Dean Robert L. Joss discusses the loss of trust in many business and finance organizations and the role that business schools can play in addressing this problem.

Tagged: ethics, On Campus, Business

With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases. Now, thanks to social networking sites, they can also share that information with family, friends and even strangers on the Internet. This sounds relatively harmless, but according to Stanford bioethicists, sharing genetic information online raises a host of ethical questions.

Tagged: ethics, genetics, Human Health, Medicine

Is the baby a boy or girl? Few things are harder for new parents than hearing their doctor say, "I don't know." Katrina Karkazis, a medical anthropologist at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, has been examining the conflicts and struggles around treating intersex conditions.

Tagged: ethics, gender

WHEN A CORPORATE SCANDAL throws a company into crisis or even destroys it, many onlookers’ reaction is that the people involved must have been immoral. Yet it’s easier than most people realize for ordinary, well-meaning people to get caught up in activities they should have known were wrong. Stanford researchers discuss how to create a structure that reduces the chances of cheating.

Tagged: ethics, Public Service, Business

While nanotechnology has enormous potential, its possible effects on society are a focus of persistent controversy. These matters are of such concern in the field of nanotechnology, as opposed to other technologies, because the enormous projected benefits conceivably conceal substantial ills.

 

 

Tagged: ethics, nanotechnology, On Campus, Public Service, Education, Engineering