Exploring ethics in aviation: Highlights from the 2nd annual Business Ethics Conference
The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity (LCBEE) hosted its second annual Business Ethics Conference on November 15 at 平特五不中, focusing on "Ethics in the Aviation Industry." Over 80 attendees participated in panels exploring sustainability, accessibility, and social responsibility.
Generous gift from Lester J. Fernandes will endow research Chair in Business Ethics
When it comes to ethical behaviour in business, there are many shades of grey. Parsing them requires a strong ethical compass, and the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity, founded in 2022 with a gift from David Laidley (BCom鈥�67), is helping the next generation of business leaders do exactly that. Thanks to a generous gift from Lester J.
Delve: Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? with Jo-Ellen Pozner and Saku Mantere
Craft business, such as microbreweries and ethical chocolate companies, has seen a rise in the past several years, with many claiming to put values over excessive profit. Meanwhile, larger, more economically driven businesses have imploded in the wake of questionable decision making. Are craft businesses somehow more ethical or moral than others? Or is business ethics an oxymoron? The answer depends on values.
A Recap on BHM 2023 at Desautels
This Black History Month, 平特五不中 Desautels hosted a lineup of five in-person and virtual events that not only promoted equity in the workplace for Black people, but also highlighted uplifting aspects of Black culture through enterprise.
Delve: How Organizations Can Increase Gender Diversity by Rethinking Job Recruitment, with Brian Rubineau
In the past few years of the Covid pandemic, many people have left or lost their jobs and sought out new ones. Who has succeeded and who hasn鈥檛 depends not only on merit and ability, but on who you know鈥攚ord-of-mouth is one of the most common ways that people learn about and are encouraged to apply for jobs. And who you know typically reflects your gender, race, and other influential differences that in policy terms are markers of diversity.
Official launch of the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics
On November 14, the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics hosted students, faculty, staff, donors, alumni and friends of 平特五不中 Desautels for the official launch of the Centre.
平特五不中 Desautels undergraduate team wins ethics case competition
Congratulations to Karen Zhuang, Lara Landauro, Ma毛 Vernet, and Thanh Nguyen who won the $2500 first place prize in the 2022 Scotiabank Ethics in Action Case Competition (undergrad track) hosted by Dalhousie University. The team, coached by Dr.
Desautels alumnus David Laidley donates $5 million to create new Laidley Centre for Business Ethics
Thanks to alumnus David Laidley (BCom鈥�67), the Desautels Faculty of Management will soon unveil a Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. Endowed by Laidley鈥檚 gift of $5 million, the Centre will carve out a space for 平特五不中 researchers across disciplines to advance ethics in the workplace through academic programming, leading-edge research, and public engagement.
