Riyadh, 4th February 2012, Mr. John Bates \u2013 the Boeing Corporation Regional Manager for Ethics & Business Conduct (Russia, Middle East & Africa) \u2013 gave an informative presentation during the first session of the MBA elective course, \u2018The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business\u2019. During his talk, John stressed the critical role of ethical conduct in all facets of Boeing\u2019s operations, and the importance of creating core ethical values and frameworks that have to be maintained not only by the company\u2019s 165,000 employees, but also by the 65 staff of the Boeing\u2019s Ethics\u2019 Department. He concluded his presentation by explaining why Boeing will never pay bribes to win contracts, even in countries where this is regarded as an acceptable business practice.<\/p>\n
Dr. Nick Forster, Professor of Management at Alfaisal University\u2019s College of Business commented that John\u2019s visit was, \u201ca great opportunity for Alfaisal MBA students to hear at first hand the great importance of ethical behavior in the conduct of business and management, particularly in light of the events that led to the recent global recession.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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