J&J Accused of Ignoring Red Flags by David Gebler
Today’s business press reports that a lawsuit filed last week on behalf of Johnson & Johnson shareholders accused the company’s directors of ignoring “red flags” foreshadowing product recalls and...
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J&J: Dig Deeper! by David Gebler
The window is closing for Johnson & Johnson to retain realistic hopes of regaining its trusted position with customers. Customers are moving away from the brand and are increasingly finding...
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Is saying “no” to $12 million ethical, or unethical? by David Gebler
Today’s NY Times reports the story of Kansas City Royals pitcher Gil Meche, who was contractually entitled to $12 million in compensation for 2011, but instead forfeited the money by retiring. As...
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How not to change a safety culture by David Gebler
Today’s Wall Street Journal reported the story of the progress BP is making in re-characterizing its culture in the aftermath of the April 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. According to the Journal, new CEO Bob...
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Charlie Sheen’s Business Ethics by David Gebler
It’s ironic that Charlie Sheen played the character with the ethical conscience in the 1987 film “Wall Street.” Now he’s at the center of a titillating Hollywood scandal that has lessons to teach us...
View ArticleIs News Corp Past the Tipping Point? by David Gebler
At some point in a scandal companies can longer gloss over the trouble with settlements and promises of reform. Curious as to whether News Corp has crossed that line. From today’s New York Times: As...
View ArticleEthics 2012 – The Forecast is Cloudy by David Gebler
The Ethics Resource Center, a Washington DC based ethics research organization, released its 2011 National Business Ethics Survey. The NBES is regarded as the premier survey of ethics issues in the...
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Cost of a Culture of Fear? $500 million for starters by David Gebler
SAIC, a major government technology contractor, just agreed to pay the City of New York $500 million to settle charges of fraud in the development of an employee timekeeping system. Yes, a couple of...
View ArticleGet to the Start of the Slippery Slope by David Gebler
What’s at the heart of many of today’s scandals? Legal and even innocent behavior that creates a toxic culture. Take the recent GSA scandal for example. As quoted today in Forbes: David Gebler, a...
View ArticleCombating the Hero Worship Culture at Penn State: the NCAA Got It Exactly...
By David Gebler and Donna Boehme In the wake of the Penn State child abuse scandal, many in the media were outraged by the NCAA’s decision to instantly vacate the university’s win record from 1998...
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