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Profiles in Liberty: Douglas B. Rasmussen

Christopher Vaughan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:30:10 +0000

In an extended interview, philosopher Douglas B. Rasmussen responds to a series of questions about his life and work.

Dr. Rasmussen is a professor of philosophy at St. John’s University in New York. In addition to the books discussed in the interview, he is the author of articles in American Philosophical Quarterly, The Review of Metaphysics, International Philosophical Quarterly, and many scholarly anthologies.

Watch the interview at Dr. Stephen Hicks’s site.

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The Importance of Black Market Entrepreneurs

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:39:26 +0000

Wired Magazine interviews author Robert Neuwirth on black market entrepreneurs. The underground economy, Neuwirth says, is the second-largest economy on Earth (after the U.S.) and is a major source of innovation.

Read the interview here.

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Negotiating Gambits

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:22:22 +0000

Roger Dawson at Eyes on Sales lists eight negotiation tactics he believes are unethical, and ways to avoid and counter them. Whether these tactics are ethical or not, learning about them is useful for people on either side of a sales negotiation.

Read the article here.

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Professor Stephen Hicks Visits Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala

Christopher Vaughan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:55:38 +0000

Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s Executive Director, was invited last month to the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala to give a series of lectures on business ethics and political economy. Here is a Spanish-language interview in Siglo 21, in which Dr. Hicks discusses business ethics and entrepreneurship. Below is a video interview with Dr. Hicks conducted by Luis Figueroa on corporate social responsibility:

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Alexei Marcoux on Entrepreneurship

Christopher Vaughan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:09:38 +0000

CEE guest speaker Dr. Alexei Marcoux gives a short lecture on different conceptions of entrepreneurship in the video below:

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Robert Bradley on Green Energy and Crony Capitalism

Christopher Vaughan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:30:54 +0000

Kaizen interviewee and guest speaker Robert Bradley, Jr. talks about the connection between green energy projects and crony capitalism on the Forbes website.

Read the article here.

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CEE Interview with Federico Fernandez and Martin Sarano

Christopher Vaughan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:45:43 +0000

Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s Executive Director, talks with Federico Fernández and Martin Sarano, co-founders of Bases Foundation, on the political and economic climate in Argentina.

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Fall 2011 Guest Speakers Federico Fernandez and Martin Sarano

Christopher Vaughan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:41:23 +0000

The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship welcomes Federico Fernández and Martin Sarano to Rockford College this Thursday, October 13, from 11 am to 12:15 pm, in Scarborough 208. Fernández and Sarano will give a joint lecture entitled “Doing Business in Argentina: The current business climate and the ethical dilemmas it presents to entrepreneurs and corporations.”

Federico N. Fernández and Martin Sarano are the co-founders of Bases Foundation, a non-for-profit organization devoted to foster awareness and promote the benefits that individual freedoms bring to society. Mr. Fernández (President of Bases Foundation) is currently editing a book on Karl R. Popper which will be published in 2012. Mr. Sarano (Vice President of Bases Foundation) is a Chicago Booth MBA student and has worked in different corporate and consulting roles in various industries.

All members of the campus community are welcome to attend.

View a PDF of the flyer for Fernández and Sarano’s talk here.

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