The 8th World Business Ethics Forum
CALL FOR PAPERS (Revised with a new submission deadline)
Emerging from Crisis through Socially Responsible and Ethical Business
14 – 15 June, 2023 | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Keynote Speakers:
Prof Carl Rhodes
Dean, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Ms Akiko Takahashi
Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO, Melco Group, Hong Kong
WBEF Information
The upcoming 8th WBEF will be the latest in what had been a biennial series until the 7th WBEF in 2018. The first WBEF was held at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2006, and subsequent events have also been hosted by the University of Macau and The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
We shall continue in the tradition of previous events, by providing an open platform for academics and practitioners from around the world to discuss new concepts, engage in critical reflection, and share research findings within the broad field of business ethics.
We shall continue in the tradition of previous events, by providing an open platform for academics and practitioners from around the world to discuss new concepts, engage in critical reflection, and share research findings within the broad field of business ethics.
The theme for the 2023 forum is “Emerging from Crisis through Socially Responsible and Ethical Business”. We invite the submission of research papers that advance our understanding of this broad theme for presentation at this Forum. Theoretical, empirical, and case based approaches are all welcome. Suggested topic areas include, but are not limited to the following:
Managing ethically under Covid-19, and other disruptive contexts
ESG, sustainability, CSV, CSR
Values-based approaches to corporate management (e.g., the Junzi corporation, trusteeship)
Ethical leadership, ethical reasoning and ethical decision making
Institutional safeguards (e.g., whistle-blower protection)
Contemporary ethical challenges in marketing (e.g., green consumerism versus “greenwashing”,integrity in consumer analytics, consumer protection)
Contemporary ethical challenges in accounting (e.g., carbon accounting, green governance, naturalcapital asset valuation)
Contemporary ethical challenges in economics and finance (e.g., fair competition, fairtrade, ethicalinvestments, green bonds, social impact investment)
Contemporary ethical challenges in HRM (e.g., inclusiveness, meaningful careers, quality ofworking life, assuring human rights of all employees)
Supply chain management ethics (e.g., green procurement and logistics)
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