Each team prepares a presentation in which students explain the legal, financial and ethical dimensions of the problem. They then recommend a solution that must pass muster on all three counts. (Not surprisingly,even though all three areas must be dealt with, judges place special weight on the strength of the ethical analysis of the problem and the ethical acceptability of the solution. For this competition, the ethical character of analyses and recommendations will be evaluated from the perspective of "philosophical ethics." That is, as appropriate to the case, judges will be looking for discussion of at least: the amount and type of tangible good and harm involved; and the intrinsic character of the actions involved.) The idea of the exercise is to help students see that it is possible to do business profitably while at the same time acting ethically. Presentations are judged by a combination of men and women from area businesses and university faculty.The winning team will receive the $2,000 Emmons Prize; the two runners-up will each receive $1,000. The competition will feature an undergraduate and graduate division. This is essentially a "business presentation" competition. Teams should view themselves as members of a corporation, consulting company or the like speaking to a business audience (senior management of a specific company, executives representing an industry, etc.) Teams will be expected to specify their identity and that of their audience before they begin the presentation. Presentations run from 20 to 30 minutes. Each member of the team must do some part of the presentation. Teams are then questioned by the judges for about another 30 minutes. Judges will then provide feedback. There
are two additional $500 Cordova Prizes for the winners
and $250 Cordova Prizes for the runners-up
of an optional academic/athletic contest--"L. A.'s Weirdest
Biathlon." This competition combines the performance
of teams in the presentation competition with their performance
in the LMU 5K/10K Run for the Bay. Click
here for details. IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2006 CONTEST The 2006 Business Ethics Fortnight will take place from March 20 to April 8, 2006. A preliminary round of the competition for LMU teams will be held from March 20 to March 24. Six teams will advance to a second round which will be held from March 27 to 30. Two teams will advance from this round to the intercollegiate round. The first round of the MBA intercollegiate competition will take place on Thursday, April 6. The first round of the undergraduate intercollegiate competition will take place on Friday, April 7. The top two MBA teams and top two undergraduate teams will face off in a final round on Saturday, April 8. For teams participating in the biathlon, the LMU Run for the Bay will be held Saturday morning, April 8. The awards banquet for all participants is held Saturday evening, April 8. TO ENTER LMU and non-LMU teams planning to enter should contact Thomas White, Director of the Center for Ethics and Business, as soon as possible to discuss scheduling. We will try to make it as easy as possible to teams from a distance to participate. For example, we are open to the possibility of videoconferencing or to the submission of videotaped presentations. Click here for an entry form. RESOURCES Video tapes of the top presentations from previous competitions are available in the LMU library. We will be happy to send copies of tapes to prospective teams at other institutions. CLICK
HERE FOR MORE DETAILED GUIDELINES
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