Business Ethics

Ethics News

Apr 29 11:04 AM

New Ethics E-Newsletter Launched at CBA
The newly formed CBA Student Ethics Board is standing by ready to offer their take on ethical dilemmas in the new monthly advice e-newsletter called Beyond the Bottom Line. The first issue hit student inboxes in March and will continue to provide students a forum for addressing tough ethical choices they come across in their daily lives.

Apr 19 3:04 PM

Inaugural Beyond the Bottom Line Luncheon Hosts 90
The Business Ethics Program at CBA hosted its inaugural “Beyond the Bottom Line” Luncheon with more than 90 guests from the business community on February 19 in the Wick Alumni Center. The keynote speaker was Dr. Mark Whitacre, Fortune 500 executive turned FBI informant.

Apr 15 11:04 AM

Over 70 Percent of CBA Students Sign Ethics Code
More than 70 percent of undergraduate students currently enrolled at the UNL College of Business Administration have given their signature of support to the CBA ethics code. The student-written ethics code and belief statement were launched at the State Farm Ethics Day Lecture last year.

Apr 9 11:04 AM

New Student Ethics Board to Serve CBA Students
A new Student Ethics Board at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business Administration was formed to serve as a resource to their peers on ethical issues. Nine undergraduate students were selected, based on their responses to a sample dilemma, to offer advice to their fellow students on every day ethical dilemmas.

Mar 6 11:03 AM

Business Students Set Example By Competing in Ethics Bowl
Students at CBA continue to lead by example when it comes to practicing the ethics principles taught at the college. CBA students Aakriti Agrawal and Karanbir Hundal both competed as part of UNL’s Ethics Bowl team in Boulder, Colo.

Feb 20 11:02 AM

Former FBI Informant Featured at Ethics Day Lecture
Dr. Mark Whitacre, Fortune 500 executive turned FBI informant, spoke to over 1,600 business students at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on the importance of making the right decisions. The event was held as part of the Business Ethics Program’s Spring Ethics Day Lecture.

Sep 26 12:09 PM

Ethics Advocate Bill O'Rourke Speaks to CBA Students at Lied Center
Eavesdropping on business deals at the airport, accepting extravagant gifts from clients, having a co-worker display a Confederate flag in the work place – these are just a few of the ethical issues that were discussed with CBA students at the fall 2012 Ethics Day Lecture.

Feb 20 11:02 AM

Business Ethics Program Receives Boost from State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance gave a $15,000 grant to the CBA Business Ethics Program. The grant will help publish a business ethics booklet and create a code of ethics reference card for students. State Farm will also sponsor an ethics lecture in the fall.

Feb 10 10:02 AM

Student Ethics Code Launches for CBA Students
Wall Street, Fortune 500 Companies and businesses across the world continually discuss the importance of ethics in business. A group of CBA students decided to stop talking and start doing, writing a new student ethics code.

Feb 3 11:02 AM

Dr. Lawrence Interviewed on the Ethics of iPhones
Recent charges of mistreatment of workers who create and manufacture Apple products have led to ethics questions for iPhone users. Dr. Janice Lawrence, director of the business ethics program at CBA, was interviewed by Business News Daily regarding her views on the situation.

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Dr. Kathy Farrell, Dr. Mark Whitacre with wife Ginger and Dr. Janice Lawrence

Contents

Mission
Upcoming Events
Instructional Resources
Activities
Quote of the Week

Resources

CONTACT

Lawrence, Janice E

Janice E Lawrence

Director of the Business Ethics Program

CBA 391

P.O. Box 880488

Lincoln, NE 68588-0488

+1-402-472-5152

Fax: +1-402-472-4100

jlawrence1@unl.edu

Mission

The Program in Business Ethics supports the integration of ethics throughout the curriculum and the discussion of ethical issues among students, faculty and the business community.

Upcoming Events

Beyond the Bottom Line Luncheon

James Kroeker: The Role of Transparency in Allocating Capital

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 12-1:15 p.m.

Embassy Suites, 1040 P St, Lincoln, Neb.

RSVP by April 20, 2013 at: http://cba.unl.edu/ethicslunch/

Students can now endorse the new CBA Business Ethics Code Signature Scroll.

Instructional Resources

Ethics Resource Center Materials

The Ethics Resource Center is located in CBA Room 393. Resources, such as books, journals, articles, magazines, videos and other materials to support integration of ethics into the curriculum, can be found here.

List of available materials

Useful Websites

Links to institutions, organizations and centers with content useful for ethics instruction.

List of useful websites

Activities

The Business Ethics Program has sponsored numerous events over the years promoting issues and concerns regarding the topic of ethical business practices. You can review the range of subjects that have been explored in our previous activities listing.

Previous Activities

Quote of the Week

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

Thomas Szasz

author and professor of psychiatry (b. 1920)

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