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CEBC Releases Latest Report:
“New
Obstacles in Setting the Tone at the Top…and Some
Solutions”
Authored by Richard F. Ziegler, Managing
Partner of Jenner and Block’s New York office
and former Senior Vice President Legal Affairs
and General Counsel of the 3M Company, this
report examines the role of the Board of
Directors in “setting the tone at the top.”
Writing as an Executive Fellow for the Center,
Richard explores the genesis of the Board’s role
in “setting the tone at the top” then quickly
addresses several important dilemmas and some
solutions.
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Call for
Nominations
The Twin
Cities Chapter of the Society of Financial Service
Professionals, the Center for Ethical Business Cultures
and the Rotary Club of Edina Call for Nominations
for the 2009 Minnesota Business Ethics Award.
Nominations close on Friday, 30 January 2009.
Nominated companies are asked to complete and return an
Entry Form. MBEA recipients will be recognized at an
Awards Luncheon Wednesday, 20 May 2009.
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Essay Competition
Essays are now being
accepted for the Ethics Essay Competition
sponsored by
Rotary Districts
5950, Rotary
District 5960 and the Center for
Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC). The essay
competition is open to sophomore, junior and senior high
school students within Rotary Districts 5950 and 5960.
One grand
prize of $2,000, one second prize of $1,000 and two
third prizes of $500 each will be
awarded. The monetary prizes are to be utilized to
further a student’s education. [If in the opinion of the
judges no acceptable essay is submitted, no awards will
be given.]
Essays must be received
by January 31, 2009.
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Up- coming Events |
Apply Now -
Business, Law and Ethics in the European Union
- Experience the
challenge of negotiating an international contract while
exploring the dynamics of global business in the European
Union. This graduate level course focuses on globalization
and its impact on business with a particular emphasis on EU
and U.S. business and legal perspectives, ethics and
culture. You will travel to the heart of the EU - Belgium
and Germany - where you will meet with German students and
learn through on-site interactive visits, cultural
immersion, discussion and reflection.
The
University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business and the
Center for Ethical Business Cultures jointly offer this
3-credit MBA course. Course Dates: May 25 – June 6, 2009.
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