Business Ethics

Links for “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes”

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For my “13 Arguments for Liberal Capitalism in 13 Minutes (more or less)”, here are direct links for each individual argument: 1. Liberal capitalism increases freedom. 2. People work harder in liberal capitalist systems. 3. People work smarter under liberal capitalism. 4. Liberalism increases individuality and creativity. 5. Liberal capitalism increases the average standard of […]

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Kaizen 28: The Surse Pierpoint interview

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Entrepreneurial Logistics in Panama The latest issue of Kaizen [pdf] features my interview with Surse Pierpoint. We met in Panama City to discuss Mr. Pierpoint’s experience working in the Free Trade Zone, the Panama Canal’s history and major expansion project, and worldwide trends in transportation and logistics. My favorite image from this issue is below,

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Table: Unemployment and Minimum Wages in Europe, 2013

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Following up on “European country data on the minimum wage,” here are the data for eighteen Western European countries in table form. Or here is the Excel spreadsheet. Sources: “List of sovereign states in Europe by minimum wage,” Wikipedia. “List of countries by unemployment rate,” Wikipedia. Both viewed 9 December 2013. Related: My video-lecture on

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*Steve Jobs and Philosophy* (call for abstracts)

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My colleague Shawn Klein is editing a new volume on Steve Jobs and Philosophy, to be published as part of Open Court’s Popular Culture and Philosophy series. For those interested in writing an original contribution to the volume, please see Dr. Klein’s Call for Abstracts with more information about the scope of the volume and

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European country data on the minimum wage

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At The Money Illusion blog: “Regarding the minimum wage, here is some data for Western Europe: “There are nine countries with a minimum wage (Belgium, Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg). Their unemployment rates range from 5.9% in Luxembourg to 27.6% in Greece. The median country is France with 11.1% unemployment. “There are

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My review of Gibson’s *Ethics and Business* (audio)

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My review of Kevin Gibson’s Ethics and Business: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2007) was published in the journal Teaching Philosophy (Spring 2010). Here’s a 13-minute audio version of the review in MP3 or at YouTube. Topics covered in the review: * Criteria for evaluating textbooks in business ethics. * The Concession versus Contractual theories

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Video interview with Professor Nicholas Capaldi

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Professor Capaldi lectured recently at Rockford University on the topic of “The Lockean Liberty Narrative versus the Rousseau Equality Narrative, and How These Narratives Explain Everything.” Afterward we discussed his themes — the conflict between the Lockean and Rousseauian narratives, enterprise and civil societies, the nature of the corporation, corporate philanthropy, cronyism, and more. Professor

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