Description: It just got a lot easier to see how much some of the biggest tech companies in the world pay, thanks to a rollout of new salary transparency laws across the country. Source: CNBC.com Date: Jan 06, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/06/what-big-tech-companies-are-paying-based-on-new-public-salary-data.html Questions for discussion: How could the law affect employee-employer relations, in your opinion? Are you surprised… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Ethics & Social Responsibility
The Smartest People in The Room Often Overlook This Critical Attribute to Success
Description: “You’ve been told a lie your entire life. You’ve been told that being brilliant will make you successful. I’m telling you that the world doesn’t favor the brilliant; it favors the bold.” Those are bold words, considering I had the audacity to say them to a room full of some of the smartest people… Read more »
CIBC will pay $153M to settle overtime class-action lawsuit from 2007
Description: Settlement will avoid further legal costs, let bank move on, says CIBC spokesperson Source: CBC.ca – video report Date: Jan 06, 2023 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cibc-settles-lawsuit-1.6704759 Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues in this case. Why do you suppose the bank settled this case at this time? How do you think the settlement will influence employees… Read more »
A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom
Description: An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts seize the imagination. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 07, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/technology/generative-ai-chatgpt-investments.html? Questions for discussion: Why is there so much excitement about this latest development in AI technology? What are some… Read more »
Will U.S. Holiday Shoppers Reward Companies for Doing Good?
Description: The recent Bentley-Gallup Force for Good study found that most Americans are willing to pay a premium for products from companies that have a reputation for doing good. Specifically, majorities of at least 60% said they would be willing to pay extra for a simple consumer good — a T-shirt — if the company that made… Read more »
Job cuts rise in November, causing employees to shift focus to ‘career cushioning’
Description: The rate of job cut announcements at U.S. employers in November was more than five times greater than a year ago, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Overall, U.S.-based firms announced 76,835 job cuts in November, led by the technology sector. So far this year, tech companies have announced nearly 81,000 cuts…. Read more »
These Are the 4 Most Toxic People You’ll Find in the Workplace — And How To Handle Them
Description: An NYU psychologist offers critical guidance for dealing with a jerk at work. Source: Entrpreneur.com Date: Nov 30, 2022 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/the-4-most-toxic-people-at-workand-how-to-handle-them/440083 Questions for discussion: Who are these co-workers and the recommended means to handle them? Do you agree with the analysis and recommendations? What else would you advise employees and management do to deal… Read more »
These Young Workers Are ‘Romanticizing’ the Return to Office
Description: As many others chafe against employer mandates, creators on TikTok — some new to the work force — are trying to show that the office can be fun. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 27, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/business/tiktok-office-influencers.html?smid=em-share Questions for discussion: How can Tik Tok influencers help attract employees back to office? What are the risks… Read more »
In defensive interview, Sam Bankman-Fried claims he’s broke and committed no fraud
Description: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, in possibly the understatement of 2022, said Wednesday, “I’ve had a bad month.” The former billionaire added that he “didn’t do a good job” at upholding his responsibilities to regulators, customers and investors in a hotly anticipated conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit. Source: CNBC.com… Read more »
Have the Anticapitalists Reached Harvard Business School?
Description: Social justice joins discounted cash flows on the syllabus as essential knowledge for aspiring corporate leaders. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 28, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/business/business-school-social-justice.html?smid=em-share Questions for discussion: What are the main arguments presented in this article? Where do you stand on these questions? What do you believe are the obligations of the corporation to… Read more »
