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Newsletter: The Center For Professional Ethics, Fall 1997, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

• Director's Corner: Religion and the Public Square by Robert P. Lawry
• Ethics Institute Comes to an End
• The 1997 1525 - CPE Summer Ethics Fellows
• Chaired Professorship in Ethics Position Filled
• News 7 Notes

Franchisor Environmental Liability For Previously Contaminated Property, Patrick J. Kaufmann, William S. Vincent

Faculty Articles

Environmental legislation has created potential liability for retailing franchisees that purchase previously contaminated land. Faced with a decision to distance itself from the site selection process or incur the added costs and potential pricing impacts of greater involvement in the process, franchisors have strong incentives to reduce franchisee support. This reduction in support has detrimental implications for both franchise policy and environmental policy. A paper reports the results of an empirical study that links franchisors' concerns about potential environmental liability to actions to distance themselves from the site selection process or, alternatively, formally to require franchisee environmental investigation of all …

Privacy And Information Technology, Judith Wagner Decew

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented March 17, 1997 for the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society

Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses: The Regulatory Uncertainties Ofa "Regime Of Prohibition By Indirection" And The Obscenity Doctrine's Communal Solution, Daniel J. Mcdonald

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Corporate Governance In India: Some Ground Realities, R H Patil

IIMB Management Review

While enhancing corporate governance standards deserves the attention it is receiving now, some stark realities need to be appreciated. While on this, should we not look at the co-operatives as well?

No. 129 1997 April

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Punitive Damages After Bmw V. Gore (1996), Fred W. Morgan, Karl Boedecker

Economics, Law, and International Business

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in BMW v. Gore (1996) in May. This decision triggered another round of discussions regarding restraints on punitive damages as a part of the overall reform of the U.S. tort system. Here, the authors review the BMW decision and its immediate predecessors to illustrate the essential public policy issues that are associated with proposed limits on punitive damages.

Book Review Of Baruch A. Brody, Ethical Issues In Drug Testing, Approval, And Pricing, Annalee Abelson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of Baruch A. Brody, Ethical Issues in Drug Testing, Approval, and Pricing (Oxford University Press 1995). Conclusions, index, introduction, preface. LC 94-4479; ISBN 0-19-508831-X. [268 pp. Cloth $35.00. 200 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016.]

Toward Excellence In Board Performance, N Balasubramanian

IIMB Management Review

Is the board of directors the heart and soul of a company as it should be, ideally, or merely an 'old boy's club' which rubber stamps decisions taken by the CEO? Can it be a meaningful instrument of corporate governance? Various aspects such as the creation and running of an effective board, the difference between directing and managing, the interface between the board and the CEO, including the public sector perspective on the issue have been discussed by academicians and senior corporate executives.

Company Boards And Directors: Creating An Effecting Board, Colin J Coulson-Thomas

IIMB Management Review

Is the board of directors the heart and soul of a company as it should be, ideally, or merely an 'old boy's club' which rubber stamps decisions taken by the CEO? Can it be a meaningful instrument of corporate governance? Various aspects such as the creation and running of an effective board, the difference between directing and managing, the interface between the board and the CEO, including the public sector perspective on the issue have been discussed by academicians and senior corporate executives.

Ethical Dimenssion Of The International Management: By Stephen J Garroll And Martin J Gannon, New Delhi: Sage Publication, 1997., R Parthasarathy

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Board And Director In Public Sector Enterprise, N Vittal

IIMB Management Review

Is the board of directors the heart and soul of a company as it should be, ideally, or merely an 'old boy's club' which rubber stamps decisions taken by the CEO? Can it be a meaningful instrument of corporate governance? Various aspects such as the creation and running of an effective board, the difference between directing and managing, the interface between the board and the CEO, including the public sector perspective on the issue have been discussed by academicians and senior corporate executives.

How Do Company Boards Contribute?, S Raghunath

IIMB Management Review

Is the board of directors the heart and soul of a company as it should be, ideally, or merely an 'old boy's club' which rubber stamps decisions taken by the CEO? Can it be a meaningful instrument of corporate governance? Various aspects such as the creation and running of an effective board, the difference between directing and managing, the interface between the board and the CEO, including the public sector perspective on the issue have been discussed by academicians and senior corporate executives.

