Yale Associate Professor Thomas Steffen addressed the importance of CEO integrity to business success on Nov. 4, 2022. Steffen presented findings from his research on the importance of integrity for CEOs. In an IBM survey from 2010 of 1,500 CEOs in 60 countries and 33 industries, the top two traits CEOs valued in their leadership qualities were creativity first and integrity a close second. [...]
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the David Eccles School of Business’ Ethics Club was fortunate to hear from Elizabeth Rogers, who is currently a part of the Michael Best Privacy and Cybersecurity Team. Rogers focused her presentation on ethical hacking, which consists of legally breaking into computers and devices to test an organization’s internal defenses. These White-Hat hackers are oftentimes sought out by the [...]
The Ethics Club and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the David Eccles School of Business hosted its second virtual speaking event for students, staff, and faculty. Taking place this past Monday, Nov. 2, the event featured Laurel Bartmess, who focused on how values, grace, and grit always will predict your future success. Here are three key takeaways from this informative event: 1. [...]
The Daniels Fund Ethics Case Competition at the David Eccles School of Business took place on Friday, Feb. 7. A total of seven teams tackled real-world ethical dilemmas and utilized the principle-based ethics set forth by businessman Bill Daniels. Selected winners go on to compete at a national competition in Colorado. 1st Place: Wasatch Ethical Consulting Corrine Schramm Finn [...]
The David Eccles School of Business’s Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and the Hinckley Institute of Politics are excited to present the first annual Ethics Week. Ethics Week will encourage discussion on ethical matters as they relate to the private sector, government, and higher education institutions. The series features speakers from a variety of industries and professional backgrounds to [...]
The President of YESCO Franchising, Josh Young, is visiting the David Eccles School of Business to talk to students about ethics. The event will take place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 in the Bill & Pat Child Family Community Hall, on the 7th floor of SFEBB. The Business Ethics Club is excited to work with Mr. Young and YESCO to educate [...]
The recipients of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Awards for 2017-2018 have been announced. The awards honor faculty and staff across the campus of the University of Utah for their successful efforts to create new ethics-related courses, to integrate new business ethics content into existing courses, to mentor students on ethics initiatives and to help make business ethics a permanent [...]
If you knew your sunscreen was having a negative impact on coral reefs, would you switch? Abe Bakhsheshy, director of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the David Eccles School of Business, thinks consumers will make the change. He spoke about the issue in a recent article in the Deseret News.
Just what does a product labeled ethical actually mean? The Deseret News dove deep into the topic, and drew upon the expertise of Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy, a professor at the David Eccles School of Business who also runs the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative. Read his insights into the world of business ethics and why companies label themselves as producing ethical products in the full [...]
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” -Martin Luther King Jr. For those who are almost graduating and headed to start their career path, as well as those for those who are studying and preparing for finals, it is [...]