Business Ethics

Business Ethics

Articles, cases, and links on corporate governance, organizational ethics, creating an ethical culture, and global business ethics from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Center staff and scholars work with executives from major companies to analyze real-world ethical issues in business and to develop innovative tools and programs to address them.

Online Resources in Business Ethics

Business Ethics Articles
Materials on corporate integrity, start-ups, work-life balance, etc.

Business Ethics Cases
Scenarios on bribery, plant relocation, product safety, etc.

Business Ethics Links
Annotated list of Internet resources

Center Programs in Business Ethics

Video Introduction
Business ethics at the Center

Program Overview
Partnerships, Conferences and Consulting

Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership
Scholars and businesspeople research topics on business ethics and provide practical training for corporations and organizations

Cutting-Edge Issues in Compliance and Business Conduct
A day-long forum forum on business ethics May 28, 2008

Biannual Conference
Presentations from "Business Ethics in a Global World"

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New Materials

Ethics Operationalized
How to apply tests of utility, fairness, and other ethical principles
Autonomy and the History of American Bioethics
Lecture by pioneer bioethicist Albert Jonsen (podcast)
Thinking Ethically About the Environment
Twelve lessons on valuing the Earth
Anatomy of a Stick-up
Center Advisory Board Chair Michael Hackworth talks about shareholder derivatives litigation (video)

Center News

Students Honored
Ethics Center announces awards
Mineta Joins Advisory Board
Former Transportation Secretary is newest member of Center board
Catholic Principals Institute
A program on challenges facing Catholic school leaders, June 23-26
Ethics Camp Express
Registration is open for a 2-day summer character education workshop for educators