Motives

Helping Your Neighbor

2016-06-21T18:56:56-05:00July 15th, 2016|Tags: , |

The Rev. Clint Schnekloth in Fayetteville, Arkansas, recently wrote an encouraging article for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette about the importance of our faith in the workplace and how our work blesses our “neighbors.” As a Lutheran pastor Clint quoted Martin Luther as saying, "If you find yourself in a work by which you accomplish something good for God, or ...

Results Can Backfire

2018-03-14T08:42:50-05:00January 12th, 2016|Tags: |

Results are important, but when management exerts too much pressure it can end badly. In a Wall Street Journal article titled “The Ethical Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs,” Professor Kirk Hanson shared a story about a Silicon Valley CEO that emphasized this point. This CEO demanded that his organization find new sources of revenue. His team complied by developing new products, but ...

Maximizing Shareholder Returns

2016-01-08T16:19:33-06:00January 6th, 2016|Tags: |

Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, was arrested for allegedly misleading investors and looting a publicly traded company. Prior to his arrest, Mr. Shkreli had become despised for raising the price of a drug that fights AIDS. According to the New York Times, Martin enraged customers when he increased the price of one pill from $13.50 to $750! ...

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