Responsibility, Deep Ecology and the Self

A Seminar in Honor of Knut J. Ims
on his 60th Anniversary
 
Responsibility, Deep Ecology and the Self is a seminar in honor of Professor Knut J. Ims on his 60th anniversary. The seminar takes place in Karl Borchs auditorium at the Norwegian School of Economics on August 9th, from 12.00 to 15.00.
 
The seminar covers three interrelated thematic lines – responsibility, deep ecology and the self. These are central themes in contemporary business ethics, and they also characterize Knut’s own research.
 
 Among the questions that will be addressed at the seminar are the following:
·         What is the nature of responsibility, and under which conditions can responsible business practices, behavior and decision making be facilitated in organizational life?
·         What is the relationship between economy and ecology, under which conditions is sustainability compatible with business practice, and how can sustainable business practices emerge?
·         What are the conditions for the self in organizational life, for instance with regard to individual flourishing, and realization of the self and of ethical values in the contemporary economic climate?
 
Program
- Professor Laszlo Zsolnai, Corvinus University of Budapest
  Ethics of Systems Thinking
 
- Senior Lecturer Eleanor O’ Higgins, University College Dublin
  Financial Meltdown and the Ethics of the Seven Deadly Sins
 
- Professor Ove D. Jakobsen, Bodø Graduate School of Business
  Assistant Professor Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen,
  Norwegian School of Economics
  Responsibility, Deep Ecology and the Self
 
Knut J. Ims is a Professor of Business Ethics at the Department of Strategy and Management. He is currently the Chairman of the board of NHH’s Center of Ethics and the Economy, and he represents NHH in the Business Ethics Faculty Group of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS).
The seminar is open for everyone. The event is part of the program for the 75-year anniversary of the Norwegian School of Economics.
 
Event information:
Seminar: Responsibility, Deep Ecology and the Self:
A Seminar in Honor of Knut J. Ims on his 60th Anniversary
Place: Karl Borchs Auditorium, NHH
Time: August 9th, 12.00-15.00
 
For more information, contact Assistant Professor Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, lars.pedersen@nhh.no, telephone: +47 911 20 284.