CEBC Scholars
The CEBC Scholars Program brings together leaders in the field of ethics at the University of St. Thomas and its Opus College of Business. Committed to advancing the field of ethics, CEBC Scholars are engaged in research and education that benefits thought and practice leaders as well as future generations of leaders.
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Jamal Al-Khatib, Ph.D.
Professor
Marketing Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Cross-cultural consumer behavior
- Emerging trading blocs in the Middle East
- International marketing
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Janell Blazovich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Accounting Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Experimental research on decision making in accounting
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Jeanne Buckeye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business ethics
- Management, spirituality and faith
- Managerial decision-making
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Laura Dunham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Early stage ventures
- Effect of organizational values on employee creativity
- Ethics and entrepreneurship
- Opportunity recognition
- Resource acquisition in entrepreneurship
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Dawn Elm, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business ethics
- Corporate governance
- Ethical decision-making
- Meaningful work
- Spirituality in the workplace
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Katherina Glac, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Socially responsible investing
- Corporate social responsibility
- Corporate political activity
- Ethical decision making
- Business ethics
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Kenneth E. Goodpaster, Ph.D.
CEBC Senior Academic Fellow and CEBC Board of Directors
Koch Endowed Chair in Business Ethics
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business ethics
- Corporate governance
- Corporate responsibility
- Global business values
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Patricia Hedberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Personal and professional development
- Leadership
- Business ethics
- Family business
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Robert Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business and professional ethics
- Catholic social thought
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John McVea, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Entrepreneurial decision-makin
- Entrepreneurial strategy
- Ethical deliberation and decision-making
- Scientifically pioneering business
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Christopher Michaelson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Meaningful work
- Aesthetics and ethics
- Emerging risk management
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Michael Naughton, Ph.D.
Director, John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought
Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair in Catholic Social Thought
Center for Catholic Studies
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Interdisciplinary engagement between Catholic social thought and business.
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John Sailors, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marketing Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Consumer Behavior
- Brand Equity
- Brand Loyalty
- Marketing Research
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Brian Shapiro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Accounting Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Internal control and corporate governance
- Business ethics
- Critical theory and theology applied to accounting and business processes
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Florian Wettstein, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Ethics and Business Law Department
Opus College of Business
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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Research Specialties
- Business ethics and economic ethics
- Business and human rights
- Corporate social responsibility / corporate citizenship
- Global justice
- Theories of justice
