Thanks, Walter. Most helpful.
Donna J. Cunningham, J.D.
Assoc. Prof of Management
Langdale College of Business
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
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Walter Hutchens wrote:
>The radio show This American Life has aired a couple of episodes on the
>financial crisis that are very helpful in connecting the dots among
>subprime lending, collateralized debt obligations to global financial
>crisis. Listeners hear voices of people who 1) took out liar loans 2)
>originated those loans, earning fat commissions and 3) packaged those
loans
>and sold them on to others. The decisions of each person to do their
part
>and not worry about the consequences beyond their own pecuniary
interests
>seem fertile grounds for talking about ethics, incentives, regulation .
. .
>
>Giant Pool of Money, This American Life, May 9, 2008.
>http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=355
>
>Another Frightening Show About the Economy, This American Life, Oct. 3,
2008
>http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=365
>
>I¹m teaching a course on the financial crisis right now and would be
glad to
>talk with you about it.
>
>Regards,
>Walter
>
>Walter Hutchens
>Chair, Dept. of Economics and Business
>Whitworth University
>300 West Hawthorne Road
>Spokane, Washington 99251
>(509) 777-4442 office
>(509) 777-3723 fax
>(509) 280-4922 mobile
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>http://www.walterhutchens.net/
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>
>On 01 09 2009 7:32 AM, "Steve Salbu" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For years now, I¹ve used books like Liar¹s Poker and Monkey Business to
>>> discuss some ethical issues related to finance in my Business Ethics
MBA
>>> course. Recent events suggest there are likely some great readings,
etc.,
>>> that are very topical for such a session on ethics in financial
services. If
>>> anyone has already found/used some new things since the bottom fell
out,
>>> could you please share your ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Steve Salbu
>>> Dean and Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. Chair
>>> College of Management
>>> Georgia Institute of Technology
>>> 800 W. Peachtree St., NW
>>> Atlanta, GA 30308-0520
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