Global Business Ethics

Carson Block, research director of Muddywaters, talks with Kirk O. Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics about ethical issues such as fraud, conflicts of interest, executive pay, and cozy relations with auditors and how these problems manifest in China.

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Executive Director Kirk Hanson talks with Jacqueline Fan, a partner at Ernst & Young, about corruption, bribery, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She identifies supply chain problems, financial statement fraud, and the rapid transition in the economy as ethical challenges when doing business in China.

Videos, podcasts, and articles about the practice of business ethics in China

Corporations can bring forward norms of ethical behavior across cultures

Are tax inversions fair?

Rogue tweets by company execs can damage the brand.

Advice for U.S. businesses establishing themselves in China

Summary of a panel discussion featuring C.Y. Wang, Lisa Chen, David Chen, and Michael McCune on managing ethical risk in China.

When companies in China seem too good to be true

David Chen, vice president for China Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft, and Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, discuss differing perspectives on intellectual property, piracy, and creating value.