Conference Proceedings

Business Ethics in the Corporate Governance Era

Domestic and International Trends in Transparency, Regulation, and Corporate Governance

July 6 & 7, 2006

Conference Keynote Speaker

Frank Vogl Co-Founder of Transparency International

Global Corruption: Applying Experience and Research to Meet a Mounting Crisis*

Day 1 Keynote Speaker

Patricia H. Werhane, Ph.D. Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Wicklander Chair in Business Ethics, DePaul University, Chicago

Moral Imagination and Systems Thinking in an Age of Globalization

Day 1 Research Paper Presentations

• Wim W. Dubbink, Ph.D. University of Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands

Transparency Gained, Morality Lost. A Critique of Dutch Policy on CSR and Corporate Governance*

• Mark Bandsuch, SJ; Larry Pate, Ph.D.; and Jeff Thies, Ph.D. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California

Rebuilding Stakeholder Trust in Business Through Principle-Centered Leadership and Transparency in Corporate Governance

• Peter Brous, Ph.D.; Vinay Datar, Ph.D. Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University

Valuation Effects of Voluntarily Recognizing the Expense Associated with Employee Stock Options*

• Miguel Alzola, Ph.D. Candidate Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey

On the Moral Grounds of the Anti-Corruption Campaign (And Its Practical Effects in Third World Countries)

• Lori Ryan, Ph.D. Corporate Governance Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Recent Trends in Corporate Governance Research

• Henry L. Petersen, Ph.D. School of Business and Economics, Seattle Pacific University. Seattle, Washington

ISO Certification in Latin America: Transparency, Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement and Strategic Advantage

Day 1 Panelists

• Claire Moore Dickerson, J.D., L.L.M. Professor and Arthur L. Dickson Scholar, Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey

Developing Economies & OHADA: Defining the Purpose of Business Organizations*

• Christine Wanjiru Gichure, Ph.D. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Business Ethics in the Corporate Governance Era. The Need for Ethical Corporate Governance in International Business

Day 2 Keynote Speaker

Igor Abramov Director, Good Governance Program, International Trade Association, United States Department of Commerce

Business Ethics in the Corporate Governance Era. Domestic and International Trends in Transparency, Regulation, and Corporate Governance

Day 2 Research Paper Presentations

• Afaf Mohammed Mubarak, Ph.D.; Mohammed Hassan, Ph.D, CPA College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University

Accounting Measurements and Disclosure: Choices and Implications from Egypt and the UAE

• Niranjan Chipalkatti, Ph.D.; Quan V. Le, Ph.D.; Meenakshi Rishi, Ph.D. Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University

Portfolio Equity Flows to Emerging Markets: Assessing the Importance of Corporate Transparency and Anticorruption*

• Richard Marens, Ph.D. College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento; California

Going to War with the Army You Have: Labor's Shareholder Activism in an Era of Finance Hypertrophy

• Attracta Lagan Director, Corporate Citizenship and Ethics, KPMG, Australia

Rewarding Virtue: Effective Board Action on Corporate Responsibility

• Iti Bose, Ph.D. Research Associate, Shailesh Jha Mehta School of Management Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India

Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in India

• Howard Harris, Ph.D. School of Management, University of South Australia

Promotion of Transparency Through Public Enquiry: Oil-for-Food, the Volcker Committee and Australia's Wheat Exports to Iraq*

Day 2 Panelist

• Nobuyuki Demise Meiji University, Japan

Corporate Governance in Japan