GREEN BUSINESS ETHICS: Competing Moral Exemplars

Competing Moral Exemplars

Mark Wexler's paper, Competing Moral Exemplars in Green Business Ethics, examines the more often than not "assumed" coherence in the ethical worldview presented by advocates of green business values.

In the breakfast discussion on October 14, Dr. Wexler looks at a sample of 168 Executive MBA’s discussions of those in their work communities who they took to be moral exemplars of green business. Mark sifted through the 4 page essay discussions and noted that 31% of the executives selected an ecopreneur as their green moral exemplar; 22% a green functionary; 30% a green communitarian and 17% a green innovator. Mark explores why it is important in both understanding and promoting green business ethics to recognize how, when and why these varying moral exemplars differ. Dr. Wexler will highlight the differences in leadership style of each the four green moral exemplars.

Mark will take questions both during and, if time permits, after the discussion. If you have questions which have gone unanswered please contact Mark at wexler@sfu.ca

About our Speaker

Dr. Mark N. Wexler is the President of the Perimeter Group of Consultants; a University Professor of Business Ethics and Management at Simon Fraser University; and a member of the Management and Organization Studies and Policy Analysis at the Beedie School of Business at SFU.

Mark’s work has been published in over 110 refereed journals and eight books. He was the recipient of four teaching awards, numerous grants and research funds and was selected as Price Waterhouse Cooper’s 2004 Leader in Management Education. Mark has consulted for various organizations in the private and public sectors, some of which include: Air Alaska, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Immigration Services, Doctors without Borders, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble, Revenue Canada and the RCMP.

Venue

Alliance for Arts and Culture

938 Howe St Vancouver, BC V6Z 1N9