"Ethics and Entrepreneurship"

June 24-26
Enschede, The Netherlands

hosted by:

School of Business, Public Administration and Technology

in collaboration with:

Ben-Gurion University
School of Management
Israel

• ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
• TOPICS
• ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
• TEACHING TRACK
• MANAGEMENT DAY
• LAUNCH TPQW: Thematic Platform Quality of Life @ Work
• PROGRAMME
• KEY DATES
• REGISTRATION
• DOWNLOADS
• PRACTICALITIES

Announcement and Call for Papers

This 17th EBEN Annual Conference 2004, which includes both the annual conference and the research conference, aims at examining the connections between ethics and entrepreneurship.
Academics and practitioners interested in responding to the need to investigate the link between entrepreneurship and ethics are invited to submit paper proposals, work in progress or workshop proposals. Proposals that respond to the topics indicated underneath are particularly sought. However, papers on other topics in the field of business ethics may also be submitted. Successful submissions will be presented at the conference. Submissions are categorized into two tracks:

• A research track, which will include work in progress and interactive workshops;
• An annual conference track for practitioners and fully developed academic papers.

Participants are asked to submit an abstract (500 words) by February 20, 2004. The language of the conference is English. Eash proposal must be submitted and marked for only one track. Abstracts should be accompanied by brief biographical details (100 words) and full mailing (including e-mail) addresses. Notification of acceptance for presentation will be given by March 20th, 2004. Upon acceptance for presentation for the annual conference track, full papers should be submitted by May 1st.Selected papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics.

All submissions must be written in Word or RTF format and should be submitted by e-mail to: dfrenkel@bgumail.bgu.ac.il.

Topics

Possible topics include:

• What are the moral responsibilities of the individual entrepreneur?

• Who are the stakeholders in the entrepreneurial process and how are their interests balanced?

• What is the role of entrepreneurship in the good society?
• What is the role of the entrepreneur as a moral and institutional leader?
• What is the connection between short-term entrepreneurship and long-term sustainability?
• What justification can be given for the disparity of income and the various economic that foster entrepreneurs?
• Since most entrepreneurships are small and medium sized businesses, is ethical behaviour managed differently in SME's and if so, why?
• Do investors screen start-up companies with regard to ethical responsibility?

Organizing committee

Prof.dr.ir. Olaf A.M. Fisscher, University of Twente
Prof.dr. David A. Frenkel, Ben-Gurion University
Dr. Yotam Lurie, Ben-Gurion University
Dr.ir. André H.J. Nijhof, University of Twente

Teaching Track

A track devoted to the teaching of business ethics has been added to the 17th Annual EBEN Conference. The track seeks to build on the success of recent international conferences on the teaching of business ethics organised by EBEN (UK) and the Institute of Business Ethics. The track is sponsored by the Center for International Corporate Responsibility at Carnegie Mellon University, USA in support of the newly formed Journal of Business Ethics Education.

Papers may address teaching issues pertaining to ethics and entrepreneurship or examine broader themes associated with curriculum design, assessment, pedagogy and student learning in the business ethics field. In support of the conference theme, papers are particularly encouraged in demonstrating links between University-based and work-based learning.

In accordance with the original call for papers, participants are asked to submit an abstract in English (500 words) by March 5th 2004. Abstracts should be accompanied by brief biographical details (100 words) and a full mailing address (including E-mail). Notification of acceptance for presentation will be given by March 20th, 2004. Upon acceptance for presentation on the teaching track, full papers should be submitted by May 1st.

Selected papers resulting from the track will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics Education (Senate Hall Publishers). The journal’s guidelines can be found at: www.senatehall.com/business_ethics/

All submissions for the teaching track must be written in Word or RTF format and should be submitted by email to: bruce.macfarlane@tvu.ac.uk

Management Day

The first day of the conference (24 June) will be especially targeted at managers who are responsible in their own organisation for the way Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsitility (CSR) are implemented. During this day several presentations will be given and discussions will be held from a tripartite point of view: experiences from trade and industry, from politics and from non governmental organisations.

Some important themes this day will be:

• The impact of Corporate Governance Codes.
• Disbribution of roles with regard to CSR between companies, customers, suppliers, non governmental organisations and government.
• Experiences with CSR within national and international companies.
• Vision on the relation between quality management and CSR.

Launch TPQW: Thematic Platform Quality of Life @ Work

Recently the European Commission formulated the strategic agenda of becoming the worldwide most important, knowledge-based economy. One major topic is to increase the quality of life and, more specifically, the "quality of life @ work". Regarding its many direct links to the ethical implications of the management of personnel, quality of life at work is a genuine ethical topic with a high impact on the recent debate in the field of Human Capital Management. It implies topics such as mobbing and stress at work, formal and informal participation, quality care, health and safety, labour conditions, work-life-balance, organisational culture, leadership, corporate governance in a larger understanding, and (of course) business ethics.
There are strong arguments for quality of life @ work. Next to some obvious economic advantages, e.g. by contributing to more enthusiast and productive employees, and some clear juridical reasons, there are distinct social and ethical reasons for dealing with quality of life @ work. This is especially true from a stakeholder point of view considering employees as one of the most important group of stakeholders.

