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.
Wyatt Hall, Room 109