Center for Leadership Ethics

Where ethics, leadership, business and the future intersect.

The Center for Leadership Ethics brings scholars with diverse backgrounds together to explore, challenge, and advance the field of ethical leadership.

Through cutting-edge research, education, and outreach, we work every day to promote the development of ethical leaders who foster ethical cultures in organizations around the world.

Featured Program: Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

Student teams will collaboratively analyze, present and respond to questions posed by a panel of judges. Students will compete with teams from various business colleges from around the world. The experience promises to challenge students' moral reasoning, provide a wonderful networking opportunity and in the end, raise students' awareness of the importance of corporate social responsibility.

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High School Ethics Forum

The High School Ethics Forum invites students to reflect on their own ethical reasoning—providing hands-on experience for dealing with both personal and professional ethical dilemmas. Students analyze ethical solutions with the support of faculty experts and Eller undergraduates.

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Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

The Collegiate Ethics Case Competition brings students together from around the world, challenging their moral reasoning in thought-provoking team competition. Faced with a real-world business ethics case, students analyze the case and present to a panel of judges.

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Executive Ethics Symposium

The Executive Ethics Symposium is a high-level panel discussion focused on the ethical dilemmas executives face in the modern age. The symposium provides an opportunity for community members to learn from top industry experts.

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Faculty Research Spotlight

Research and Education

Research

The Center for Leadership Ethics fosters cutting-edge research into increasingly important ethical issues. Faculty researchers receive support and funding to dive deep into practical research topics from gender and racial equity in the workplace to the relationship between ethics and creativity.

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Education

We believe all students should have access to top-notch ethics education. That’s why the Center for Leadership Ethics provides a variety of courses—covering topics like corporate ethics and social responsibility—to both undergraduate and graduate Eller students.

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