Research :: The Wharton Ethics Program

The research objectives of the Wharton Ethics Program are as follows:

to study the impact of public policy on ethical behaviors in business;
to critically consider the content, role, and effectiveness of ethics education;
to produce outstanding research on ethical issues confronting business managers and firms; and
to study the effectiveness of management strategies for creating an ethical environment within firms.

Thomas Donaldson	Business ethics Values Leadership Stakeholder theory
Nien-hê Hsieh	Ethics Corporate Governance Distributive Justice Employment
Waheed Hussain	Moral and political philosophy Philosophy of law Philosophy of the social sciences
William S. Laufer	Corporate criminal Law Corporate compliance Corporations and social control Business ethics and quality initiatives
Ann Mayer	Middle Eastern law International human rights law Human rights and globalization Women’s international human rights Law and international business Comparative constitutional law
Philip M. Nichols	International trade and investment Emerging economies
Eric W. Orts	Corporate and environmental law Corporate governance Environmental management Theories of business firms Jurisprudence
Diana C. Robertson	Corporate social responsibility Organizational impact on ethical behavior Ethical decision making and neuroscience Business ethics and emotion
Alan Strudler	Moral issues in finance Professional responsibility Corporate responsibility Legal theory