During social interaction, we evaluate and make decisions about each other’s behaviour and actions. However, factors underlying this decision making can be complex, and are often non-transparent to ...

Moral decision-making can be influenced by situational factors that one does not anticipate. A recent study asked people moral questions on a computer screen, with their mouse cursor rigged to move ...

Moral decision-making can be influenced by situational factors that one does not anticipate. A recent study asked people moral questions on a computer screen, with their mouse cursor rigged to move ...

Moral rules are rigid. The 10 Commandments of the Bible’s Old Testament, for example, include unambiguous prohibitions, such as, “Thou shalt not kill.” Similarly, Kant’s categorical imperative is ...

Conceptual illustration of the ethical dilemma in the experiement. When making ethical decisions, university students appear to prioritize fairness and the fate of the worst-off over either reducing ...

On March 26, 2014, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Executive Director Kirk O. Hanson spoke to an international meeting of the InterAction Council, an association of former presidents and prime ...

The digital revolution impacted all aspects of people's lives, including leadership. As a result, how leaders communicate with their teams and the public is more transparent and accessible than ever.

The Markkula Center’s Framework for Ethical Decision Making (which includes a brief discussion of what ethics is--and is not) is a quick way to prepare students to tackle different case studies, and ...