A Model Business Ethics Curriculum For Changhua Provincial Commercial High School Changhua, Taiwan, R. O. C., Jane Chuan-Chuan Wu

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design and develop a model business ethics curriculum for high school students at Changhua Provincial Commercial High School in Changhua, Taiwan, (R.O.C.). To accomplish this purpose, current research and literature related to recent developments in business ethics curriculum and instruction was reviewed. Additionally, related information from selected schools with business ethics programs was obtained and analyzed.

Department Of Fisheries Annual Report 1996-1997, Department Of Fisheries, Western Australia

Department of Fisheries Annual Reports

In accordance with Section 62 of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985, 1 submit for your information the Annual Report of the Fisheries Department for the financial year ending 30 June 1997.

The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 and Section 263 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

Moral Theory And Moral Life, Michael Pritchard

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper was originally presented as The Distinguished Scholar Award Lecture, January 25, 1996.

Corporate Governance: Corporate Governance Worldwide, K R S Murthy

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Governing Corporate Governance, S Raghunath

IIMB Management Review

Interest in corporate governance has increased dramatically in recent months, spurred by the increased activism of regulatory bodies, the rise of the institutional investor, the takeover moves in the corporate world and the advent of investigative reporting in business journalism. The question is whether inherited governance structures and conventions remain appropriate and what can be done to make them effective. Problems arise because of ineffective governance and the myopic view of the market. Companies chronically underperform because management is too responsive to short term pressures to increase profits. Understanding what affects the quality of corporate governance requires a careful consideration …

Corporate Governance: What It Means And What It Needs, N Balasubramanian

IIMB Management Review

While corporate governance as a concept has received in creasing attention in recent years, there appears to be some lack of clarity, at least in popular perception, as to what exactly is covered under this expression. Similarly, there is also a great deal of righteous indignation, particularly on hindsight, when some thing apparently goes wrong with the corporate world and frequently efforts are made to pinpoint responsibility and, perhaps, even seek retribution. This self-correcting reaction is, in most cases, the societal esponse towards chastising the wrong-doers and restoring order and balance in normative compliance. Very much like the divine incarnations …

Auditing Reforms And Better Corporate Governance, R Narayanaswamy

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Corporate Governance: Improving Accounting Practices, S Sundararajan

IIMB Management Review

Only a few fundamental ideas in the field of business management have stood the test of time and contributed to economic growth. The concept of a corporate form of organisation being akin to the democratic form of government is one such. The corporate structure is supported by management and corporate governance is all about ensuring that the management protects the interests of a number of stake holders. Providing reliable and relevant financial information about the corporate entity, thereby enabling different users to make sensible economic decisions, is one of the important tasks assigned to the management.

Corporate Governance: Interview With Manu Bhai Shah, A Padmanabha, A Venugopal And M V Subbiah., S N Shroff

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

No. 128 1996 November

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Newsletter: The Center For Professional Ethics, Fall 1996, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

• Director's Corner by Robert P. Lawry
• 1525 - CPE Summer Ethics Fellowship Program Off to a Great Start
• The 1996 1525 - CPE Summer Ethics Fellows
• Dennis F. Thompson Visits Campus
• News & Notes

Our Publication Series, Joseph Ellin

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, September 28, 1995.

The Place Of Ethics Centers In Higher Education, Douglas Ferraro

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, September 28, 1995.

The First Ten Years, Michael Pritchard

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, September 28, 1995.

Ethics At The End Of The Century: A Mosaic Form Genesis To Genetics, David H. Smith

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, September 28, 1995.

The Ethics Center: Tenth Anniversary, Wmu Center For The Study Of Ethics In Society

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, September 28, 1995.

Social Issues Of Genome Innovation And Intellectual Property, Elaine Alma Draper

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Draper's focus is the use of personal information derived from genome research. She identifies several potential problems, including access to and control of genetic information, employment discrimination and social stratification. She also recommends possible solutions.