About this site and the author

Dear readers

Welcome to my blog!

I hope that you will find the discussions on this blog to be informative, interesting and stimulating.

Introducing this site
The objective of this blog is to stimulate debate in relation to a range ethical issues relating to business.

Amongst other issues, I would like to address the following topics on this site:

• ethical investing;
• labor relations and practices;
• environmental practices;
• product quality and safety;
• corporate honesty and integrity;
• legal issues and compliance;
• sales and marketing practices;
• product quality and safety;
• corporate governance; and
• ethics at work.

My objective is to post two articles per week, one on Tuesday and the other on Friday. The Tuesday articles will focus on singular-post topics, and aim to provide specific comment on current events relating to business ethics.

In contrast, Friday articles will link together to form a series of discussions based around a broad ethical issue. Friday articles, therefore, will focus less on current news and affairs and will focus more around the general principles of ethical business practices.

The intention of this site is to be interactive and to promote discussion and debate. Accordingly, I cordially invite all readers to express their thoughts, ideas and comments in relation to the issues raised in the discussion. 

 

Australian kangaroo   Boesong tea plantation

(The above picture shows sitting next to a kangaroo at an animal park in Brisbane, Australia (left) and with Korean friends at the Boesong Tea Plantation in Boesong, South Korea (right))

Introducing the author
Hi, my name is Andrew.

I’m a former Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and I currently work as an English teacher in South Korea.

In 1998, I graduated from Deakin University in Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce. After graduation I worked within the accounting profession for seven years, during which time I became a CPA.

In 2005, I left Australia and commenced employment as an English teacher in South Korea. I now live a rural area in the central part of South Korea and teach in public middle schools.

I thoroughly hope that you find the discussions on this blog to be both interesting and stimulating.
 
Cheers

Andrew

7 Responses to “About this site and the author”

  1. Jim Keady Says:
    July 2nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Andrew,

    Check out http://www.myspace.com/behindtheswoosh for some news stories and a short film about Nike’s sweatshops. Not much has changed, unfortunately, I just got back from a research trip in Indonesia about 4 weeks ago and was there in January as well.

    Peace, Jim Keady

  2. Andrew Says:
    July 4th, 2008 at 7:08 am

    Wow, thanks for this, Jim!

    I particularly loved the video of your interview in Sydney, about how your time in Indonesia and the conditions workers faced whilst living there.

    I guess you’ve answered the question in my post - “Can Nike be Trusted?” From, your video, the answer is a big fat NO.

    Cheers

    Andrew

  3. digglit Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    business ethics newsAbout this site and the author

  4. Jeong hyeon seon Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    hi~~^^
    l’m jeong hyeon seon teacher.
    nice to meet you!
    l want to know you. and I want to talk with you more. lol
    you are a hard worker.
    because you have a nice blog.
    see you next time.

    Peace in your mind !

    ★ Dream your wildest dreams and you will live a wild life ★

  5. drew Says:
    September 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Thanks Jeong Hyeon Seon,

    I hope to know you more as well.

    Cheers

    Andrew

  6. Candy Says:
    October 28th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Hello Andrew,

    I am candy from a local business school in Singapore. My nationality is Myanmar.. I find your website very useful and tought-provoking. Your lifestyle really inspires me. ( with diverse backgrounds and living in diverse countries and then having a fulfilling career as a teacher ), I also have a dream of migrating to Australia for a better life.. Hope i can have some advices from u as well…
    Have a good day ahead
    Candy

  7. Rebekah Donaldson Says:
    October 28th, 2008 at 2:35 am

    Hi Andrew - many thanks for your insights posted at the Red On Markting blog; I’ve responded at http://blog.b2bcommunications.com/2008/10/21/business-ethics-talk/.

    Thanks again.

    Rebekah Donaldsons last blog post..Business ethics discussion continues online

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