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Asking More Commentary: Perspectives from Mendoza College of Business

Message from the new Mendoza College Dean: Our unwavering mission

by Roger D. Huang

March 12, 2013

Since the business school at Notre Dame was founded, we have had one mission: to be a force for good. Read More

New trends in business in line with Catholic social teaching

by Oliver F. Williams, CSC

February 19, 2013

The new understanding of business is as a socially responsible political actor in the global economy. Read More

A marketing approach to gun control

by Kevin D Bradford

January 30, 2013

Manufacturers should be held to account for safeguarding the sales channels for guns. Read More

Even senior leaders need to mind their people skills

by Ed Conlon

November 16, 2012

Senior managers who lack interpersonal skills cannot function well in top management teams. Read More

The UN Global Compact and doing the right thing

by Oliver F. Williams, CSC

August 16, 2012

The Global Compact, almost 12 years old, has put the "moral squeeze" on business leadership on a global scale. Read More

Greek Tragedy in Happy Valley

by Thomas Harvey

June 11, 2012

The Penn State scandal provides lessons for all nonprofit boards. Read More

The Challenge of Making a Clean Break

by Mike Mannor

March 2, 2012

The News International case illustrates how family, loyalty and paradoxical biases can keep organizations from making a clean break from past ethics issues. Read More

Boardroom Advice: Applying Assessment and Development

by Thomas Harvey

October 20, 2011

For-profit trustees often don't bring the same emphasis on strategic planning they hold for their organizations when they join non-profit boards, but self-assessment is just as vital. Read More

Ethics Now: When the worst is done, intended or not

by Ann E. Tenbrunsel

January 17, 2011

Unethical decisions that result in devastating consequences are sometimes due to ethical "blindspots" rather than deliberate intentions, according to Tenbrunsel's research. Read More

The 'Four Horsemen' rules that nonprofits need to heed

by Thomas Harvey

November 22, 2010

Nonprofit organizations can improve their public images by paying attention to these four areas. Read More