Bentley College Goes Global with Business Ethics Workshop For Educators in Spain.International Faculty Immerse Themselves in Business Ethics business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues, such as a company's obligation to be honest with its customers, to broader social Training June 18 - 22 at Universidad Pontifica Comillas WALTHAM, Mass. -- Select international faculty will gather at the Bentley Global Business Ethics Workshop June 18 - 22 at Universidad Pontifica Comillas in Madrid, Spain. Established in 1991 by Bentley's internationally-recognized Center for Business Ethics, the workshop helps faculty integrate ethical and corporate social responsibility (CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. ) issues into their curriculum. The five-day program includes an eclectic group of educators from around the world. Their goal is to explore new techniques to enable students to raise their own ethical awareness and improve their ability to make rational, ethical choices in the business world. The workshop is limited to 20 participants - eight Bentley faculty, as well as professors from Instituto De Empresa Business School IE Business School (Instituto de Empresa) is an independent, educational institution, consistently ranked among the top 15 business schools worldwide. Founded in 1973 by Diego del Alcázar, the school offers a wide range of master's degree programs, executive master's degrees, , Madrid, Spain; University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the ; University of Washington, Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[1] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. ; Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio; Euromed Marseille School of Management, Marseille, France; S.P. Jaine Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India; and Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain. "It is hard to talk about business today without putting it in an international context," says Tony Buono, coordinator of the Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility and one of the workshop facilitators. "The same is increasingly true of business ethics and corporate social responsibility - the international location shows that the concern for teaching ethics knows no boundaries." Since its inception, more than 100 of Bentley's business and liberal arts faculty and 32 international faculty have participated in the workshop. Opening to faculty outside of Bentley in 2004, the program has received an overwhelming domestic and international response. The faculty workshop kicks off on Monday, June 18, with the third annual Bentley Global Business Ethics Symposium, a day-long, public conference sponsored by State Street Corporation. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility: Different Sides of the Same Coin? A Comparison of European and North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Perspectives will run from 8:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. at the Universidad Pontifica Comillas in Madrid. Keynote speakers include: * Jean-Francois Schock, Senior Managing Director, Strategic Growth Group, State Street Global Advisors -- Europe/Middle East/Africa * Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros Espinosa de los Monteros is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,007 inhabitants. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , DaimlerChrysler Spain * H.I. Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust For information and registration, please go to http://www.bentley.edu/symposium/index.cfm |
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