PUBLIC INTEREST SECTION OF THE AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ETHICS INVITES YOU TO THE FOLLOWING EVENT MAKE YOUR PLANS TODAY TO ATTEND THE 28th ANNUAL ETHICS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Sunday, August 11, 2024 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Washington, DC The 28th Annual Ethics Research Symposium at the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting... Read more →

The following is the program for the 28th Annual Ethics Symposium sponsored by the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association to be held on August 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. You can register for the Symposium on the website of the American Accounting Association (https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2024/Annual-Meeting). Continuing Professional Education... Read more →

What Do Respondents Say? The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer is a score that measures the average percentage of trust in institutions like NGOs, business, government, and media. It is essentially a global measurement of trust around the world. Trust is indicated by positive sentiment expressed over time regarding a brand's... Read more →

Are Americans Ready to Become More Involved? Until recently, few Americans had heard of Vivek Ramaswamy, yet he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the U.S. A wealthy millennial entrepreneur who has never run for political office, Ramaswamy was the target of a barrage of attacks... Read more →

I have previously blogged about the concept of being “woke.” It was some time ago so rather than update it, I decided to ask ChatGPT to define the term. I asked twice and got substantially different answers each time. The answers also seem to be somewhat shallow. The best way... Read more →

Relationship to Quiet Quitting I have previously blogged about “quiet quitting.” Most people say that there have been quiet quitters for years without giving the behavior a name. Apparently, TikTok has sparked interest in this activity. In July 2022, a TikTok user with numerous followers posted that he recently learned... Read more →