Abstract
The 2021 Annual Villanova Law Review Norman J. Shachoy Symposium, co-sponsored by the David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance, examined a variety of issues relating to the social science, pedagogy, and practical application of practical ethics within corporate law. Distinguished researchers, instructors, and practitioners discussed the science of behavioral ethics, its teachings, its evolution, and its application in today’s corporate world.
Lawyers are routinely thrusted into ethical dilemmas that rules of professional conduct do not address. Numerous scholars have worked to unpack one simple, yet complicated question: Why do people behave unethically?
To add to the conversation, this Symposium analyzed three areas in which lawyers should understand the impact of unethical behavior. First, what does science tell us about our capacity as individuals to behave ethically or unethically? Second, how have educational institutions and corporations gone about addressing and instructing ethical behavior? Specifically, how have institutions addressed practical ethics in the corporate law sphere? Third, what can “real-world” scenarios tell us about practical ethics in corporate law?
Keywords
- business ethics,
- lawyers,
- behavioral ethics,
- research,
- application,
- practical ethics,
- corporate law,
- law firms,
- investigations,
- compliance
Disciplines
- Business,
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations,
- Business and Corporate Communications,
- Business Intelligence,
- Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics,
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations,
- Finance and Financial Management,
- Labor Relations,
- Management Information Systems,
- Marketing,
- Operations and Supply Chain Management,
- Organizational Behavior and Theory,
- Other Business,
- Strategic Management Policy,
- Business Analytics,
- Law,
- Agency,
- Business Organizations Law,
- Consumer Protection Law,
- Contracts,
- Courts,
- Jurisprudence,
- Law and Economics,
- Law and Gender,
- Law and Philosophy,
- Law and Politics,
- Law and Psychology,
- Law and Society,
- Legal Education,
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility,
- Legal History,
- Legal Profession,
- Organizations Law,
- Social and Behavioral Sciences,
- Communication,
- Critical and Cultural Studies,
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication,
- Social Influence and Political Communication,
- Behavioral Economics,
- Labor Economics,
- Other Economics,
- Political Economy,
- Legal Studies,
- Other Legal Studies,
- Organization Development,
- Other Social and Behavioral Sciences,
- Political Science,
- Psychology,
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration,
- Public Affairs,
- Public Policy,
- Social Policy,
- Science and Technology Studies,
- Sociology,
- Family, Life Course, and Society,
- Place and Environment,
- Politics and Social Change,
- Race and Ethnicity,
- Sociology of Culture and
- Social Justice
Publication Date
February 19, 2021
Citation Information
J.S. Nelson. "Practical Ethics in Corporate Law: The Science, Instruction and “Real-World” Application" Villanova Law Review and the David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/josephine_sandler_nelson/63/