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Conference Explores Consumer Culture Theory Interdisciplinary speakers at the Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) Conference provided broad insights into consumption patterns and consumer behavior by drawing on a vast array of research contexts, ranging from brand collecting, globalizing food in India, and art consumption, to rock festivals, dog shows and fan fiction. The CCT conference, held on campus in August 2006 and organized by Notre Dame Professor John F. Sherry Jr. (ND ’74) and Russell Belk, was the first national conference to draw together top researchers in this emerging research field. Conference papers have been published in the book titled Consumer Culture Theory, Oxford: Elsevier, 2007. Advances in Portfolio Decision Making Leading professors in math, finance and economics gathered at Notre Dame in June 2007 for an integrative conference on portfolio decision making. The conference was organized by Finance Professor Thomas Cosimano and Mathematics Professor Alex Himonas. Ethics Issues Probed by Scholars Top scholars and doctoral students in mainstream business disciplines identify real-world ethical questions that impact business and society during an annual fall conference titled Ethical Dimensions in Business: Reflections from the Business Academic Community.
Dean Carolyn Woo and Professor Oliver Williams (ND ’61) represented Notre Dame at the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Woo participated in a press conference to release the Principles for Responsible Management Education. These principles are intended to provide a guiding framework for academic institutions to advance corporate social responsibility worldwide. The principles were developed by an international task force of 60 deans, university presidents and representatives of leading business schools. The initiative was co-convened by the United Nations Global Compact, AACSB International, the European Foundation for Management Development, the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and Net Impact. Conference Discusses Social Capital at Work Companies that build greater social capital—interpersonal ties based on trust and integrity—will be better able to compete in the global economy, says Management Professor Viva Bartkus. In April 2006, Bartkus and colleague James Davis organized an interdisciplinary conference. They brought together leading scholars in political science, sociology, economics and management, including Harvard professor and author Robert D. Putnam, to better understand how organizations can build social capital. Conference Explores Religious Views on the Creation of Wealth
Businesses Forging Paths of Peace At the “Peace Through Commerce: Partnerships as the New Paradigm” conference held in November 2006, participants explored ways that business can be a force for peace in conflict-torn areas. In particular, presenters emphasized the promise and the difficulties in forging cooperative alliances between multinational corporations, governments and NGOs. Presentations during the three-day event included: False Promises and Premises?
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Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars gathered at Notre Dame in April 2007 to discuss how wealth creation presents challenges for each faith tradition in the pluralistic global economy. The two-day conference focused on: conflicting paradigms of economics, issues of wealth disparity and the worldwide discussion of corporate social responsibility and what maximizing shareholder value should mean. Professor Georges Enderle organized the conference in association with several Notre Dame departments and institutes.| © 2007 University of Notre Dame • Last Updated: October 10, 2007 |