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"Business Ethics Teaching for Management Students is Vitally Important," says Sir Peter Walters.
"Business Ethics Teaching for Management Students is Vitally Important," says Sir Peter Walters.
Published 07-14-03
Submitted by Institute of Business Ethics
He congratulated the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) and the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN-UK) on sponsoring an essay competition to encourage student interest in the topic and the teaching of business ethics to those who will form the business community of the future.
Essay Competition
The inaugural prize for an essay by a postgraduate student of £500 was awarded to Chris Beer of Nottingham Business School for his essay on Stakeholders' Rights. The undergraduate prize of a similar amount wasawarded to Martyn Thompson, Manchester Metropolitan University for his entry on "Whistleblowing". Andre Khor from Nottingham University Business School was runner up.
Sir Peter Walters, who is former Chairman of BP said:
"It is essential that tomorrow's managers know how to recognise and cope with the ethical dilemmas they will all face in the course of their careers. Business ethics teaching on management courses is vitally important."
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1-Cowton & Cummins Teaching Business Ethics in UK Higher Education: Progress & Prospects, Teaching Business Ethics vol 7, 2003
Notes for editors:
Summary of Business Ethics provision
in Business Management Courses in the UK
About the IBE
The Institute of Business Ethics was established in 1986 to encourage high standards of corporate and business behaviour and the sharing of best practice.
We enable companies to:
· Build relationships of trust with their customers, employees, suppliers, owners and the community.
· Exchange and discuss experiences on issues relating to the conduct of business
· Obtain help and advice on business ethics matters relating to their organisation
· Provide training in understanding and solving business ethics dilemmas.
Details of publications are available from www.ibe.org.uk.
About EBEN-UK
EBEN-UK is the leading academic body in the UK, affiliated to the European Business Ethics Network and with a wide membership from across the Universities in the UK. Its members teach business ethics within Business Schools and publish text books and scholarly articles on the subject. www.ebenuk.org.
