WIBEC 2019

The conference took place in Lutherstadt Wittenberg from November 13 until November 15, 2019.

The conference was jointly organized by the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics (WCGE) and the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The Heinz und Heide Dürr Stiftung financially supported the conference.

• Programm & Book of Abstracts

  • WIBEC Programm & Book of Abstracts

• Thematic Focus of the Conference

  Ethical challenges for business in the future

  The first Wittenberg Interdisciplinary Business Ethics Conference (WIBEC) aims to provide an exchange platform for young scholars working in the fields of economic, corporate, and leadership ethics. It is our goal to bring scholars together from all kinds of disciplines: philosophy, sociology, business studies, economics, psychology, jurisprudence, theology, history, and others. Scholars from other disciplines, e.g. art or the natural sciences are very welcome to apply if they wish to contribute to the broad topic of business ethics. All kinds of methodologies are welcome, including conceptual and normative works as well as qualitative and quantitative studies. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following categories:

  • Corporate Social Responsibility / Corporate Citizenship
  • Digitalization / Disruptive Technologies / Artificial Intelligence / Corporate Digital Responsibility
  • Globalization / Human Rights / Supply Chain Management
  • Equality / Diversity / Inclusion in the workplace
  • Philanthropy / Social Businesses / Civil Society Organizations
  • Ethical and responsible leadership / Corporate Governance
  • Ethical Behavior / Ethical decision-making
  • Innovation / Organization / New forms of work
  • Climate Change / Pollution / Overfishing / Other environmental challenges
  • Capitalism / GDP / Alternative forms of economic systems
  • Others

• Call for Applications

  • CfA

• Organisational Committee

  PD Dr. Lisa Schmalzried, Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics

  Dr. Gonzalo Conti, Doctoral Program "Ethics and Responsible Leadership in Business"

  Ass.-Prof. Dr. Rebecca Ruehle, Doctoral Program "Ethics and Responsible Leadership in Business"