On Tuesday 20 March 2018, almost 200 UQ alumni and community members joined us at Customs House in Brisbane for the first in a three-part seminar series where our expert panel discussed the role of ethics in modern society, business and organisational culture.
Our expert panel featured:
- Mark Hutchinson, UQ alumnus and BEL Faculty Executive-In-Residence, and former CEO and President, GE Europe
- Dr David W. Miller, Director, Faith & Work Initiative, and Professional Specialist in Ethics, Princeton University
- Professor Julie Cogin, Dean and Head of School, UQ Business School.
During this discussion, our speakers shared their personal stories of ethical leadership and decision-making dilemmas, and debated questions such as:
- What business ethics means in these volatile times and why it is important?
- Is it part of law and regulations, organisational culture, a norm of group and individual behaviour or religion?
- What are the large companies doing to build business ethics?
- How do they navigate when something goes wrong?
- How do we embed ethics in an organisation’s culture and why is shared responsibility important?
Read more about how we are preparing our students for ethical leadership.
