The Markkula Center’s Ethical Decision-Making Framework is a tool designed to 1) help users see and identify a broader set of ethical issues than they would have without it, and 2) guide users through ...

Ethical behavior is vital to a business’s reputation with both the public and its workforce, and society is paying close attention to how businesses and individuals respond to the many issues that ...

How do you make ethical decisions? In a confusing and complex world, clarity and simplicity are very important when it comes to our ethical choices, or else we get lost. First, I need to confess my ...

Shanda O’Dennis is a learning and development associate at Friends Services Alliance, a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to more than 115 nonprofit organizations in 16 states — ...

The stakes can be high in ethical decisions, so it's worth making such decisions carefully. In honor of this year’s Global Ethics Day, a celebratory event created by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in ...

Business decisions often involve weighing ethics against profits. Find ways with a few tips to prioritize ethics and build trust with employees and customers. When employees feel their company ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...

In my last column, I began discussing the July 30 column by Vauhini Vara of the _Wall Street Journal_ entitled, “Ten Things Your IT Department Won’t Tell You.” The author provides detailed information ...

I do believe that most business leaders want to do the right thing, but many just don’t have the skills to develop an unemotional ethical position, or confidence to act on their ethical beliefs, or ...

As AI reshapes industries and societies, the biggest questions in 2026 will revolve around ethics, accountability, and trust.

This is the most frequent question I am asked, whether by readers of my columns or students in the classroom. This is a fair question, one that begins with an admission that when it comes to making ...