Society for Business Ethics

In the best conference paper, Julian Jonker argues that what makes a transaction exploitative is not the benefits that accrue (even to the exploited party) but the ways that the transaction “is reached” by the transacting parties, especially with regard to whether the potential exploiter has exercised sufficient care in considering the weakened position of a potential exploitee.  — Danielle Warren, (SBE Board Member)

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Danielle Warren, Best Conference Paper Committee Chair

Julian Jonker

Jason Stansbury, SBE Exectutive Director

On behalf of the SBE best dissertation award 2018 committee and in the position of its chair, I have been proud to award this recognition to Jens van’t Klooster. Amongst many high-quality submission to this year’s call his dissertation impressed the committee in several regards.  The topic of the dissertation deals with a highly relevant problem that has considerable societal relevance and thus warrants exploration from an ethical point of view.  Drawing on political philosophy, the dissertation tackles the question of how distributive justice is attached to the way money is used by societal actors and institutions. In making a crucial distinction between public and private money creation he calls for fundamental reform of the monetary system because of its insufficient integration of democratic principles.

Pictured: Jens van’t Klooster

The winning article scrutinizes accepted narratives of corporate social responsibility’s impact on women, and uses a Foucauldian lens to reveal individual experiences of resistance and self-making.  The article is very timely, tackling a pervasive issue with a well-reasoned and thorough analysis. McCarthy insightfully balances existing perspectives on gender with her own novel insights, demonstrating that CSR can be an empowering exercise that should be understood as a self-directed process rather than merely a corporate initiative.     – Bruce Barry (BEQ Editor)

Pictured: Lauren McCarthy

With this award we recognize the crucial contributions that quality reviewers make to the ongoing success of BEQ. This year we honor Jeff Harrison’s service to the journal as a consistently excellent reviewer combining high standards with insightful comments and developmental feedback. We also appreciate the fact that Jeff agrees to review frequently and delivers on time.     – Bruce Barry (BEQ Editor)

Pictured: Jeffrey Harrison

The SBE Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award is a long-term achievement award recognizing an SBE member who has contributed significantly to research in business ethics.  This year’s award committee (composed of all 5 elected members of the SBE board) was proud to honor John R. Boatright, Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan School of Business, for his extensive and influential contributions to the field, including in particular his scholarly leadership on a variety of critical issues associated with business ethics and finance.  He is the author of one of the most heavily-cited articles published in Business Ethics Quarterly, “Fiduciary Duties and the Shareholder-Management Relation: Or, What’s So Special About Stakeholders?” (1994) as well as numerous other articles, chapters, and books, including Ethics and the Conduct of Business, now in its 8^th edition (2016, with Jeffery Smith.)  –Heather Elms, SBE Past President and Lifetime Achievement Awards Committee Chair

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Heather Elms, John Boatright, Jason Stansbury, SBE Executive Director

The SBE Distinguished Service Award is a long-term achievement award recognizing an SBE member who has contributed significantly to SBE and more broadly to the business ethics profession.  This year’s award committee (composed of all 5 elected members of the SBE board) was proud to honor Joanne Ciulla, Professor of Leadership Studies and Academic Director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership, Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School, for her generous and effective leadership at a variety of institutions key to the profession.  Her leadership includes her roles as SBE President (2009-10), President of the International Society for Business, Economics, and Ethics (2012-2016), founding faculty of the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies, and her recent contributions as the Academic Director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers. –Heather Elms, SBE Past President and Lifetime Achievement Awards Committee Chair

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Heather Elms, Joanne Ciulla, Jason Stansbury, SBE Executive Director