Published: June 16, 2008
ERC Fellows Meeting Set for July 16-18
The ERC Fellows Program summer meeting will be July 16-18 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia, near Dulles International Airport.
Sessions will focus on decision-making and how a better working knowledge of the decision processes people experience can help make ethics and compliance programs more effective.
Discussion will include how emotions and group dynamics play a role in decision-making, and what ethics professionals can do to help ensure that these processes are accounted for when developing ethics training.
Working groups will address the paths and pitfalls of ethics and CSR integration, the importance of communication and corporate reputation to global branding, executive training for ethics officers, and presentations of recent findings from ERC Fellows research projects.
Wednesday, July 16
“Starbucks: The Right Balance”:
A discussion of the effort to integrate corporate social responsibility and ethics.
ERC Fellows Program Working Groups:
Research findings and discussion.
Thursday, July 17
Decision-Making:
Basics in rational vs. emotional decision-making; morality as a collective process; the influence of individual and cultural differences.
Executive Training:
Assisting ethics officers in increasing their effectiveness and satisfaction as integrated and valued business partners working at the executive level of their organizations.
Friday, July 18
Rebuilding Brand America:
A discussion of the importance of communications and corporate reputation as they relate to global branding.