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Add to Calendar 2025-04-15 16:00:00 2025-04-15 17:30:00 The Bottom Line to the Picket Line Guest lecture with Amit Ron, Associate Professor in the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University: "The Bottom Line and the Picket Line," on April 15 at 4:00pm in Wyatt 109. Refreshments served at 3:45pm! What are the ethical obligations of business managers in instances where their businesses are the target of protests, strikes, and other forms of social activism? By offering a theoretical framework for thinking about the place of businesses in democracy, Professor Ron's talk proposes a way of thinking about how businesses can respond to social activism in a democratically appropriate manner. Professor Ron's new book, co-authored with Abraham A. Singer, Everyone’s Business: What Companies Owe Society (University of Chicago Press, 2024) will be available for purchase. Location Contact Information Alisa Kessel kessel@pugetsound.edu support@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Apr 15, 2025
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Guest lecture with Amit Ron, Associate Professor in the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University: "The Bottom Line and the Picket Line," on April 15 at 4:00pm in Wyatt 109.

Refreshments served at 3:45pm!

What are the ethical obligations of business managers in instances where their businesses are the target of protests, strikes, and other forms of social activism? 
By offering a theoretical framework for thinking about the place of businesses in democracy, Professor Ron's talk proposes a way of thinking about how businesses can respond to social activism in a democratically appropriate manner.

Professor Ron's new book, co-authored with Abraham A. Singer, Everyone’s Business: What Companies Owe Society (University of Chicago Press, 2024) will be available for purchase.

Event Location

Wyatt Hall, Room 109

Contact Information
Alisa Kessel
kessel@pugetsound.edu