Videos on Ethics
For years, Paul Zak has been conducting research on the relationship between how our brains are structured and our morally oriented behavior, particularly as these relate to trust. He identified the hormone oxytocin as a key player in the trust process. In the following Ted Talk, Zak provides a snap shot of his work. (For greater detail, read Paul Zak, Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy.)
Linda Trevino has been a leader in code of conduct research. In this video, she talks about teaching business ethics. (Click on the picture.)
In the following excerpt Wholesale Foods founder John Mackey speaks with Edward Freeman, the originator of the stakeholder theory of the corporation, about profit and the purposes of a business. (Double click on the video to start and pause it.)