Bullies, Bigots, & Other Bastards
The Bastards of Business
There is one and only one social responsibility of business — to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits as long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception and fraud ~Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman intended this statement to encapsulate business ethics standards and while this view might ring positively for those who believe capitalism can produce ethical operators, the reality of unethical practices and corruption denies this illusion.
Meet the bastards of business, profit-at-all-costs, bottom-line thinkers who continue to prove ethics and morality have no place in commerce.
The Bizarre Morality of Capitalism: Should tobacco be criminalized?
Vincent Triola
6 Minute Or Less Read Time
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the societal and financial impacts of nicotine use in the United States. It delves into the historical context, current statistics, and future implications of tobacco consumption, presenting a compelling argument for stricter regulation.
Starbucks: The Best of the Unethical Bastards of Business
Vincent Triola
5 Minute Or Less Read Time
Even though Starbucks tries to be ethical, it cannot avoid the downfall of organizational ethics. The company’s difficulties with trade and unions show this issue. Starbucks tries to stop unions by paying more and giving more benefits to nonunion workers. But this shows how chasing money and duty can cause ethical problems that hurt customers’ trust and loyalty. Starbucks shows the natural flaws and possible disasters of organizational ethics.
The Unethical Bastards of Autonomy: A Hard Look at Organizational Ethics
Vincent Triola
9 Minute Or Less Read Time
How Autonomy Corporation exemplifies the consistent failure of organizational ethics. Find out how this case of fraud exposes the failure of organizational ethics in the modern business world.
The Unethical Bastards of ENRON: Culture of Corruption or Corruption of Our Culture?
Vincent Triola
10 Minute Or Less Read Time
An examination of the root causes of corporate corruption, using Enron as a case study. The article claims that corporations are not ethical entities, but rather profit-seeking machines that exploit people and society. The article proposes that the only way to create ethical corporations is to change their fundamental purpose and nature.
Are unethical choices deliberate or accidental?
Vincent Triola
9 Minute Or Less Read Time
The dark side of shareholder value: why business leaders deliberately or accidentally make unethical choices and how to foster ethical leadership through a shared moral code.
Did Google & Facebook Collude & Monopolize Online Business Advertising?
Vincent Triola
6 Minute Or Less Read Time
Delve into the impact of Google’s Panda and Penguin updates on eCommerce and explores the potential collusion between Google and Facebook.
Who are the Bastards of Big Tobacco Marketing?
Vincent Triola
8 Minute Or Less Read Time
An eye-opening analysis of how Big Tobacco exploits and harms children through its deceptive and aggressive marketing strategies, and how capitalism and politics create and defend the bastards of marketing who profit from death and disease. The article challenges the notion of tobacco use as a personal choice, and argues that it is a social and public health problem that requires collective action and responsibility.
How Sexism Perpetuates in Advertising: A Conflict Perspective
Vincent Triola
8 Minute Or Less Read Time
Advertising is a powerful tool for promoting sexism and social inequality. Learn how advertising messages use women as sex objects and portray them in roles lacking equal status, and how they indoctrinate both women and men with the idea of women’s inferiority. You will also learn how conflict theory can help us expose and challenge the sexist messages that are prevalent in the media and in our culture.
