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GoodBusiness - an online journal

GoodBusiness, the online journal of The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, features expert articles on timely management topics. Members receive a summary of each new issue by e-mail. The current edition is entitled Doing Business in China—The Ethical Landscape. It features eight thought-provoking articles on this timely topic.

National Survey of CEOs on Business Ethics - a biennial survey

In this section you will see the findings of our National Survey of CEOs on Business Ethics, conducted in 2007 throughout the United States with responses from 293 CEOs of large corporations. The results were released in spring 2008.

Leaders on Ethics - a new book edited by John Knapp
             Real-World Perspectives on Today's Business Challenges

Leaders on Ethics book coverLeaders on Ethics is a collection of first-hand presentations by CEOs and other nationally known executives, originally given to their peers during discussion forums at The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.  In addressing subjects ranging from marketing with a conscience to promoting workplace diversity to dealing with the implications of globalization, these leaders provide a wide variety of perspectives on the ethics of leadership.  Along the way, they reveal successes and failures and present lessons learned in navigating the tumultuous waters of today's society.

The following are among the leaders who share their experiences in facing - and facing down - ethical dilemmas and challenges:

  • James Copeland, recently retired chairman and CEO of Deloitte & Touche, discusses ethics in public accounting and the uncertain future of big accounting firms.
  • Debra Waller, chairman and CEO of Jockey International, on the ethics of using sexual images to sell apparel to young people.
  • Jack Ward, chairman and CEO of Russell Corporation, on the challenge of managing workforce diversity.
  • Deval Patrick, former executive VP, corporate secretary and general counsel of The Coca-Cola Company, former general counsel of Texaco, and now the governor of Massachusetts, on globalization and corporate accountability.
  • Karen Katen, president of Pfizer Human Health and vice chairman of Pfizer, on ethical issues in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Ed Zinbarg, retired chief investment officer and chief administrative officer of Prudential Life Insurance Company, on what businesses can learn about ethics from the world's major religions.
  • John Wieland, founder and CEO of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, on the ethical challenges he encountered in developing an entrepreneurial firm.
  • Steve Odland, chairman and CEO of The Office Depot and chair of the corporate governance task force of Business Roundtable, on what corporations are learning about best practices in ethical governance.

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