Professor Leads Webinar on Corporate Character

Darden Professor James Clawson will lead a live, interactive professional development webinar called The Overrated Concept of Corporate Character, on Friday, May 1 at 11 a.m. Hosted by the OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators, with moderator David Fearon, Clawson promises to provide a provocative and  thoughtful exchange of ideas.

Acknowledging that his theme may be controversial, Clawson says, “Early economists (Locke and Smith) touted the importance of having men of high moral character in order to establish capitalism.  Yet the rise of labor unions would suggest that employees did not feel well taken care of.  Here’s my premise:  when anyone, anyone, says “trust me” you should run for the hills.  The only thing that has turned out to be trustworthy is transparency and oversight.  We should stop teaching character in business schools or searching for it in our efforts to invest in Human Capital and focus on transparency and oversight instead.” 

OBTS Webinar Series connects prominent management scholars with colleagues in a technology-mediated format. Anyone interested in participating in Friday’s webinar can sign up at:  http://www.obtc.org/webinars.

Founded in 1955, the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business improves society by developing principled leaders in the world of practical affairs.

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