The IEB mission emphasizes three pillars

Scholarship/Thought Leadership

To create and disseminate new knowledge in the field of business ethics in ways that establish the school's reputation for excellence as thought leaders worldwide.

Curricular Innovation

To become an internationally recognized resource for how business ethics can be taught in higher education.

Business Ethics in Practice

To become an internationally recognized resource for "best practices" when it comes to how companies can promote and instill the highest levels of ethical behavior and decision-making throughout the organization.

The IEB's strategic goals, found in its mission statement, emphasize the centrality of ethics at Duquesne University and in the School of Business by emphasizing the three-pronged professional approach of education-scholarly/thought leadership, curricular innovation, and influencing business practice. While presented separately, the three pillars and strategic goals of the IEB work in concert with and mutual support of each other. By attending to each of these strategic goals, the three pillars, the IEB has envisioned a path that will enable it to assume the position of an internationally recognized pioneer and leader in business ethics, scholarship, education and practice.

Thanks to the Beard Faculty Resource Fund in Business Ethics, the Albert P. Viragh (B'27) Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne University has launched an annual book series, entitled Business and Society 360, sponsored by the International Association for Business and Society (IABS). Each volume is a combination of invited and submitted chapters from top scholars around the world, providing an overview of past work and highlighting cutting-edge research on selected topics related to business ethics.

Co-editors for the series are Dr. David Wasieleski, Executive Director of the Albert P. Viragh (B'27) Institute for Ethics in Business, Editor-in-Chief of the Business and Society Review, Albert Paul Viragh Professor in Business Ethics, and Professor of Management, and Dr. James Weber, Managing Director of the Albert P. Viragh (B'27) Institute for Ethics in Business, Managing Editor of the Business and Society Review, The Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence, and Professor of Management and Business Ethics.

Dedicated spaces within the Viragh Institute include: 

  • John and Becky Surma Library
  • Anna and Frank Balaban Research Office 

"It is an honor for us to take over the editorship of this prestigious journal. We intend to continue the fine legacy of BASR as one of the top journals in the business and society field. Under our stewardship, it is our goal to raise its profile and reputation internationally for publishing impactful research.”

Dr. David Wasieleski

Editorship of Journal Housed in the Viragh Institute

Effective in January 2020, the editorship of Business and Society Review (BASR), one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in the business and society field, is now in the Albert P. Viragh (B’27) Institute for Ethics in Business. BASR publishes original research on a wide range of ethical issues. Dr. David Wasieleski, Albert Paul Viragh Professor in Business Ethics, serves as editor-in-chief, while Dr. Jim Weber, professor of business ethics and management, serves as managing editor. Bringing the editorship of BASR into the School is a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to the impact of our ethics faculty and the Viragh Institute. BASR was founded in 1972 and is published by Wiley.

Drs. Wasieleski and Weber selected “Stakeholder Management” as the focus for volume 1, “Corporate Social Responsibility” for volume 2, and “Business Ethics” for volume 3.  Volume 4, “Sustainability,” was published in June 2020. Social Entrepreneurship was published in 2021. Volume 6 on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be published in Spring 2023. Effective July 1, 2020, Dr. Jim Weber assumed the Hehir Chair for a five-year term ending in June 2025.  Appointed by President Ken Gormley, this chair is awarded for sustained excellence in research. Among the benefits enjoyed by the chairholder is a discretionary budget for research expenses. The Hehir Chair is named for Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp., who was the fourth and longest-serving president of Duquesne (1899-1930) to date. Under his leadership, the Pittsburgh Catholic College became Duquesne University and the School of Business was launched in 1913.  

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David Wasieleski

Albert Paul Viragh Professor in Business Ethics | Executive Director of the Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business | Editor-in-Chief of the Business and Society Review | Professor of Management and Business Ethics

James Weber

The Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence | Managing Director of the Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business | Managing Editor, Business and Society Review | Professor of Management and Business Ethics

Deloitte Technology Ethics Curricular Framework

The Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business served as the leading institution to develop a technology-ethics curriculum framework with Notre Dame, University of Virginia, and the University of Arkansas.  It is funded by the Deloitte Foundation. 

The curriculum framework for ethics in technology seeks to prepare students for understanding issues associated with the intersection of technology and ethics and to assist business schools and other educational settings in curriculum development and program planning.  The framework was created from a Tech Ethics Summit held virtually in 2021.  At the Summit, led by collaborators from the Deloitte Foundation, Duquesne University, University of Notre Dame, University of Virginia and University of Arkansas, thirty leading academics and practitioners conducted a curriculum-focused conversation to help catalyze an agenda for transforming tech ethics education for business students.  The curriculum framework was generated out of a series of thought questions around four structural areas discussed at the Summit: normative tools, technology issues, design and integration, and delivery.  The resulting curriculum framework for ethics in technology strives to help faculty help students articulate how to analyze and discuss the intersection of technology and ethics, to make more informed and responsible decisions, and to develop competency in the skills to act effectively upon those decisions.

