Director of Programs at the Center for Business EthicsRobert E. McNulty is highlighted for gathering academic leaders from enemy countries India and Pakistan to engage in a panel discussion about intercultural relations, teaching, and business at the annual Global Business Ethics Symposium.
Focused on the need to grow companies in a sustainable, responsible, and ethical manner and create shared value for each stakeholder, Kent’s talk will highlight critical lessons that The Coca-Cola Company — the largest beverage company in the world and one of the most widely recognized brands — has learned on its 125-year journey: how to provide job and growth opportunities; reaching out to communities around the world; stimulating small business development; protecting vital natural resources such as water and crops; and improving women’s equality.
In response to the question of whether or not it is ethical to blame one player for a team loss, Executive Founding Director of the Center for Business Ethics Mike Hoffman asserts, "I don’t think there is anything unethical about somebody blaming a particular person or play for a loss or failure. I do think it is inappropriate or even mean-spirited to do so because nobody is going to make every single field goal they kick or every basket they shoot."
On Monday, February 6, at 2:00 p.m., the Bentley Verizon Visiting Professorship in Business Ethics will feature renowned business ethics scholar Patricia Werhane, who will explore ways businesses can respond to pressures to globalize without losing their integrity.
Michael Hoffman, founding Executive Director of the Center for Business Ethics, wins the Ceeman Champions Award for outstanding achievement in responsible management education.
Dawn-Marie Driscoll, a Cape Coral resident and Executive Fellow at the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University discusses the organization Shoes for the Cure and the nonprofit world, revealing that it is not always what is seems.