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Is it wrong for NBA Players to flop? I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown tired of seeing grown men flop to fool referees into believing they have been fouled when they didn’t even get touched by the offending player. Yet, it happens multiple times during every basketball playoff... Read more →

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Tags: basketball fouls, business ethics, ethics sage, flopping in NBA, Instagram, social media, sports ethics, sportsmanship, Steven Mintz, workplace ethics

The Ethics of ‘DeflateGate’

05/20/2015

Did the Punishment fit the Crime? I have read all kinds of rationalizations as to why the “DeflateGate” scandal is much ado about nothing. Other teams cheat, the saying goes, including in the 1985 and 1986 NFL seasons when S.F. 49er legendary coach, Bill Walsh, allegedly, instigated a problem with... Read more →

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Tags: business ethics, DeflateGate, ethical practices in sports, ethics sage, integrity in sports, sports ethics, Steven Mintz

05/13/2015

Does Compliance with Laws and Regulations create an Ethical Culture: Lessons from Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Whistle-Blower Provisions of Dodd-Frank and Financial Statement Restatements I recently read a report by Audit Analytics that indicates the proportion of corporate financial restatements that had no impact on the bottom line was 59% in... Read more →

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Tags: accounting ethics, business ethics, Dodd-Frank, ethical practices in business, ethics of whistle-blowing, ethics sage, financial reporting Audit Analytics, internal control, Steven Mintz

Does Laughter in the Workplace Increase Productivity and Job Satisfaction?

05/06/2015

Is Laughter the best medicine for Ethical Behavior? This blog is dedicated to my “significant other” who always tells me to laugh more. She is always laughing, even at asinine commercials…at least I think their stupid. It does make think, however, whether I would be happier if I laugh more.... Read more →

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