Society for Business Ethics

The Society for Business Ethics is a non-profit organization established in 1980 to promote the advancement and understanding of ethics in business. Its mission is to provide a forum in which moral, legal, empirical, and philosophical issues of business ethics may be openly discussed and analyzed. Members include scholars and professionals from several countries with a common interest in research, teaching, or the application of ethical principles to business management. The society sponsors a scholarly journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, publishes a newsletter, and hosts an annual conference. Members receive online access to the journal, the newsletter, and a number of scholarly books and conference proceedings as benefits of membership.

Objectives

The Society for business ethics strives to:

Promote the study of business ethics
Provide a forum in which moral, legal, empirical, and philosophical issues of business ethics may be openly discussed and analyzed
Provide a means by which those interested in and concerned with business ethics may exchange ideas
Promote research and scholarship through the regular publication of the journal Business Ethics Quarterly
Promote the improvement of the teaching of business ethics in universities and organizations
Foster a better understanding between college and university administrators and those engaged in teaching and research in the field of business ethics
Help develop ethical business organizations
Develop and maintain a friendly and cooperative relationship among teachers, researchers, and practitioners in the field of business and organizational ethics

Presidents

The following persons have been president of the society:

1980 Richard De George, Thomas Donaldson (ethicist), Pat Werhane
1981 Thomas Donaldson (ethicist)
1982 Pat Werhane
1983 Ken Goodpaster
1984 Richard De George
1985 Richard De George, Thomas Donaldson (ethicist), Manny Velasquez
1986 Thomas Donaldson (ethicist)
1987 Manny Velasquez
1988 Norman Bowie
1989 Mike Hoffman
1990 Bill Frederick
1991 Lisa Newton
1992 Jennifer Moore
1993 Leo Ryan
1994 R. Edward Freeman
1995 Thomas W. Dunfee
1996 Laura Nash
1997 John Boatright
1998 Archie Carroll
1999 George Brenkert
2000 John Dienhart
2001 Laura Hartman
2002 Daryl Koehn
2003 Donna Wood
2004 Dennis Moberg
2005
2006 Edwin Hartman
2007 Richard Nielsen
2008 Robert Allen Phillips
2009 Joanne Ciulla
2010 Ian Maitland
2011 Denis Arnold
2012 Ron Duska
2013 Brian Husted
Present: Joe Desjardins

Publications

The society publishes:

Business Ethics Quarterly, 1991-present
The Ruffin Series of the Society for Business Ethics
Society For Business Ethics Newsletter, 1989-present
Spiritual Goods: Faith Traditions and the Practice of Business, 2001
Conscience and Corporate Culture, by Kenneth Goodpaster

Annual meetings

Meetings of the society are held in August, generally in conjunction with the meetings of the Academy of Management. Information about the upcoming annual conference appears in the society's newsletter.

External links

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