Ethics and Business: It's Not an Oxymoron

Course Description:

This program is designed to explore how issues of ethics affect business operations. Business ethics has often been called an oxymoron. The fact is that the business community is concerned with ethical behavior. Yet, how do businesspeople resolve issues involving questionable ethics? Unfortunately, there is no "one right answer" in dealing with questions of ethics. Rather, a "best" answer emerges based on the results of a process of inquiry that engages individuals seeking to apply a problem-solving model to the tough questions with which they are faced.

This full day workshop is designed for all businesspeople. A major goal of this workshop is to give participants a sense of appreciation for the complex, interrelated sets of issues that are the fabric of business and the choice process continually involved in balancing personal, corporate, and societal goals. By studying business ethics, participants should gain a framework for analysis and understanding, and also increase their "moral imagination."