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Journal of Business Ethics
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics 4/2018

07-03-2018 | Editorial Essay

Ethical Challenges in Strategic Management: The 19th IESE International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society

Authors: Joan Fontrodona, Joan Enric Ricart, Pascual Berrone

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

This paper is the Introduction to the Special Issue comprising a selection of papers submitted to the 19th IESE International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society. The main topic of the Symposium was “Ethical Challenges in Strategic Management.” The paper presents the rationale and context of the Symposium. We begin with a brief historical overview of the evolution of the relationship between ethics and strategy. We propose four pillars that are at the core of a definition of strategy and elaborate on how ethics can contribute to strategy. We present the six papers that make up this selection within the framework of the four aspects introduced in the previous section. We conclude with some proposals for further research that consider the content of the papers.
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Metadata
Title
Ethical Challenges in Strategic Management: The 19th IESE International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society
Authors
Joan Fontrodona
Joan Enric Ricart
Pascual Berrone
Publication date
07-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3825-2

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