Thursday, September 18, 2008 Joint Meeting with APICS
5:30 pm - Program
"Ethical
Myths, Legends, and Truisms in Purchasing",
Marianne Jennings, Ph.D, J.D.
A manager makes a recommendation on a
vendor and then positions himself to benefit from the uptick in the vendor's
stock when the deal is announced publicly. Another manager, knowing who will get
a contract, positions himself short in the stock of companies who will lose that
contract. Still another manager signs off on a FOB place of shipment contract to
help the vendor meet numbers for the quarter. The contract is really an FOB
place of destination, but the vendor's numbers look much better if everyone
plays along. And what is the difference between greasing the skids and bribery,
or are they different. A look at the most common ethical lapses in the supply
chain and how managers can grapple with the pressures while still holding to
their values and ethical standards. Thinking through market demands, realities,
and understanding the myths to see where ethics fit and why they are important.
About the Speaker:
Professor Marianne
Jennings, Ph.D, J.D. is a member of the Department of Management in
the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and is a professor
of legal and ethical studies in business. At ASU she teaches graduate courses in
the MBA program in business ethics and the legal environment of business. She
served as director of the Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from
1995-1999. From 2006-2007, she served as the faculty director for the MBA
Executive Program. Professor Jennings earned her undergraduate degree in
finance and her J. D. from Brigham Young University. Her internships were with
the Federal Public Defender and U.S. Attorney in Nevada, and she has done
consulting work for law firms, businesses and professional groups including AES,
Boeing, Dial Corporation, Mattel, Motorola, CFA Institute, Southern California
Edison, the Arizona Auditor General, the Cities of Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson,
the Institute of Internal Auditors, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Blue Cross Blue Shield,
Motorola, Mattel, Pepsi, Hy-Vee Foods, IBM, Bell Helicopter, Amgen, Raytheon,
and VIAD.
Professor
Jennings has authored hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade
journals. Currently she has six textbooks and monographs in circulation. The
sixth edition of her textbook, Case Studies in Business Ethics, was
published in January 2008 and the eighth editions of her textbooks, Real
Estate Law and Business: lts Legal, Ethical and Global Environment
were published in 2008. She was added as a co-author to Anderson's Business
and the Legal Environment in 1997, a text published in its 20th
edition in March 2007. Her book, Business Strategy for the Political Arena,
was selected in 1985 by Library Journal as one of its recommended books in
business/government relations. Her book, A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics,
Choices, Success, and a Very Large Rabbit, a fable about business ethics,
was chosen by Library Journal in 2004 as its business book of the year. A
Business Tale was also a finalist for two other literary awards for 2004.
In 2000 her book on corporate governance was published by the New York Times MBA
Pocket Series. Her book on long-term success, Building a Business Through
Good Times and Bad: Lessons from Fifteen Companies, Each With a Century of
Dividends, was published in October 2002 and has been used by Booz, Allen,
Hamilton for its work on business longevity. Her latest book, The Seven
Signs of Ethical Collapse was published by St. Martin’s Press in July 2006.
Her books have been translated into five languages.
Her columns have
been syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in the Wall
Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post,
and the Reader's Digest. A collection of her essays, Nobody Fixes Real
Carrot Sticks Anymore, first published in 1994 is still being published. She
was given an Arizona Press Club award in 1994 for her work as a feature
columnist. She has been a commentator on business issues on All Things
Considered for National Public Radio.
She has conducted
more than 300 workshops and seminars in the areas of business, personal,
government, legal, academic and professional ethics. She has been named
professor of the year in the College of Business in 1981, 1987 and 2000 and was
the recipient of a Burlington Northern teaching excellence award in 1985. In
1999, she was given best article awards by the Academy of Legal Studies in
Business and the Association for Government Accountants. She was given best
article awards by the institute of Internal Auditors and Association of
Government Accountants in 2001 and 2004. She has been a Dean's Council of 100
Distinguished Scholar since 1995. In 2000, the Association of Government
Accountants inducted her into its Speakers Hall of Fame. In 2005, she was named
an All-Star Speaker by the Institute of Internal Auditors. In 2006, her
article, “Ethics and Investment Management: True Reform,” was selected by the
United Kingdom’s Emerald Management Review from 15,000 articles in 400
journals as one of the top 50 articles in 2005.
She is a
contributing editor for the Real Estate Law Journal, and the
Corporate Finance Review. She was appointed to the Board of Editors for the
Financial Analysts Journal in 2007. She served as editor-in-chief of the
Journal of Legal Studies Education during 2003-2004. During
1984-85, she served as then-Governor Bruce Babbitt's appointee to the Arizona
Corporation Commission. In 1999 she was appointed by Governor Jane Dee Hull to
the Arizona Commission on Character. During 1986-1988, she served as Associate
Dean in the College of Business. From 1986-87, she served as ASU's faculty
athletic representative to the NCAA and PAC-10. In 1999, she was elected
president of the Arizona Association of Scholars.
She is a member
of twelve professional organizations, including the State Bar of Arizona, and
has served on four boards of directors, including Arizona Public Service (now
Pinnacle West Capital) (1987-2000), Zealous Capital Corporation, and the Center
for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability at the University of Minnesota.
She served as chair of the Bonneville International Advisory Board for KHTC/KIDR
from 1994-1997 and was a weekly commentator on KGLE during 1998.
She was appointed to the board of advisors for the
Institute of Nuclear Power Operators in 2004. She has appeared on CNBC,
CBS This Morning, the Today Show, and CBS Evening News.
Personal:
Married since 1976 to Terry H. Jennings, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
Deputy County Attorney; five children: Sarah, Sam, and John, and the late
Claire and Hannah Jennings.
Price:
$25.00 - members who call prior to deadline
$30.00 - members calling after the deadline
$45.00 - non-members who call prior to deadline
$50.00 - non-members calling after the deadline
REGISTRATION PROCESS
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DEADLINE: Sunday, September 14, 2008
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Exceptions.
Where: Phoenix Airport Hilton
2435 S. 47th Street
Phoenix, AZ