennan, Peter Jaworski, and their arguments about commodification. 

I talk with Michael Kates about his philosophical debate with Matt Zwolinski over the ethics of sweatshops and the moral importance of voluntary choice.

Peter Jaworski (of Georgetown University) joins me to talk about the market failures approach, what it's meant to correct, its implications, and some of its shortcomings

Hasko von Kriegstein of Ryerson University joins me to unpack and understand Friedman's extremely influential argument that managers have a moral responsibility to maximize profits. 

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I'm joined by my friend Peter Jaworski to chat about ethics amidst the pandemic. Peter is a libertarian, and I'm a social democrat. But we both agree that this is complicated