News & Events
Big Questions Update
Following an extended collaboration between the Institute and the South Bend, IN PBS affiliate WNIT, we are pleased to announce that the television program Big Questions will be airing in the Michiana region beginning April 8. The show combines documentaries focusing on topics ranging from microlending in Bangladesh to recidivism in a Michigan women's jail with engaging in-studio discussion that draws upon the expertise of several DePaul professors, including the Institute's Patricia Werhane.
For more information and episode previews, please visit AskingBigQuestions.com
20th Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference
DePaul University is pleased to host the ...
20th Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference
October 17-19, 2013 - Chicago, IL
The conference will address topics in all areas of business and professional ethics. A combination of formats will be used to address critical ethical issues.
Theme:
“Business Ethics in the 21st Century: The Globalization of Corporate Responsibilities"
This year we particularly encourage panels, presentations, or case studies that focus on global issues related to the following questions: What models should companies and managers develop for corporate governance in an increasingly global economy? How can companies market to the vast majority of the world that is in abject poverty? Can they address the issues of poverty and disease in less developed countries while continuing to be fiscally responsible? What is the role of entrepreneurs in these new markets?
Keynote Addresses:
Today’s corporate leaders will address current ethical challenges in management decision-making.
Panel Sessions:
Academic scholars teamed with men and women in business discuss timely, cutting edge problems and solutions concerning ethics and ethical decision making in business.
Concurrent Sessions:
Innovative research and scholarship on all areas of business and professional ethics are presented through formal, academic papers
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are looking for business professionals, academics, and young scholars that have an interest in and commitment to the study and discussion of business and professional ethics. Final proposals will be selected through a blind referee process.
We require a one-page proposal , including an abstract.
We are actively seeking proposals which:
· Address important issues in the field of business and professional ethics.
· Reflect timely, cutting edge insight
· Represent collaboration between academic and business professionals (including practical case studies).
Continuing our custom, a Dean’s Award is presented for the best paper, and a special award will be presented to the best young scholar’s paper.
E-mail Panel Proposals or Paper Abstracts to:
Proposal Due…… May 1, 2013
Decision Date…… June 14, 2013
Confirmation of Attend. Expected by… July 12, 2013
Completed Paper for Publication Consideration Due… Dec 1, 2013
October 17-19, 2013
The conference will begin at 10:00am on Thursday, October 17 and will end at noon on Saturday, October 19. The Conference will be held at DePaul's Loop Campus and the Standard Club, in the heart of downtown Chicago.
The conference registration fee of $315.00 includes two light breakfasts, two lunches, one reception, and conference publications.
Rooms will be available at The Standard Club and Hilton Chicago.
For reservations and information:
The Standard Club
320 South Plymouth Court
(312) 427-9100
Hilton Chicago
720 S. Michigan Ave
(312) 922- 4400
When making reservations please inform the reservationist that you are attending the DePaul University Ethics Conference.
Thanks to the Vincentian Conference Committee:
Patricia Werhane, DePaul University, pwerhane@depaul.edu
Marilynn Fleckenstein, Niagara University, mpf@niagara.edu
Victoria Shoaf, St. John’s University, shoafv@stjohns.edu
Patrick Flanagan, St. John’s University, flanagap@stjohns.edu
All questions and concerns should be directed to Summer Brown at sbrown15@depaul.edu or 312-362-8786
Register at: http://vincentianethicsconference.eventbrite.com/
Professor Laura Hartman in FastCompany Magazine
Read here.
Ron Nahser Interviewed in the Chicago Tribune
Senior Wicklander Fellow Ron Nahser recently spoke with the Tribune on the "true cost of outsourcing," read it here: link
Professor Werhane Interviewed in the Chicago Tribune
On Sunday the Chicago Tribune published an interview with the Institute's Professor Patricia Werhane on the role of ethics in companies. To read it, please follow the link.
Event Announcement
The IBPE will present a talk by Leila Janah —CEO of Samasource—on Wednesday May 30th from 4pm-5pm. Samasource is a non for profit that links women, youth and refugees living in poverty with tech clients such as LinkedIn and Intuit. You can view her TED talk here. The talk will take place at 1 East Jackson Blvd. in room 8010. Info: sbrown15@depaul.edu
Resource
Professor Werhane recently gave a talk—on business ethics, trust and Goldman Sachs—at the Investment Management Consultants Association, click to listen.
Going to Poland
The Institute’s managing director Professor Werhane is also this year the president of the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics, or I.S.B.E.E., which meets in Warsaw, Poland in July. Also traveling east are Professor Mollie Painter-Morland, Kim Clark and Mat Newman. For more on the conference.
Professor Werhane on the G8 Summit
Professor Werhane recently spoke about the upcoming G8 summit to be held here in Chicago: here's the video.
Call for Papers
The 19th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, sponsored by the Vincentian Universities of the United States and to be held at Niagara University, is now accepting submissions for the October 24-26 meeting. For more information, please visit their website: Niagara.edu/ethics
I.B.P.E. Executive Director Patricia Werhane Interviewed on Self-Worth and Recidivism
Inside Higher Ed interviewed the Institute’s Patricia Werhane on self-worth and recidivism in conjunction with “A Fresh Start”—a short documentary that examines a rehabilitation program in Benton Harbor, Michigan. To listen to the program, click here.
Social Venture Business Plan Competition (UPDATE!)
Training for this competiion is available and will take place on February 2 from 3:30-5:00 at the DePaul Center. Here's the schedule:
1. Background Context on Haiti and Description of The Competition: Prof. Laura Hartman, Special Assistant to the President for Haiti Initiatives and Vincent de Paul Professor of Business Ethics, Department of Management
2. The Nature and Establishment of a Social Business: Prof. Patricia Werhane, Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics, Director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, and Professor, Department of Philosophy
3. How to Develop a Business Plan: Prof. Scott Kelley, Assistant Vice-President for Vincentian Scholarship in the Office of Mission and Values and Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Please RSVP to: lhartman@depaul.edu
IBPE, in conjunction with the Grameen Creative Lab, is proud to announce the Social Venture Business Plan competition where DePaul students are encouraged to design a replicable modal of a social business that creates at least ten jobs for individuals living in poverty. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2012. For more information (including content and funding) please click here or you can e-mail Professor Laura Hartman at lhartman@depaul.edu with additional questions.