The VIBE 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 VIBE'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 VIBE goals, the three pillars, the VIBE 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 Business Ethics 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 Business Ethics, 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 Business Ethics, 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.”
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 Business Ethics. 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.
The Albert P. Viragh Institute for Business Ethics 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. Effective January 1, 2022 The Albert P. Viragh Institute for Business Ethics (VIBE) offers a Visiting Scholars
Program to a limited number of highly qualified faculty and advanced doctoral students.
The purpose of the VIBE 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 VIBE 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,
arrived in academic year 2022-2023. The 2nd Humanistic Management Thought Leadership Conference was hosted by the Albert
P. Viragh Institute for Business Ethics 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. Co-Editors 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. 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: 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. Contact
David Wasieleski
James Weber
Deloitte Technology Ethics Curricular Framework
Albert P. Viragh Institute for Business Ethics Visiting Scholars Program
Humanistic Management Thought Leadership Conference 2021
Business and Society 360 Book Series
Humanistic Management PhD Student Program
The VIBE 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 Business Ethics at Duquesne. David is also 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 2014-2020. He 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.
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 Business Ethics 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 work has 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.