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The Business of Humanitarian Aid and Philanthropy: A Case Study
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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By using a single organization, SaveLIFE Foundation in India, as a case study, this episode of Impact explores how NGOs in emerging markets adopt b...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 1
The Bright Side to Big Data: Good Intentions and Ethical Questions
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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We wrap up our three-part series on data and privacy with a look at some ways big data can improve our communities. Technology and big data are del...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
In Debate Over Short Term Rentals, Everyone Agrees Law Must Change
From: Nina Feldman
Caption: Facade of a short term rental unit in servants quarters behind an owner occupied home
Unlicensed, short-term rentals are illegal in New Orleans, but there aren’t a lot of people getting busted for renting out their house on websites ...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Capitalism v Democracy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Timothy K. Kuhner, Credit: Georgia State University
As of the latest national elections, it costs approximately $1 billion to become president, $10 million to become a Senator, and $1 million to beco...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
All the Presidents' Bankers
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Wall Street during the Panic of 1907, Credit: Wikipedia Commons
From family friends and trusted confidants to the present day, Nomi Prins, journalist and a former managing director of Goldman Sachs, retraces the...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Trust and Economic Growth in China
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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With 30 years of growth under its belt, has China joined the ranks of "developed" economies like the United States and Japan? What are obstacles to...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
Corporations as Agents of Change
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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Can today's powerful multinational corporations be a force for social good? Should they be, and if so, how should this be implemented? Are they out...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 21:27
The New Gold Rush: How tourist rentals are affecting San Francisco’s housing market
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Can this property be legally rented to tourists?, Credit: Ben Trefny
The sharing economy in San Francisco is humming. Companies like Airbnb have figured out how to make a lot of money by using existing housing stock ...

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:40
Blowing the Whistle
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet
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Has the perception of whistleblowers changed? With high-profile cases like Edward Snowden and increased protections for those who accuse their empl...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 21:21
Doctor in Your Palm - Can Mobile Health Care Reduce Medical Bills?
From: Nancy Lin
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Digital health solutions are on the rise. Now X PRIZE Foundation is challenging innovators to create a wireless device that monitors and diagnoses ...

  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 58:27
Just Business: The Business of Art: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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The value of art is incredibly subjective. Yet selling art is big business--and displaying art can be a money pit. For insights into this complex w...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:25
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Just Business: The Business of Art: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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The value of art is incredibly subjective. Yet selling art is big business--and displaying art can be a money pit. For insights into this complex w...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 16:45
  • Purchases: 1
Second That Emotion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jeremy D. Holden
In his new book, Jeremy D. Holden draws upon his deep and diverse background of 25 years in the highest levels of advertising education and politic...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 27:59
Moral Leadership: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Consulting firms have long helped corporations make their operations more efficient and profitable, but now moral leadership is being added to the ...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 14:32
  • Purchases: 1
Moral Leadership: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Consulting firms have long helped corporations make their operations more efficient and profitable, but now moral leadership is being added to the ...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 20:40
  • Purchases: 1
Changes in the American Middle Class: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Both left and right agree that the U.S. income gap is widening. It's harder to agree on how to solve it. Fred Setterberg yearns for the solidarity ...

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 1
Changes in the American Middle Class: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Both left and right agree that the U.S. income gap is widening. It's harder to agree on how to solve it. Fred Setterberg yearns for the solidarity ...

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 14:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Business of Peace: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Is it possible to quantify peace? Australian entrepreneur Steve Killelea found a correlation between peace and business and at Stanford's Peace Inn...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 17:38
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The Business of Peace: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Is it possible to quantify peace? Australian entrepreneur Steve Killelea found a correlation between peace and business and at Stanford's Peace Inn...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 16:31
  • Purchases: 1
Competitive Ethics: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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The field of competitive intelligence illustrates the distinction we draw in our professional lives between ethics and law. Attorney Richard Horowi...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 14:46
  • Purchases: 1
Competitive Ethics: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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The field of competitive intelligence illustrates the distinction we draw in our professional lives between ethics and law. Attorney Richard Horowi...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 17:09
  • Purchases: 1
Peninsula Business “Props” for Wild Olympics Bill
From: Washington News Service
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Scores of Peninsula business owners are joining local farmers, clergy and elected officials in applauding a measure introduced Thu...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
Supply Chains, and China's Interests in Africa
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Ambassador David Shinn and NYU Professor Joshua Eisenman discuss China's economic interests in Africa, and the ethical questions these raise. Next ...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
Supply Chains, and China's Interests in Africa: Segment A
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Ambassador David Shinn and NYU Professor Joshua Eisenman discuss China's economic interests in Africa, and the ethical questions these raise. Next ...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
Supply Chain Accountability: Segment B
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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How can ethical practices be made an integral part of overseas supply chains? Here's reporter Charles Duhigg on how habits can impact the ethical b...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 14:04