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ENRON: 10 Years AfterMillennials in the Workplace | A Discussion hosted by Karen Newman

Millennials Special Feature

The Millennials
This month we focus on Millennials in the Workplace, especially as they relate to their "Boomer" Bosses.

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Robert A. Giacalone, Ph.D. to Join the Institute for Enterprise Ethics Faculty

The Institute for Enterprise Ethics at the Daniels College of Business, the University of Denver is very pleased to announce to our friends and supporters that Robert A. Giacalone, Ph.D. has been named the new Daniels Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics and will be an important addition to the Institute for Enterprise Ethics faculty.

Dr. Giacalone was recently Professor of Human Resource Management at the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University and has served as the Surtman Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He is a recognized expert on behavioral business ethics, workplace spirituality and the role of changing values in organizational life, and has served as a consultant to many organizations in the public and private sectors.  More...


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The University of Denver and Mr. Reiman

Daniels College of BusinessOn April 14, 2013, Mr. Scott Reiman, a major benefactor to the Daniels College of Business and member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees signed an administrative order with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding allegations of insider trading.

Based on information uncovered by the Trustee Affairs Committee of the Board, and the nature of the agreement Mr. Reiman signed, the Board determined that Mr. Reiman “has violated no standards of legal or ethical conduct to which the Trustees hold themselves." Consequently, Mr. Reiman will continue to serve as a trustee and the University will continue to display the Reiman name on the institutions he has supported.

Click here to see what some observers think about this decision and add you own thoughts to the discussion.

What's New

Apple: Tax Villain or Tax Hero?

Institute for Enterprise Ethics, Apple TaxesOn Apple has been vilified over the past several weeks for paying very little, if any taxes on the $74 B of profits earned outside and not repatriated to the United States. As reported in the Wall Street Journal of May 21, 2013, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO defended this fact by saying:  “…we pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar." According to the Wall Street Journal, The company reportedly paid $2.5B  and set aside another $4.4B for taxes in 2011 and said it could have paid even less if it had employed certain provisions of the tax code to protect even more of their earnings from US taxes.

So, is Apple a tax villain or a tax hero? more...

The Ethics Risk Assessment

Institute for Enterprise Ethics, Risk AssessmentWhat are the signals that an organization is more or less vulnerable to ethical breaches? What are the indications that a bit more scrutiny may be warranted in monitoring the ethical behavior of the organization? What red or even yellow flags should suggest that a more formal assessment of the organization’s ethical risk profile might be in order? Click here for more.
Jamie Dimon's Vote

Institute for Enterprise Ethics, DimonThe JP Morgan Chase Board of Directors voted recently by a significant margin to allow Jamie Dimon to retain both the CEO and the Board Chairman positions.  Mr. Dimon’s most powerful argument for keeping the two jobs as reported in the May 8, 2013 Wall Street Journal, was that “this is what I enjoy”. The other possibility he proffered as reported in the Wall Street Journal on May 11, 2013 in response to a question of what the downside was if the vote didn’t go the way he wanted and Mr. Dimon said: “one thing would be I might leave.” So, in the end, all is well on the JP Morgan playing field and Jamie won’t have to take his ball (and bat and bases) and go home.  For more and to share your opinion click here.

Sustainability in the Boardroom

Institute for Enterprise Ethics, NACD“By the end of 2012, 53 percent of the companies on the S&P 500Index had published sustainability reports….”  And, over 80 of the world’s largest global companies are piloting integrated reporting combining both financial and non-financial performance reporting in a single document. It appears the pressure is on. What does this mean for boards of directors? According to the NACD it means “more scrutiny, more disclosure and more audits” as directors work to protect all the companies assets not just for today, but for tomorrow also.  

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