Andrew Gustafson Ph.D., Professor of Business Ethics and Society & Executive Director of the Society of Business Ethics with Heider College of Business, Creighton University

Andy Gustafson is Professor of Business Ethics and Society at Creighton University where he has taught classes on business ethics for 18 years.  He is also Executive Director of the Society for Business Ethics, a worldwide group which holds annual meetings for business ethicists.  He has published more than 50 articles, and given over 200 presentations, many at academic conferences, but also for Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Kiewit,  Project Management Institue (Omaha), Harry A. Koch Co., ISACA (Info Systems Audit & Control Association), Smith Hayes Financial, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (Omaha),  Union Pacific,  Childrens Hospital Physicians, Omaha Catholic Professional and Business Club, First Baptist Church, and Omaha Business Ethics Alliance.  He and his wife Celeste (who teaches ethics at College of St. Mary) and their 5  month old son Amos live in midtown, near Gifford Park.    https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-gustafson-89492935/

Title: Why It's Hard to Be Good: Lying, Fraud and the Seven Deadly Sins

This presentation will give a basic overview of key ways people tend to think about ethics, with attention to the differences and correlations between ethics and the law.  Then some attention will be paid to moral psychology-- why people do the wrong thing even when they know it is wrong.  Finally, we will look at the relationship between Fraud and the 'seven deadly sins'.

Takeaways:

1. Review of key ethical theories.
2. Understanding of why people do wrong even when they know it is wrong.
3. Understanding of how Fraud is related to the seven deadly sins.  

Participants will earn 1.0 CPE

Field of Study: Business Ethics

Prerequisites:  There are no prerequisites for this session.

Program Level:  Basic

Delivery Method: Group Live Base & Group Internet Base

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Last day to register is March 8, 2023!

Tickets

$20.00 Student Ticket

$20.00 Member Ticket

$25.00 Non-Member Ticket

$20.00 Virtual Member Ticket

$25.00 Virtual Non-Member Ticket