To make organisations more sensitive for the topic and its both ethical and strategic implications, as well as to stimulate research, screening, and the implementation of special programs supporting quality of life @ work, the executive committee of EBEN has taken the initiative of launching a European sub-network about this issue: the "Thematic Platform Quality of Life @ Work" (TPQW). Like other thematic platforms provided for EBEN members, TPQW aims for a combination of academic research and the exchange of both best practices in business and experiences of high quality consultancy in the field. In the near future, TPQW will try to launch a European project with the aim to make entrepreneurs and managers more sensitive for this new important aspect of Human Capital Management.

At the EBEN annual conference 2004 in Twente this new thematic platform will be launched. Next to some introducing presentations and a debate about the topic "quality of live at work", participants are invited to discuss e.g. the following questions:

• How could the concept quality of life @ work be defined precisely, which are related fields of research respectively business activities, etc.?
• How will the TPQW organise itself ?
• What will TPQW offer to EBEN-members ?
• What kind of projects and initiatives could be launched by this new EBEN-Thematic Platform ?

Participation in the launching event will be free. However, for participating both in this event and in the Thematic Platform Quality of Work in general, we kindly ask you to subscribe by sending an e-mail to Annette Kleinfeld (annette.kleinfeld@bickmann.de) or Herman Siebens (vlaams.netwerk.voor.zakenethiek@skynet.be).

Herman Siebens and Annette Kleinfeld
Executive Committee of EBEN

Programme

For further information please download the programme.

Key Dates

Registration

• Fee

The conference fee includes all the conference materials, including the proceedings.

To register please download the registration form and send it to Jeannette Visser, from the University of Twente.

Due to the severe spam and virus rules at our university there is a slight chance that your registration did not come through. If you have NOT received a confirmation of your registration, please call us on: +31 53 4894533 or +31 53 4893480.

Downloads

• Book of Abstracts
• List of participants
• Papers:

Argandoña, Antonio, CORRUPTION AND COMPANIES: THE CASE OF FACILITATING PAYMENTS

Buchholz, Rogene A. and Sandra B. Rosenthal, THE SPIRIT Of OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE QUALITIES OF MORAL DECISION MAKING: TOWARD A UNIFYING FRAMEWORK

Bürgi, Jörg, INFLUENCES ON MORAL / ETHICAL BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMPANIES - THE CASE OF CENTRAL SWITZERLAND

Dytrt, Zdenek, ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT-INSPIRATION FOR CZECH MANAGERS

Fassin, Yves, ETHICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE-FROM THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

Hemingway, Christine A., PERSONAL VALUES AS THE CATALYST FOR THE CORPORATE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

Hudson, Richard and Roger Wehrell, SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS AND THE MICROENTREPRENEUR

Husted, Bryan W. and David B. Allen, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE: THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS STRATEGY TO CSR

Leys, Jos and Dirk Coeckelbergh, THE FABRIC OF CHARACTER: BUSINESS ETHICS FROM A FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Meel, Mari and Maxim Saat, HOW COULD FEMINIST ETHICS ENRICH BUSINESS ETHICS?

Melé, Domènec, THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Schouten, Esther and Gerard Zwetsloot, SOCIAL DIMENSION OF CSR: ALIGNING ROLES IN SOCIETY AND WORK COMMUNITY

Vandekerckhove, Wim and Nikolay A. Dentchev, NETWORK PERSPECTIVE ON STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: FACILITATING ENTREPRENEURS IN THE DISCOVERY OF OPPORTUNITIES

Verhezen, Peter, TRUST: THE SYMBOLIC CAPITAL OF ENTREPRENEURS-MANAGERS: HOW TO RECONCILE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (TANGIBLE ASSETS) WITH CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE (EXTENDED INTANGIBLE ASSETS)?

Von Weltzien Hoivik, Heidi, CONSULTANTS AS DESTRUCTIVE CONFIDANTS AND THE UNETHICAL GAMES THAT PEOPLE PLAY

Weaver, Gary R., Linda Klebe Treviño and Bradley Agle, "SOMEBODY I LOOK UP TO:" ETHICAL ROLE MODELING IN BUSINESS

Wu, Cheng-Fong, THE CONCEPT OF 'THE CUSTOMER AS GOD' IN MARKETING ETHICS: IDENTIFYING YUAN-FENG INDUSTRIAL CO. IN TAIWAN AS THE TARGET

Zomack, Thomas, CORPORATE IDENTITY - THE NEGOTIATION OF CONFLICTING VENTURE STYLES

Practicalities

• Location & Accomodation
The conference will be held at the Drienerburght, a Conference Hotel located at the campus of the University of Twente.

• Hotels

The following hotels are recommended (participants are required to book their own accomodation):

• Travelling Information
Twente University is located between Enschede and Hengelo. Both cities are easily accessible by road, through the A1/A35 Motorway, and by rail. Twente University is well signposted as from the outskirts of Enschede (follow road signs "UNIVERSITEIT").
There is a direct rail-link from Schiphol International Airport to:

• Hengelo (travelling time: 1 hr 56 minutes). De Drienerburght is 10 minutes by bus or taxi from Hengelo railway station.
• Enschede (travelling time: 2 hrs 5 minutes). The Dish hotel is 10 minutes walking from Enschede railway station.

More travelling information to the University of Twente can be found here.

• Contact Information
For more information please contact the conference secretariat:

Jeannette Visser
University of Twente
School of Business, Public Administration & Technology
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
e-mail: j.m.visser@sms.utwente.nl
fax: +31 53 4892159