Raytheon Lectureship in Business Ethics
Upcoming:Howard Putnam
Chappell | Swainson | Bodaken | Quigley | George | Benjamin | Seidman | Eskew | Mulcahy | Gorelick | Gilmartin | Ruettgers
Ethics in business is about so much more than just following the rules. Fundamentally, it is a matter of creating the right culture in our organizations, so that people have the ability and support to make decisions that are not only effective but consistent with the values and principles we hold dear. Raytheon has worked very hard in establishing an ethical business culture that is accepted by our employees and woven into the fabric of the ways in which we work. Our continued growth and profitability depend on it.
Raytheon has supported the Center of Business Ethics at Bentley University for many years and our sponsorship of its Lectureship in Business Ethics is an important commitment for the company. We recognize the enormous value of the leadership given by the center for over 30 years, to promote ethical business practices and cultures in the United States and around the world. And ethical leadership — illuminating and inspiring conduct that is instinctively ethical — is what the Raytheon Lectureship in Business Ethics is about. The series brings to Bentley University highly respected corporate leaders of companies that have a manifest and deep-rooted commitment to doing business in the right way. They will share insights and ideas and engage in discussion about how the business community can and should achieve ethical excellence. I look forward to many fine lectures.
William H. Swanson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Raytheon Company
Raytheon has supported CBE’s corporate leader lecture series since 2003, taking over from Sears, Roebuck and Co., which sponsored the event from its inauguration in 1998. An organization’s ethical tone and culture are set from the very top, by the words and actions of the CEO, senior management and the board of directors. This lecture series brings exemplary CEOs and leading executives to Bentley, to share their insights on how to inspire ethical excellence and — to paraphrase former SEC chairman, William Donaldson — how to make ethical conduct part of the organization’s “moral DNA.”
After each lecture, we publish a monograph and past editions may be viewed below.
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November 3, 2009
Turbulence is Inevitable...Misery is Optional: Ethics and integrity are your greatest assets in good times and in crisis.
Howard Putnam
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines and former CEO of Braniff International
Putnam Flyer
April 7, 2009
Goodness In Business.
Tom Chappell
Co-founder and CEO, Tom's of Maine
Chappell Monograph
October 7, 2008
Back from the Brink: Rebuilding A Company After A Near Fatal Ethics Breakdown
John A. Swainson
CEO, CA, Inc.
Video of Lecture
Lecture Monograph
March 25, 2008
Playing Fair: Balancing Business Imperatives With Healthcare Needs
Bruce Bodaken
Chairman, President and CEO, Blue Shield of Calif.
Video of Lecture
Lecture Monograph
September 25, 2007
Trust - An Essential Asset: Creating Individual and
Corporate Value
James H. Quigley
CEO, Delloite & Touche USA LLP
Lecture Monograph
March 28, 2007
In Search of Ethical True North
William W. George
Former Chairman and CEO, Medtronic Inc.
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
October 25, 2006
Rebuilding Trust after a Corporate Crisis
Lawrence S. Benjamin
CEO, U.S. Food Service
Lecture Monograph
March 28, 2006
The Power of How: Achieving Enduring Success Through Ethics
Dov Seidman
Founder, Chairman and CEO — LRN
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
October 6, 2005
The Ethics of Globalization: Oxymoron or Path to Peace and Prosperity?
Michael L. Eskew
Chairman and CEO
UPS
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
April 12, 2005
Social Responsibility: Building a Culture of Strong Ethics, Good Deeds and Smart Business
Anne Mulcahy
Chairman and CEO
Xerox Corporation
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
October 14, 2004
Keepers of the Corporate Conscience: The Role of the Board in Ethical Oversight
Jamie S. Gorelick
Board Member
United Technologies Corporation
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
November 10, 2003
Ethics and the Corporate Culture
Raymond V. Gilmartin
President and CEO
Merck & Co. Inc.
Lecture Monograph
Video of Lecture
October 8, 2003
The Integrity of Management and the Management of Integrity
Michael C. Ruettgers
Executive Chairman
EMC Corporation
Lecture Monograph
For more information, contact the Center for Business Ethics at 781.891.2981.