The curriculum framework for ethics in technology includes: student competencies, ethical principles, ethical pedagogical frameworks, possible course materials, and assessment techniques, described fully in this document.  Ten primary areas of study are presented, ranging from value-laden biases in technology, to the purpose of the firm and goals of technology, to whistleblowing. Next, the conceptual framework is operationalized to serve as a guide for incorporating the topic of tech ethics into a business school curriculum.  Depending on the learning objectives, the curriculum framework could incorporate a single module on tech ethics into an existing course or serve as the foundation for building a large degree program.  Various appendices are provided at the end of this document to further define the conceptual framework and provide specific tools and references for instructors.

Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business Visiting Scholars Program

Effective January 1, 2022

The Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business (VIEB) offers a Visiting Scholars Program to a limited number of highly qualified faculty and advanced doctoral students. The purpose of the VIEB Visiting Scholars Program is to bring scholars in the business and society, business ethics, or sustainability fields to Duquesne University in order to further their own research and promote the research agenda of the Institute. The Program offers opportunities for scholars to collaborate with Duquesne business school faculty members on shared scholarly and research-related interests. It also helps to create an international network for scholars at any stage of their career assisting them in their professional development. Finally, the Program demonstrates the active role the VIEB plays in generating innovative research through participating scholars from diverse disciplinary, institutional, and geographic backgrounds.

The inaugural Visiting Scholars, Florencio Portocarrero and Nuno Guimaraes Da Costa, arrive academic year 2022-2023.

Humanistic Management Thought Leadership Conference 2021

The 2nd Humanistic Management Thought Leadership Conference was hosted by our Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne University in 2021.  The goals at the International Humanistic Management Association (IHMA) are to build community around the principles of protecting dignity and promoting well-being. Thus, this conference served those purposes by bringing together a diverse set of top scholars and impactful professionals who all share the desire to further our understanding about how to improve the relationship between business and global society. Our topics this year all addressed transformation at different levels of analysis. The topics within this theme range from changing mindsets to expanding worldviews, from the exploration of social justice to the proper stewardship of the ecological environment.

In order to generate large-scale transformations in our world, efforts must be made across all levels of analysis. It is not enough to address social issues at the individual level. Transformative changes must also be made in organizations as well as systemically. As defined by Steve Waddell (2016), system transformation refers to change that has breadth, depth, and scope and which alters the fundamental parameters of relevant systems or subsystems. Building on the first Thought Leadership Conference in Tarrytown, NY in 2018, this concept goes further than social innovation. According to Sandra Waddock, system parameters include the system’s purposes, evaluation, power and resources distribution, and core operating practices. The tracks in this year’s conference address aspects of these parameters for the purpose of the betterment of society.

The conference generated a Special Issue of the Humanistic Management Journal in December 2021.

Business and Society 360 Book Series

Co-Editors

  • Dr. David Wasieleski, Albert P. Viragh Professor of Business Ethics, and
  • Dr. James Weber, The Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence, Duquesne University

Business and Society 360 Book Series, published by Emerald and sponsored by the International Association for Business and Society, is an annual book series featuring a comprehensive discussion and review of the current “state” of the research and theoretical developments in a specific BAS area – a 360-degree look at a selected topic.  A “360-degree examination” of a research area involves an all around assessment using multiple field experts to supply an analysis and review for the purpose of achieving a full understanding of a topic.  Thus, each volume is a combination of invited and editorial reviewed chapters providing an overview of past work and highlighting cutting-edge research on the selected topic. Five volumes in the series have been published thus far. 

2022 Volume 6 on DEI

This call for book chapters focuses on addressing cutting-edge research in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) area (broadly considered) that carries the potential to advance the theories within this domain forward.  Publication in Spring 2023.

Humanistic Management PhD Student Program

Associated with the International Humanistic Association, the Viragh Institute supports PhD students with mentoring, networking, and research opportunities. We also offer possibilities to connect researchers for publication work, and data gathering sites in companies and organizations linked to IHMA. This international program is designed to connect doctoral students around the world who do work related to humanistic management and all its components.

