Fourth Conference on International Corporate Responsibility

Conference Theme

The conference is based on the theme that responsible business decisions today must take a global view that is sensitive to political, economic and cultural differences.  Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  • international codes of business conduct
  • respecting cultural assumptions and practices
  • defining and coping with corruption
  • reconciling relationship-based practices with Western-style transparency
  • marketing of harmful products
  • substandard labor practices
  • corporate governance
  • arms manufacture
  • intellectual property
  • gene prospecting
  • environmental issues
  • gender issues
  • human rights issues
  • water privatization
  • corporate role in developing local infrastructure
  • the meaning and consequences of “economic development”
  • the global AIDS epidemic and other health issues
  • the role of the World Trade Organization and similar bodies
  • instability of the global financial system

Other topics within the general theme of the conference are welcome.

Selection Criteria

Papers should address ethical issues related to how corporations should operate in a global environment.  The papers may take the form of theoretical analyses, empirical investigations, or case studies. To encourage lively discussion, a diversity of views and countries of origin will be sought in the selection process.  Approximately 22 papers will be accepted.