Hana Callaghan is the director of the Government Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the author of Campaign Ethics, A Field Guide. The opinions expressed herein are her own.

The teachings of Iglesia Ni Cristo ask its followers to demonstrate their faith by complying with God's commandments. Faith is therefore imbued with accountability—to themselves, their conscience, and ...

The most important influence on ethical behavior in the workplace is overall company culture, which determines whether employees are valued or belittled and whether stakeholders are treated with trust ...

When managers are unethical, employees will emulate the bad behavior. Eventually, the unethical environment will hinder business. For example, if managers take credit for subordinates' work, some ...

One can scarcely open the newspaper without finding examples of smart, well-educated people who have behaved in ethically challenged ways: for example, Bernard Madoff and the numerous investment ...

Every decision we make, whether consciously or unconsciously, is informed by our ethical values, including those in business. While ethics has always been emphasized in the finance classes I’ve taken, ...

Financial services firms seeking to evaluate and improve their risk management programs often find that defining, encouraging and monitoring ethical behavior is one of the most difficult undertakings ...

What traits do ethical leaders share? Ask most people that question and they’ll start listing terms like “integrity,” “honesty,” “fairness,” “trustworthiness,” “compassion,” and so on. Not long after ...

As science innovation has progressed, and as we celebrate what that means, a new and urgent need exists. As citizens of the world, we all have a responsibility to think morally and ethically about ...

If you’re a solopreneur, you won’t need a code of ethics or a code of conduct; the ethical values you abide by are internal. However, things change once you hire employees who may have different ideas ...

In late September I sent evidence to Mike Jenson, chief compliance officer for IU, that President Pamela Whitten violated the code of ethical conduct. On Oct. 17, 2025, Jenson replied with “We are ...