PhD Student Webinars

Each month, we host doctoral students from around the world to present their work related to humanistic management for friendly feedback and comments from other PhD students and faculty members.  In our monthly gatherings the Humanistic Management Ph.D. Network is featuring the work of selected PhD students in the field to:

  1. highlight their research topic
  2. ask specific questions regarding their work for feedback
  3. share and discuss concerns of members of the group via Zoom

Professional Development

Please join us for our new series on Professional Development. This program is designed to bring doctoral students from around the world together to discuss how to manage their program and future careers. Our inaugural event took place in March 2022 as Dr. Millie Myers from Carnegie Mellon University discussed effective job talks.  We invite IHMA members to suggest topics for future Professional Development workshops.

Reading Group

Our Reading Group invites junior researchers of all categories to explore important publications and theories related to humanistic management. We equip scholars to conduct research that considers human dignity and well-being, principles that all too often disappear from management theories, models, and research designs. Our series will highlight humanistic research within each of the major sub-fields of management. This series is not limited to doctoral students for participation. Students are encouraged to participate in doctoral seminar-type sessions that critically examine relevant works associated with humanistic management principles and human flourishing. 

The IEB Team

David M. Wasieleski (PhD, University of Pittsburgh) is the Albert Paul Viragh Professor of Business Ethics in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University, and Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne.  David also is an Affiliate Research Professor at the ICN Business School in Nancy, France. His academic research focuses on natural science approaches to understanding ethical decision-making and the formation of social contracts within organizational contexts.  He also studies the effects of cognitive biases and moral intensity on perceptions of ethical issues.  His work has been published in Business & Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, Organization & Environment, Journal of Applied and Behavioral Sciences, Creativity and Innovation Management, Humanistic Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, and the Journal of Business Ethics. At Duquesne, he teaches business ethics, organizational behavior, management, and sustainability.

David has extensive editorial experience in the field.  Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief of Business and Society Review.  He was the founding Section Editor for Behavioral Business Ethics for the Journal of Business Ethics. David still serves as Associate Editor for the Humanistic Management Journal.  From 2015-2019, he served as Associate Editor for the Ethics track for Business & Society and held the position of North American Editor for the Journal of Business Ethics Education from 2014-2020He has also worked as an Associate Editor for the Sage Business Ethics Encyclopedia.

As a member of the Academy of Management, he served as Division Chair of the Social Issues in Management Division in 2018-19. As a member of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), David was elected as Representative-at-Large on the executive board in 2017.  He served as President of the U.S. Chapter of the International Humanistic Management Association from 2019-2021.  Sponsored by IABS, he is also co-editor of the Business and Society 360 book series, published annually by Emerald.  Currently, David is co-chair holder of the UNESCO Chair in Art and Science for Sustainability.  At Duquesne, he is the Executive Director of the Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business.

Jim Weber is currently the Rev. Martin Hehir, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence and a Professor of Business Ethics and Management in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business and Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA).  Jim is the Managing Director of the Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business at Duquesne University, and Managing Editor of Business and Society Review

He has published his work in over 60 academic journals in the business ethics and social issues fields.  He is the co-author, with Anne T. Lawrence, of the 16th edition of Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy, published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Inc. 

Dr. Pamala (PJ) Dillon is an Assistant Professor of Management at Duquesne University. She earned her Ph.D. in Organization Studies from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research explores the role of humanistic management in developing a broader understanding of how people experience work and life in organizations by engaging theoretical frameworks spanning social identity theory, leadership, and social responsibility. PJ has served on the Board of Directors of the US Chapter of the International Humanistic Management Association since 2019 and is currently the Board President. Her goal is to amplify humanistic management scholarship, practice, and policy while continuing to build an organization flourishing through member-driven activities.

Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa is an Assistant Professor of Management at Duquesne University’s School of Business Administration. He has a Ph.D. in Organization Management from Rutgers University, and his prior business experience includes consulting, marketing, and management roles. He has taught principles of management, human resource management, organizational behavior, and business ethics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research examines the role of ethics theory in organizational decision-making and how societal expectations of corporate responsibility affect employees’ experience of work and vice versa. He is a member of the Academy of Management and the International Association for Business and Society.

Dr. Wenqi Zhou is the Inaugural David Warco Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Information Systems and Technology in the Palumbo Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. She received her Ph.D.  from George Washington University School of Business. She studies online user-generated contents, healthcare IS and economics, and gender related issues on e-commerce and social media platforms, using econometrics and computational methods. Her works have been published in Journal of MIS, Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, IEEE TIFS, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, IEEE Computer, etc.  She is the PI of Paluse Grant and a recipient of Duquesne Presidential Scholarship Award, Beard Research Fellowship in Ethics, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, School of Business Excellence in Scholarship Award, and several Best Paper Awards and Best Reviewer Awards at leading conferences. She served multiple journals and international workshops and conferences in a variety of roles including committee member, associate editor, session chair, among others. She is currently serving as an Associate Editor of Information and Management.