The 2nd World Business Ethics Forum

Introduction:

The School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University is pleased to announce CALL FOR PAPERS for “The 2nd World Business Ethics Forum” and the theme for this forum is “Rethinking the Value of Business Ethics”

Topics:

Accounting Ethics  
Ethics and Environment
Biotechnology Ethics
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Business Ethics and Chinese Culture  
Ethical Codes of Conduct
Corporate Governance  
Ethical Issues in Emerging Markets
Corporate Social Responsibility
Legal Aspects of Business Ethics
Cross-Cultural Differences and Business Ethics  
Management Ethics
Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics  
Marketing Ethics
Equal Opportunities  
Religions and Values

Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of Journal of Business Ethics.

Important Dates:

Deadline for full paper 31st July 2008
Notification of accepted papers mid-September 2008
Deadline for early-bird registration 15th October 2008
Deadline for regular registration 15th November 2008
Conference 11th - 12th December 2008

Guest-of-Honour:

Professor Siwei Cheng
 Former Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, People's Republic of China


Keynote Speakers:

 

  
Professor Alex Michalos
Editor in Chief, Journal of Business Ethics; Chancellor and Director of Institute for Social Research and Evaluation, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
 
Mr. Wilfred Wong, SBS, JP
Council and Court Chairman, HKBU; and Executive Vice Chairman and C.E.O., Mission Hills Group
 

Tentative Programme:
Day 1
Dec 11, 2008 (Thursday)
Day 2
Dec 12, 2006 (Friday)
Morning
Opening Ceremony
Speech of Distinguished Speaker

Keynote Speeches
Paper Presentation Sessions
Afternoon
Paper Presentation Sessions
Paper Presentation Sessions
Closing Ceremony
Evening
Conference Banquet
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Post-Conference Tour:

Optional post-conference tour to Macau and Zhu Hai, China will be arranged via a third-party agent (participants are required to apply for their own visa to China).

Details of the tour: (TBC)
Date: 13 and 14 December 2008
Fee: TBC