Whether the “build back better” schemes will actually improve citizens’ lives, as the governments imply, depends on the definition of “better.”
Jaana Woiceshyn
Jaana Woiceshyn taught business ethics and competitive strategy for over 30 years at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, where she is now an emerita professor.How to Be Profitable and Moral” is her first solo-authored book.
Visit her website at profitableandmoral.com.
“Woke” CEOs
Why CEOs go “woke”—and why they shouldn’t.
Why Do Canadians Pay So Much for Cell Phone Service?
Telecom companies’ “greed” for profits and the alleged price fixing is not the real reason for the high prices of their services in Canada.
The False Ideal of Equity
The false standard of equity leads to bad outcomes for everyone. The standard should not be equity but justice.
Should Business Fight Climate Change and Inequality?
The Hazards of Embracing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Goals
Taking Wage Subsidies and Paying Dividends: Is it Moral?
Is it moral to take wage subsidies from the government while being profitable and paying dividends?
“Sweatshops” are Good for the Planet—and People
Producing and consuming fast fashion and other sweatshop products is a win-win scenario for human flourishing: consumers get inexpensive products, workers and their employers prosper, working conditions improve and pollution diminishes, the planet gets greener, and the brands profit.
How Does One Apply Rational Egoism in a Mixed Economy, Welfare State?
While the welfare state cannot be transformed into a free-market system overnight, businesspeople can help by speaking up (in forums open to them) when restrictions on freedom of business are being proposed by government and other groups.
Introduction to How to Be Profitable and Moral By Jaana Woiceshyn
An excerpt from the Introduction to How to Be Profitable and Moral By Jaana Woiceshyn.
Art Gallery Demonstrates The Virtue of Independence
If there is a lesson to be learned from the economic lockdowns governments around the world started imposing on businesses in an attempt to contain the coronavirus pandemic, it is the importance of independence.
Clarity About Business Ethics
Altruism is not the only moral code; there is an alternative that facilitates long-term profit maximization.
To Recover From Economic Lockdowns Embrace Laissez-Faire Capitalism
If we want to recover from the pandemic and the devastation of the government lockdowns, we must embrace the freedom-restoring solution: capitalism.
Why The Government Should Leave Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple Alone
Antitrust legislation is an example of the government’s improper use of political power.
Net-Zero Carbon Plans Against Fossil Fuels Ignore Reality
The Canadian government’s net-zero 2050 plan has been aptly criticized for not being feasible because it ignores reality: the lack of necessary technology and the increasing demand for affordable and reliable energy in developing countries around the world.
The Marxist Attack on Business in the Media and the Streets
Although the ideas behind the attacks on business are often not explicitly labeled as Marxist, that is what they are.
Kudos to Trader Joe’s
By rejecting unfounded accusations and standing by its products and their marketing, Trader Joe’s (and indirectly, its customers) displayed all of them—and therefore has earned the designation as a corporate hero.
A Crucial Choice for Business: Conform to Social Pressure or Defend Freedom?
Business—and the rest of us—cannot afford to conform to social pressure but must find the courage to speak up and defend freedom.
Forbes and Cancel Culture vs. Capitalism
Abandoning objectivity—factual reporting—and spreading misinformation, no matter how popular, is not in media companies’ self-interest in the long term.
Businesses Cannot Eradicate The Collectivism of Racism with ‘Reverse Racism’
Only in a society where individual rights are recognized and the government’s sole role is to protect them, will racism be eradicated.
The Creep of Authoritarianism
Why are the governments dictating when and how the economy can re-open?
To Dream The Fossil Fuel Free Dream
Pandemic or not, the dream of abandoning fossil fuels is just a dream—a suicidal one
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