CSR History Consultation

On November 6-7, CEBC hosted a consultation among scholars to create a framework for the History of Corporate Social Responsibility from 1945 to the present. The Center gathered a remarkable group of 14 scholars and practitioners drawn from business ethics, management, business history, companies and consultancies. Kenneth Goodpaster, Koch Chair in Business Ethics in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, facilitated the discussion. 

The concept of doing a history of corporate social responsibility was first advanced by Harry Halloran, Chairman and CEO of American Refinery Group (ARG) based in Pennsylvania. The Center’s initial work on the project included conducting a literature search, a preliminary concept paper, and searching for scholars who might be engaged in the project. Mr. Halloran has also been instrumental in the creation of the SAIP Institute at St. Thomas. The consultation is being funded by the Halloran Foundation.

Consultation Roster for November 6-7, 2007

Archie B. Carroll, University of Georgia

Rev. Gerald Cavanagh, SJ, University of Detroit Mercy

William Frederick, Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh

Kenneth Goodpaster, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas

Bradley Googins, Executive Director, Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College

Kirk Hanson, Executive Director, Markulla Center for Applied Ethics, University of Santa Clara

Heidi von Weltzein Hoivik, Professor, Business Ethics and Leadership, BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo

Pamela Laird, University of Colorado Denver and President of the Business History Conference

Kenneth Lipartito, Florida International University

David Logan, Co-Founder and Director of the Corporate Citizenship Company, London

Mary Pickard, former VP Community Affairs for St. Paul Travelers, and currently Principal Advisor for the Opus Philanthropy Group

James Post, Professor of Management, Boston University

David Vogel, Haas School, UC Berkeley

Sandra Waddock, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

Patricia Werhane, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

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