This document contains 5 sections about Jesuit education and business ethics at Seattle University. Section 1 introduces Jeffery Smith as the chair of professional ethics and describes how Jesuit education encourages spiritual and personal growth. Section 2 presents the mission and vision statements of the Albers School of Business, which aims to develop values-driven leaders committed to social justice. Section 3 discusses the social responsibility of businesses and importance of ethics education for business students and leaders. Section 4 talks about the ethical role of supervisors in organizations. Section 5 raises questions about why good people sometimes act badly and barriers to ethical businesses.
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Jeffery Smith
Center for Business Ethics
Frank Shrontz Chair of Professional Ethics
smitjeff@seattleu.edu
(206) 296-5714
Jesuit Education
Jesuit education means more than acquiring
knowledge. At Seattle University, students are
encouraged to grow personally and spiritually, testing
their values, developing a sense of responsibility
for themselves and their community, and learning
about making ethical choices in their lives. They
learn to balance self-reliance with interdependence,
knowledge with spirituality, and mind with heart.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus
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Albers School of Business & Economics
Mission Statement
The Albers School develops exceptional business
leaders who are values-driven and committed to
advancing the common good.
Vision Statement
Albers graduates are highly valued by society, our
faculty produce research with impact, and our
community is a champion for social justice.
Implications for Business Education
? Social responsibility of businesses
? Ethical awareness of business leaders
? Importance of integrated disciplines
? Curricular: BS, MBA, MPA, MSF and MSBA
? Co-curricular: Center for Business Ethics
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Accreditation
Students need to understand that, even as supervisors,
they will play a key ethical role in the organization by
influencing the daily conduct of their direct reports.
Supervisors demonstrate ethical leadership through
being open, fair, trustworthy, and caring with employees;
by communicating about ethics and values; by role
modeling ethical conduct; by focusing on means as well
as ends in reward systems; and by disciplining unethical
conduct when it occurs.
AACSB Ethics Education Task Force
Business Ethics?
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Business Ethics?
Why do otherwise good people do bad things?
Individual factors…
Organizational factors…
“Ethical Fading”
the tendency of individuals not to
recognize how their decisions
adversely impact ethical values
Limitations of Behavioral
Systems
management systems tend to
routinize behavior so that the
underlying values standing
behind those systems are lost
from “view”
(Tenbrunsel & Messick,1999)
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