by Jaana Woiceshyn A graduate student once told me that he was feeling anxious about disagreeing with his supervisor about …
How mistaken moral views explain bad economics
by Jaana Woiceshyn Morality poses the question: For what purpose should I live and how? Economics studies how to organize …
Beneficiaries vs. “victims” of capitalism?
by Jaana Woiceshyn I recently did an interesting tour of the Carrie Furnaces, a national historic site of a former …
Which is more important: Creating wealth or “giving back”?
by Jaana Woiceshyn Last week I attended an awards gala called “Rising Stars.” It was organized by Canada’s Oilweek magazine …
The power of entrepreneurship: Report from Vietnam
by Jaana Woiceshyn What can we learn about entrepreneurship from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a communist dictatorship, you may …
Greenpeace admits to deception: Why business must defend itself
by Jaana Woiceshyn Business is under continual attack, by environmentalist and other NGOs, helped by Hollywood celebrities and often hostile …
Businesspeople are producers, not predators
Businesspeople (particularly, businessmen) are the favorite villains of Hollywood. The latest piece of evidence: the newly released movie Gold, starring …
Why do we fear capitalism?
My MBA students have been discussing alternative social systems as context of business in my business ethics class. While most …
Keys to innovation
As David Akin writes in the Financial Post, the Canadian government has tried, through science policy, tax incentives and other …