Theme: Rethinking the Value of Business Ethics
11 – 12 December 2008, Hong Kong Baptist University
Conference website: www.hkbu.edu.hk/~wbef
Selected papers from the Conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics.
CO-FOUNDERS: Hong Kong Baptist University and University of Macau
ORGANISER: School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
SUPPORTING Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
ORGANISATIONS: Hong Kong Professional and Educational Services Limited (HKPES)
Journal of Business Ethics (JBE), Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), HKSAR Government (tbc)
POTENTIAL PAPER 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
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER:
Prof. CHENG Siwei Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Prof. 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 of Mission Hills Group
CONFERENCE CHAIR: Prof. Allan K. K. CHAN, Associate Dean, School of Business, HKBU
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Full paper should be received by the Conference Secretariat by 31 July 2008. New and young scholars with “work in progress” papers are welcome. The conference committee will notify the author(s) by mid-September 2008. E-mail submissions in Word format are strongly preferred. Please submit your summary, full paper and enquiries to Cindy LEUNG, HKBU (wbef@hkbu.edu.hk). For more details of the Conference, please visit our website at: www.hkbu.edu.hk/~wbef
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).
